The Food For Fitness Podcast | Nutrition | Training | Lifestyle | Healthy Living

Keri-anne Payne is a marathon open water swimmer who recently competed in the Rio 2016 Olympics. She is a two-time 10-kilometre open water world champion, and an Olympic silver medallist. In this episode we’ll look at some of the technicalities of swimming in an event that takes around 2 hours! Keri-ann explains how she prevents boredom, the ingenuous methods of fuelling out in the middle of the sea, overcoming jelly legs and jelly fish! You’ll hear some gossip from the Olympic village including the 5am parties, the 45 minute ques for free McDonald's, why it’s a bit like freshers week and star-spotting Usain Bolt. Keri-anne also shares how she was able to get through plateaus, overcome setbacks and key lessons she’s learned from competing at the highest level in world sport. FFF 070: An Olympian’s Insight Into Competing At The Rio 2016 Olympics - with Keri-anne Payne is a post from: Food For Fitness    

He’s a champion powerlifter and world-class natural bodybuilder. Ryan Doris knows what it takes to compete and succeed at the highest level. He also completed two Masters degrees at the same time and set-up a very profitable sports supplements company. In this show Ryan talks about success, hard work, achievement and the monomaniacal focus and desire required to accomplish great goals. We’ll chat about why we should live in the present moment and be grateful but never complacent, why most people don’t really know what they want in life, how to decide if your training is right for you or if you’re forcing yourself to do something you dislike because it’s considered the ‘right thing to do’. Ryan talks about overcoming setbacks, avoiding distraction and overcoming roadblocks. This is a seriously meaningful episode and it will be quite different from anything you’ve heard on the podcast to date. . FFF 069: Developing A Mindset For Extreme Success & Phenomenal Achievement - with Ryan Doris is a post from: Food

How to natural bodybuilders eat and train to get super lean and compete on stage? Gordon Greenhorn is a personal trainer, online coach, powerlifter and a champion natural bodybuilder who has just completed a 20 week prep for a recent competition. In this episode Gordon reveals exactly how he dropped 12 kilos and achieved his best ever condition. He’ll explain how he set his calories and macronutrients, why he didn’t take refeed days, how he adjusted his diet as he made progress or encountered plateaus, the importance of food variety, how he beat cravings and hunger, why he doesn’t use protein shakes, why supplementation isn’t a priority, how his training changed (or didn’t) during the course of the prep and his approach to cardio. FFF 068: How Does A Natural Bodybuilder Eat & Train To Get Super Shredded - with Gordon Greenhorn is a post from: Food For Fitness    

Ross Stewart is an award-winning personal trainer, coach and motivator based in Glasgow. His gym Improve Glasgow is known as The Gym For People Who Don’t Like Gyms for the simple reason that they challenge many of the beliefs people have about training, exercise and personal trainers. In this episode Ross will be sharing some of the advice he gives his clients who have struggled with exercise and nutrition routines in the past. He’ll explain why creating a community or finding others who have the same goals as you is crucial for weight loss, how to minimise your chances of falling of the bandwagon at the weekend, why tough love is sometimes more important than being ‘nicey nicey’, how to develop self-confidence and how to make simple improvements to your nutrition and training to create a better you. FFF 067: From Instructor To Motivator & Creating A Gym For People Who Don’t Like Gyms - with Ross Stewart is a post from: Food For Fitness    

Anna Sward is the proteinista and brains behind the world’s first and leading website for protein powder cooking, ProteinPow.com. What started out as a blog is now a website jammed full of protein baked delights from protein cheesecakes to brownies and more protein bars than you can shake a scoop at. In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast Anna is here to help you become a better protein baker. She’ll explain the different types of powders and why you shouldn’t just use the same old whey protein you use after a workout to cook with. She reveals her favourite protein bar recipes, how to create protein fluff, some of the biggest mistakes people make when cooking with protein powder, how she comes up with new protein recipes and how her cooking methods have changed over the years. FFF 066: How To Be A Better Protein Baker With The Queen Of Protein Powder - with Anna Sward is a post from: Food For Fitness  

CrossFit often gets an undeserved bad reputation due to the infamous memes and ‘fail compilations’ on YouTube but is there any other sporting movement that has motivated so many people to start lifting weights? In this episode Scott is joined by James St Leger who is CrossFit coach, gym owner and UK competitor. James explains why many people have the wrong idea about CrossFit, how you can spot good coaches from the bad, how he structures his workouts, the hardest workout he’s ever done, how his training has changed since he started CrossFit, the things he does to recover from intense workouts, his thoughts on improving the image of the sport and lots more. FFF 065: The World Of CrossFit…More Than Puking, Pain & Paleo - with James St Leger is a post from: Food For Fitness  

Many people think that the diet of an elite athlete or professional sportsperson must be pretty perfect. However, just like the rest of us they often struggle with sticking to their plan and they sometimes forget the basics. In this episode of the podcast, Professor Graeme Close reveals some of the tips and tricks he’s used that have helped professional athletes including the England Rugby team, Olympic skiers and famous jockeys improve their body composition and sporting performance. He’ll explain the key elements of a solid pre-match nutrition plan, how to beat nerves, why athletes should pay more attention to what they eat the day before a match rather than on match day, top supplements to improve performance, his half time nutrition strategy, why he hates cheat meals, how to improve dietary compliance and thoughts on the future of sports nutrition. FFF 064: A Behind The Scenes Look At Eating For Elite Sports Performance - with Prof Graeme Close is a post from: Food For Fitness  

