You’re Losing Gut Strength Every Day You Skip This

Gday Legend!

Who would've thought your biological age would strike such a chord? Last week’s breakdown on WHOOP Age had a bunch of you rethinking what aging really looks like. Turns out, it’s not just about candles on a cake—but how well your body performs under pressure. And that includes digestion. Every meal is a chance to train your gut—just like every workout trains your muscles. This week, we’re going deeper on how to condition your gut for performance, longevity, and recovery. The truth is, most people aren’t using it—and as a result, they’re losing it… let me explain.

In this weeks Newsletter (4 min read)

🥢 What is digestive conditioning

🍽 Where do you stack up on my Gut Gains Scorecard

💬 Other habits to build the gut that can go the distance

If one of your friends has protein bars every day… make sure you send them THIS link and make sure they accept to get a referral prize :)

What Is Digestive Conditioning?

Digestive conditioning is exactly what it sounds like—training your gut to tolerate, process, and absorb food more efficiently. It’s how you reduce bloating, improve recovery, and fuel performance—under pressure, on the move, or mid-workout. You train your legs. You train your brain. Your gut deserves a program too.

👉 And it starts with food—real food.

Let’s break down why that matters:

🏋️‍♂️ Digestive Conditioning Is Gym for Your Gut

1. Last week, I had a few of you legends ask for thoughts on your daily meal plans. Not surprisingly, protein bars showed up a lot. I get it—they're marketed as convenient, tasty, and protein-packed. But here’s the thing:
   Your body isn’t built to digest manufactured shortcuts on repeat.

   My approach?

   1. Whole foods first

   2. Powders (for support when needed)

   3. Bars only if you're an athlete topping up, and even then, sparingly

   Most people don’t need protein bars—they need resilience. Just like my thoughts on GLP-1 meds: they’re shortcuts. They skip the challenge. And challenge is what builds capacity.

Now you might say.. “but Dan you are a partner in an endurance brand and investor in all in one nutrition company”… Yep! Very proudly, but the rules still apply. You need to be making sure you get whole foods in first and that bars are left for only those needing to support their athlete pursuits!

🍴 Why the Harder Route Matters

There’s a reason babies crawl before they walk. Why you struggled to tie shoelaces. Why chopsticks were frustrating the first 20 times. It’s all development through resistance.

My dad didn’t give us chopsticks to slow down our meals—he did it to open our minds to culture and build a skill. Only later did we realize that skill helped our digestion too.

Remember the first time you crushed using chopsticks at a Japanese restaurant? That sense of accomplishment came because you failed first. Now compare that to protein bars—they don’t make your gut work. There’s no learning curve. No stimulation. No resilience being built. And that’s the whole point of digestive conditioning: You give your gut challenges. You make it work. You strengthen your internal engine. Do it occasionally? Fine. Make it a daily habit? You’re skipping gut day. And just like with skipping leg day… eventually, it catches up.

🥦 Food Groups That Build Gut Strength

Time to play a little game….

Your gut is like a muscle—it thrives on variety, challenge, and consistency. Think of food and habits as reps: the more diverse and consistent, the stronger your digestive system becomes.

Below, you’ll find the fiber benchmark I want you hitting daily, followed by my Gut Gains Scorecard—a list of gut-supporting ingredients and habits, each worth a point.

✅ Your job:

• Track your weekly reps

• Tally your total

• Send me your score with references to the foods you included

🎁 The top scorer will receive something pretty exclusive...

Let’s build that gut like you’d build a deadlift. One rep at a time.

💪 The 34g Fiber Rule

Research shows 34g of fiber/day boosts microbial diversity, lowers inflammation, and improves digestion. Most people get half that.

✅Get your reps in:

• Veggies at every meal

• Flax, chia, berries

• Oats, legumes, cooled starches

• Support with AG1 or fiber supplement

🎮 GUT GAINS SCORECARD

(1 point = 1 serving or habit/day)

Prebiotics: garlic, onions, oats, green bananas, cooled potatoes
5+ points/week

Probiotics: yogurt, kefir, kimchi, miso, tempeh
7–14 points/week

Polyphenols: berries, green tea, dark chocolate, EVOO, turmeric
7+ points/week

Habits: walk after meals, eat without screens, chew 15x, salt water in AM, intra-workout fueling
5–7 points/week

Supplements: AG1, multi-strain probiotics, fiber
7 points/week

🧠 SCORING

Every bite is a rep. Every day is a set. Train your gut like you train your body.

Quick Notes

💚 Proud to see the next-gen AG1 formula popping up around the city. I’ve been part of this company for 8 years, and seeing the continued investment in gut health research is epic. The new formula? It can double your good gut bacteria in just 30 days subscribe with my link HERE..Might even help bump up that gut score above 😉

🎥 We have a new YouTube video out: A Full Day of Hybrid Training and Eating with Ian Fomz. Watch it HERE

👊 Coming up we are talking about the Gut-muscle axis, this one has been a game changer

DC

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