Eat To Perform Podcast

Let's face it, a lot of us aren't as young as we used to be. What we talk about in this podcast is how you can work smarter rather than harder to have a healthy and high functioning metabolism even into menopause.

In this episode we deep dive some of the advanced ideas when in a deficit cycle and there was a lot of talk about why stubborn body fat wants to stay and what to do about that.

We did this podcast in reaction to the New York times article on the reality show "The Biggest Loser". Basically the science is now showing what we have been saying for 4 year that chronic dieting destroys your metabolism. The question raised here is "can you do it and have a thriving metabolism".

We then transition to talk about women specific training in relation to their cycles. Common hydration myths (3:01)How do electrolytes play a role in muscle cramps (6:43)Can you prepare to compete in a hot location while in a cold climate? (12:33)Is sodium loading effective? (13:03)What are the top recommendations for hydration? (19:37)Is urine color useful? (21:00)Is dehydration the #1 performanc...

In this one we talk about addiction, root causes and how to move forward. I talk about my 29 years sober and how that helped me create the template that ultimately allowed me to solve my issues with food but also talked about doing the hard work (and that doesn't involve knowing your macros).

For most people the problem with weight loss is that they are too strict too soon and they are of the impression that "will" is the determining factor. In this podcast we talk about why that isn't the case and strategies to keep the extremes in the tool box and still see good, and maybe more importantly, sustainable results.

Eat To Perform coach Sarah Kumar and I walk you guys through the first few days reversing out of a fat loss cycle and talk to you guys about some of the lessons we are learning from clients in Group Coaching

With a lot of Eat To Perform'ers starting deficit cycles getting ready for summer Dr. Brad and I talk about the best way to be successful and some of the things you need to expect along the way.

The temptation is to try and eat as little as possible and do as much as possible. This podcast goes over little changes you can make to stay weight stable and also we delve into how sometimes less is more when it comes to exercise.

This is the podcast companion to the book where Brad and I walk through an overview with a few questions from clients on how to view different ways of exercising to see a result that shows up in the mirror.

In this episode April and I give you measurable ideas related to how to your progress and some of the changes you can make along the way.

Dr. Galpin is an accomplished weight lifter but also runs a lab studying muscle fibers. Our Dr. Mike T Nelson sits down with him to talk about coaching clients, the unwritten rules of program design and what you can learn from studying tiny muscle fibers.

Olympic lifting is something that is becoming very popular as people progress in their fitness journey. We did this podcast to talk about how you can do that while still keeping an eye on long term results.

In this episode Catharine and I talk about some of the lessons we have learned coaching thousands of people through fat loss cycles and we talk about how women should body fat test so they don't see wild variations.

Every other week we do a mass call with Q&A from new members and every single time they come up with great questions. These podcasts are always the best ones.

Variety is so important we put it as number 3 on our list of nutritional priorities but when in a deficit variety is often not your friend and so we talk about strategies to add variety but also point out the value of eating similar foods.

In this podcast I talk about preparing for a competition in September and how I will adjust my training throughout the summer bringing my calories from as low as 1800 all the way up to 3500 in the course of only a few months (while maintaining weight and adding lean mass along the way)

In this episode Catharine and I answer a question about what signs to look for when your calories need to go up and then we reverse it and talk about how you can use that info to see an acute result.

Dr. Mike Nelson talks to Eric Trexler about his recently published study on Metabolic Flexibility and using the ideas to manipulate body composition. The study was specific to women.

This episode if very important for people new to Eat To Perform and trying to sort out all of the confusion. Establishing a baseline of calories and trying to sort out what your metabolic math is will lead you in a direction that will land you with understanding and results as we move along.

In this episode we talk about the cost of lead acquisition and pricing models for gyms but the real discussion we are having is value. The more varied your offerings can be the more value you can provide a broader audience. I also talk about how to get clients to pay you while they are auditioning you as a provider.

In this episode we are talking about hurdles overall but we are specifically we are talking about prioritizing be sick over working out so you can get back to working out at 100% quicker. We also answer a question from a member about spreading carbs out throughout the day and Chris and I go over various strategies on how to do that.

Things are headed in the right direction, sleep is good, you have a groove. While your workouts aren't great they aren't awful but the question is when do you start eating normal again and that answer is actually quite simple.

We run through a great series of questions on how to navigate confusing territory. While we didn't get a ton of questions the ones we got were very good and will help most people just starting out or trying to tweak their process.

I know we put that little "E" but I want to let everyone know that the language is very strong early on in the podcast when I talk about people within the Crossfit community judging others getting their first muscle ups. We also cover a bunch of other topics including which fuels to use and why and talk a bit about the adjustment for daylight savings time and how it interrupts your sleep and affec...