The Reach Your Peak Experience (A Sports Nutrition Podcast)

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian deep dives into the topic of gut issues and athletes. Many athletes experience gastrointestinal issues when they compete and/or train. This is actually normal but nonetheless annoying and can affect performance gains. In today’s podcast, we explore this topic and go into the reasons why gut symptoms occur in ath...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian talks about food phobia created by improper dieting culture.  Athletes are not immune to food phobia created by restrictive dieting practices and misinformation. Therefore, it is important we address this and speak about why overly fixating and restricting food is counter productive.   In today’s podcast, we exp...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian talks about perfectionism. Athletes are prone to perfectionism and competitiveness - things that can enable them to become better in their sport and dominate.  In today’s podcast, we explore the good and bad of this trait and if it is a double-edged sword for your nutrition strategy and plan.  This episode will...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian talks about the sports car fuelling analogy that benefits athletes of all levels who desire not only results but performance too. If that is you, then this episode is a must-listen! Many athletes worry too much about one single thing about their diet without focusing on the quality of the food they consume. That...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian deep dives into metabolism and shares common myths about it that have been pushed as the truth.  Many athletes worry about boosting their metabolism or not “damaging” their metabolism. Is this necessary?  Today I reveal the truth! That is why this episode will cover: Metabolism 101 What impacts metabolism Metabo...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian reviews the new age obsession over cheat meals and in particular the celebrity cheat meals across social media. Cheat meals have become almost a staple of many peoples nutrition vocabulary and for many, remains something they feel they need to do to succeed in dieting - which is influenced by the celeb cheat mea...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian shares 3 tips that will improve the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of your meal prep efforts. Flexible dieting relies on consistent nutrition optimisation - which can be achieved by taking control over your food. Meal prep ensures this happens. That is why this episode will cover: The 3 ways to improve...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian shares some do’s and dont’s when flexible dieting to ensure you do it the right way. Flexible dieting can be a great approach with nutrition but like ALL dietary systems, it can also be bad and isn’t right for everyone. That is why this episode will cover: The things to do to help you flexible diet The things no...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explores the connection between sleep and nutrition. Sleep is one of the more underrated lifestyle factors when it comes to an athletes wellbeing and performance, so addressing it is vital.   That is why this episode will cover: How sleep affects nutrition How nutrition effects sleep Why sleep is important So wa...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian, deep dives into body composition change and the hierarchy of importance when it comes to your nutrition.  Losing body fat and gaining muscle requires specific focusses to be able to be achieved yet many get the priorities wrong.  That is why this episode will cover: The hierarchy of impact  How to apply it Why...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian, deep dives into the OMAD diet and gives you the lowdown on whether it deserves attention or if it should be avoided.  OMAD is growing in popularity and many dieters are trying it out - but as we know, fad dieting is an ever-present issue in the nutrition space.  So, is the OMAD (one meal a day) diet useful for...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian, tells you the 3 questions you should ask yourself before undertaking any new nutrition plan/diet. Athletes are not immune to following a bad diet and therefore need to carefully consider the plans they follow if they want to work towards achieving their potential - whether it’s in sports or their physique.  So...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian literally reviews the 10 most popular diet trends in recent times and tells you if its real talk or B.S.  Many fall into the trap of jumping on to any new diet that comes their way or is recommended by a celeb or friend...but this may be doing more harm than good. That is why this episode will at least help get...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explains the science of food calorie density and how it fits into the art of volume eating - a strategy he uses with good effect with his clients.  Many believe losing weight means eating a lot less food. This is not exactly the truth. It’s about eating fewer calories but the volume can be managed if you underst...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explains why you should stop approaching fat loss with the desire to achieve results rapidly.  The weight loss space is not lacking people desiring quick and easy results but this is setting you up for failure. Why? Listen to the full episode to learn more today :) Hope you enjoy!   Link to blog: https://bit.ly/...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian shares his key framework for successful nutrition for athletic individuals - The Nutrition Seasons.  As our goals change, so should our nutrition. As our sporting seasons change, so should our nutrition.  You shouldn’t pursue the same goal and using the same approach, indefinitely.  That is why it is essential t...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explains why you need to stop the comparison game. We as humans naturally compete and compare ourselves to others but when this happens in the game of nutrition and health change, things can get murky. That is why it is essential to understand why you need to stop the comparison and start building perspective an...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian talks about 3 common mistakes many people make at the start of each new year as the new year resolution season kicks off!  It is important that you know what to do AND what not to do, in order to succeed in harnessing nutrition for weight loss, muscle building, or simply performance-enhancing success.  What are...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian discusses the upcoming “new year new me” resolutions and why they aren’t as great as they are made out to be. New year resolutions are good at heart but are poorly executed and have been a setback for many people for many years. Are you one of them? In today’s episode, you’ll learn about my New Year New Life pri...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian discusses the upcoming festive season and whether or not you should be worried about overindulging in calories during this time.  One of the bigger stresses athletes experience during these times is that they will over-eat and lose their progress. Is this fear warranted? Or is there a better way to see it? In to...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explains how to spot a fad diet now that we approach the new year new me trend where fad diets come alive.  If you have suffered from the fad dieting hamster wheel in the past then you need to learn how to spot these to avoid them.  In today’s episode, you’ll learn how. Listen now to find out.  Hope you enjoy!  ...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian shares the 5 most common mistakes I see athletes make when it comes to their nutrition strategy. If you want to elevate your potential, you need to know not only what TO DO but also what NOT to do as well. In today’s episode, you’ll learn what NOT to do. Listen now to find out.  Hope you enjoy!   Link to blog: h...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian shares the typical 3 reasons the year 2020 has not been kind to our health and nutrition goals.  This year has been hectic and left both our physical and mental health more worse for wear. It’s been an obstacle for many. How has this impacted our nutrition game? What are the 3 reasons diets failed across the boa...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian explores one of the most popular and heavily used supplements in the health and nutrition space - the BCAA.  The question is, are they effective, necessary, and safe?  What Are They Good For...Absolutely Nothing?? Or Something? In today’s episode, I talk about this and give you the definitive truth.  Hope you en...

In this episode of The Reach Your Peak Experience podcast, Aleksa the sports dietitian talks about the blood type diet that has been proposed by some, as the next diet trend to help you optimise health.  Want to learn about the truth the science tells us? Then tune into this episode so you can learn the truth. There are many diets out there but a lot are not worth worrying about...find out how the...