To optimize your performance, you gotta be willing to do whatever it takes. If there’s any question about whether or not something is going to hold you back, cut it out.
This especially applies to your nutrition.
I don’t care what any study says about food quality or the fact that a calorie is a calorie. Mentally masturbating over that stuff does nothing but keep you from accepting the fact that taking your health and performance to the next level requires real work, real sacrifice, and real discipline.
Think about the lack of control you have over so many areas of your life.
Shit happens. It’s inevitable. Your sleep takes a hit and your stress levels go through the roof at the whim of life’s commitments. If there’s one area you can always take control over, it’s the food you put into your mouth. Why would you not make it the highest quality possible?
Now, to take that idea and turn it into a reality, you need to equip yourself with the strategies that allow you to optimize your digestion, your hormones, and your ability to gain muscle.
In this episode, Team Renegade Coach Jack Penner and I dive into this exact tackle your listener questions on nutrition and health enhancement.
If you only have a couple minutes, be sure to check out the segments on how to lose those last few pounds off your love handles and whether or not intermittent fasting is a problem for you.
Today’s Topics Include:
- 0:30: Some updates on the new life skill I am working on and my night at the ESPYs.
- 2:00: My biggest frustrations with stuffy, awkward white dudes
- 5:03: Updates on the #GenXMassQuest and how I am gaining size while staying healthy
- 8:50: How much do you need to worry about consuming gluten, dairy, corn, and soy
- 14:01: Is there a downside to eating an ultra simple diet of only a few staple foods?
- 16:41: How busy guys can eat healthy without spending hours in the kitchen prepping meals
- 19:23: Getting the last few pounds of fat off your love handles and lower abs
- 21:53: What a “low carb diet” actually means
- 23:27: The effects of indigestion on body composition and how to improve your digestive health
- 27:51: Will red meat and animal protein lead to cancer?
- 33:02: How to bring up lagging muscle groups and build bigger hamstrings
- 37:21: What are the indications that intermittent fasting isn’t a good diet for you?
- 42:08: Can you mix weights and bodyweight training?
- 43:01: The pros and cons of a vegan diet on your health, performance, and the environment
- 46:26: Is it ever okay to go above 15% bodyfat?
- 48:01: Why apple cider vinegar needs to be a part of your diet
- 51:11: Is l-tyrosine a good supplement?
- 51:46: Is there such a thing as a “fat burning zone” for cardio?
- 54:28: How to train hard and feel great even if you have a serious condition like lupus
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