The Reach Your Peak Experience (A Sports Nutrition Podcast)

“I eat differently on the weekend, is this ok? Does this go against the need for consistency? A question I was asked and a great one to answer as I am sure many wonder this. We always talk about consistency with nutrition and how you need to not worry about perfection. However, if you diet changes up come the weekend…what should you know? It’s actually simpler than you think but also more nuanced...

“Does ketosis exist?”. The answer to this question is simple but there are 1-2 questions you should be asking yourself instead when deciding on how to strategically diet for your goals. In this episode, I answer the question of ketosis’ existence as well as go into additional things you should ask yourself instead. DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only and is not individua...

Creatine is one of the most well researched supplements out there. Safe and effective for most.  Yet the question about it’s benefits is an important one when considering context of commencing it. I was recently asked whether creatine is only good if you work out. Well, actually now we are seeing more and more evidence of benefits beyond the gym performance. In this episode, I explain the various...

What is the best diet for fat loss? Does one even exist? What should you be doing to lose weight? So many questions. So much desire for a clear cut universal answer. But does one exist? There is the important question for today. In this episode, I go back to remind you about the answer to the question: What is the best fat loss diet? DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance only a...

So we know we need a calorie deficit to lose weight. We also know that you can make any food fit and still lose weight if the calories are correctly controlled. But should you? Just because you can do? That is the question not many ask and one that provides an additional layer of context to a commonly overly simplified area of nutrition.  In this episode, I explain the nuance of flexible dieting a...

Do you find yourself easily sticking to your diet and plan but once you hang out with someone specific or when you are in a specific situation, you fall off immediately and is almost as if your whole mindset shifts? You are dealing with a situational habit and behaviour, and there is a chance that you have created a novelty around the food choices in these situations so that you almost always reve...

You should be drinking hot water. You should be drinking cool water. You shouldn’t be drinking this water, why are you drinking that water? So much confusion and overthinking on the most seemingly simple part of nutrition… Hydration! More specifically, there has been this recent push for drinking of hot water (or warm water really), in the mornings to help aid in some health benefits. But how true...

“What I eat in a day”. Doesn’t matter so much. Not in the way you think anyways. So many people fixate and focus on what they eat everyday and how to make a single day of eating perfect, but start to lose the forest for the trees. It really does not matter what 1 single day of eating looks like unless you know this….and I share it in this podcast so please have a listen.  In this episode, I explai...

We all know we should be eating more veggies. Most people are trying or have tried or will try to do so. We know it’s good for us. However, for some people its a chore or they simply dont really like traditional vegetables and the way that it’s eaten. So what can one do? Well I got you! In this episode, I share a few easy and fun ways for you to add more plant based veggie goodness to your diet wi...

So many people use food tracking apps such as Cronometer, My Fitness Pal, and others. With this comes an overall, overrealiance on these apps and taking all the info it provides as absolute truth. This isn’t quite so, so we need to unpack this and explain the truth about how to properly use food tracker apps if you are relying on them for your calorie calculation and tracking needs. In this episod...

“What I eat in a day”. “My supplement stack”. “How I train to get a XYZ”. These may sound familiar and it would make sense, if you have been consuming nutrition and fitness information and content online. There are alot of nutrition space social media posts that either disguise “helpful advice” as a subtle brag. Or simply do not have enough context and nuance to be objectively important. That is w...

Calling those who are trying to lose a lil weight and not seeing the results. This one is for you. If you feel like you are doing “everything right” but the scale is not moving… it can get pretty fricking frustrating pretty darn quickly. Sound familiar? You might be training consistently, making better food choices, and putting in real effort. But fat loss is not just about effort. It is about acc...

Should I avoid XYZ? The question of the day, the week, the month…question of the ages seems like. So what is the truth here? Because food dichotomy in the nutrition space is a real thing and not often for good reason. There is too much black and white thinking around food and not enough of that nuanced grey area, you know.  In this episode, I dive into the subject of food exclusion and whether or...

To be able to lose or not be able to lose (while drinking alcohol), for that is the question. Most people know that drinking a lot is not a recipe for weight loss and that alcohol can not only put on weight but stop you burning fat. So why is this? How does it happen? Is it actually true?  In this episode, I explain in basic terms whether or not it is true that alcohol in your system is a fat loss...

What are some heavy hitters when it comes to the food arena?  Foods that pack a nutritional punch that can really take things up a level and get you feeling better and functioning better sooner rather than later. While there are no single magic foods or sole contributors to a winning food game, there are some foods I feel more people should be eating and that can really level things up for you by...

Can you boost your immune system? No (not in the way you are probably defining it as), but you can support it through the right food, training, recovery, and lifestyle habits. And should you want to give yourself an extra fighting chance come cold and flu season or when on a trip away, potentially the use of supplements can come into play. So what do you need to know about this?  In this episode,...

What is progress, really? How do we define it? What does it look like for you? There is the typical per definition standard we all think about but what if we looked beyond that to provide as more perspective and even greater power over our efforts. Time to learn about the concept of having different faces of progress play a part in your journey.  In this episode, I share with you how to start open...

This question has been asked many a times or at least has been thought about by many, let’s be real. For better or for worse, the nutrition space is the balancing act of what we as humans need to be eating or should be eating for a given outcome and the natural desire for comfort and indulgence in the form of “fun foods”.  So how does this intersection come into play when it comes to our strategie...

Cramping…the bane of many an athlete's existence and performance on the field.  So why does it happen? Well it’s often multifactorial and very contextual but there are some areas of nutrition and fitness that play a common part. That is why I am going to explain the 3 main reasons you see muscular cramping occur.  In this episode, I share 3 possible why’s to the question of “why do I keep cra...

Your nutrition is not a game of 1-2 things.  It’s a puzzle with many pieces. All the different considerations, areas, and strategies that work together to complete the picture - your goal. You need to STOP looking at nutrition singularities if you want to stop leaving results on the table or leaving your progress to chance.  In this episode, I explain why you need to stop focusing on singular area...

More gym. More running. More pilates. More this, that, and everything. However, there is one underleveraged area of your lifestyle that could be an easy piece of the puzzle to implement, but can give a solid boost to your results. In this episode, I explain the power of incidental movement and how you can leverage it in your life more effectively.  DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for...

Body composition is ultimately the thing you are pursuing if you are working on your body…even if you don’t know it yet. Body comp > weight scale number One is the bigger picture. The other doesn’t even touch on the bigger picture.   In this episode, I explain why body composition should always take precendence over simply looking at a number on the weight scale and running away with only that...

We all know muscle is good. Most people are thinking about or actively trying to build or retain muscle. And for good reason. Muscle is important and once you start thinking about muscle as currency, things become clearer… In this episode, I share why muscle is currency and important to start raking in and saving, like you would money.  DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for guidance onl...

What happens when you have a couple of tried and true meal options you have in rotation that you know are effective and tick off the right nutrition boxes… But then they become boring and you start to not feel like eating them? Especially if you are a more picky eater and the availability of alternative meals is limited? There is one simple strategy that I taught to a client recently that will hel...

The pursuit of perfectionism. You are either familiar with it as someone who has felt it or seen others do it. Regardless, the fact of the matter is that striving for perfectionist behaviour in the nutrition space can be a double edged sword. Too many dieters think that you need to be perfect to be successful and that the only way to reach a fat loss or muscle building or performance goal…is to be...