Fitbits are all the rage at the moment but how accurate are they and do they really help with weight loss? This week Dr Carol Maher, a senior researcher at the University of South Australia, comes on the show. Carol has been researching the development and evaluation of activity trackers and investigating the relationships between people’s daily activity patterns (e.g. physical activity, sleep and sedentary behaviours such as television watching) and their health. In this episode Carol reveals how accurate the step counters are, the problems with calorie estimation and why it varies between lean and overweight people, the surprising truth about sleep tracking, where the 10,000 step target comes from and the real reason how they help people lose weight. FFF 063: How Accurate Are Fitbits & Do They Actually Help With Weight Loss? - with Dr Carol Maher is a post from: Food For Fitness  

John Chapman & Leon Bustin aka ‘The Lean Machines’ are personal trainers and fat loss coaches who have had huge success using YouTube as a platform to reach the masses with their nutrition and fitness advice. Their channel (which now has over 300K followers) has not only landed them a book deal, but it has allowed them to make videos and train the likes of Lewis Hamilton and many other A-list celebrities. In this episode we’ll look at how it all started, how the lads come up with ideas for videos and how they keep it fresh and exciting rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. They share why Instagram and Social Media can cause disillusionment and frustration when people are trying to get leaner and why they’ve changed their approach to certain nutrition topics over the years. They share some of their favourite ‘Awesomeness Tools’ from their new book - Eat Well, Move Better & Feel Awesome - along with how they have overcome big challenges in their life and how they stay on track with their own diet an

In this episode of the podcast, Christy Harrison shares her journey from disordered eater to dietitian, and offers tools to help listeners who are struggling with or recovering from eating disorders. We’ll cover the definition of disordered eating, some of the leading triggers, the rise of ‘clean eating’ social media gurus and why ‘orthorexia’ (the unhealthy obsession with healthy eating) is on the increase. Christy explains various habits that can lead to unhealthy food relationships, why enforcing your diet on your children could be harmful, the issue with ‘good’ and ‘bad’ food and how intuitive eating can improve your health, physique and mindset. FFF 061: Disordered Eater To Dietitian & The Rise Of Orthorexia - with Christy Harrison is a post from: Food For Fitness  

What are some of the main causes of back pain and why do so many people encounter sore backs? In this episode of The Food For Fitness Podcast, Scott is joined by Dr. Stuart McGill - a world-leading authority on spine biomechanics at is based at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Stuart’s advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts and elite athletes and teams from around the world. He explains how we often injure our backs, some of the leading causes of back pain (both in and out of the gym), exercises that can improve back strength and ones you might want to avoid, why you can’t be a good golfer and powerlifter at the same time, why high repetition Olympic lifting is a bad idea, his thoughts on foam rolling and whether you really need to be doing a deep squat. FFF 060: The Back Mechanic, How To Have A Pain-Free & Strong Back - with Prof Stuart McGill is a post from: Food For Fitness  

You’ve probably heard of your circadian rhythm but do you know exactly what it is and how it can affect your metabolism and fat loss efforts? In this episode of the podcast, biologist – Dr Jonathan Johnston – from the University of Surrey is on the show to explain how your body clock can influence your fat stores. He explains how meal timing can affect weight loss, why time-restricted feeding may help reduce our waistlines, the importance of a regular bedtime, why shift workers are at greater risk of obesity, why we should get light emitting alarm clocks in winter and how our temperature can affect the quality of our sleep. FFF 059: Sleep Science: Is Your Circadian Rhythm Disrupting Your Metabolism? - Dr Jonathan Johnston is a post from: Food For Fitness  

What does it take to perform and compete on the biggest sporting stage in the world? Aberdeen-born Olympian David Carry shares all. David is a former GB swimmer who represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games and GB in the Sydney, Beijing & London Olympics – reaching the 400-meter freestyle final in London. In this episode David talks about how important nutrition was when performing at the elite level, how he remained focused before swimming in front of thousands and why he think’s success always comes back to proper planning. He share’s key lessons he learned while competing that he applies to his life now that improve his productivity, mindset and quality of life and he talks about the big challenges he faced and the tactics he used to overcome adversity FFF 058: The Power To Win: Mindset Hacks & Secrets Of An Olympic Athlete - with David Carry is a post from: Food For Fitness  

The phrase “game changer” is often thrown around far too easily, but this episode could seriously change the way you think about dietary supplements! Our guest this week is Kamal Patel who is the Director of Examine.com – one of the largest independent and unbiased websites on the internet that publishes on supplementation and nutrition. In this episode Kamal explains the differences between “supplements” and “compliments”, why taking a multivitamin is probably unnecessary, the truth about omega 3 supplementation, the reasons why he thinks sunlight and going outdoors is probably better than any supplement you can take and the effect funding can have on supplement study outcomes. Kamal also shares his top tips for selecting the best cooking oils, why we should focus more on reducing Omega 6 intake instead of increasing Omega 3 and he reveals the best type of whey protein that you’ve probably never heard of. FFF 057: The Surprising Truth About Dietary Supplements That Might Change The Way You Eat - with Kamal P

This week’s guest is Dr Bill Sukala – a consulting clinical exercise physiologist based in Sydney, Australia. He has worked in the fitness industry for 26 years, starting out as a personal trainer before studying to be an exercise physiologist and then becoming a university lecturer and researcher. For the last 20 years he has been actively involved as a consumer health advocate speaking out against misinformation in lectures, seminars, and workshops, plus regularly interviewed by major media outlets around the world as the "voice of reason" on trends and fads (ruining all the fun with science!). In this episode we’ll discuss why is science on trial? (i.e., people reluctant to believe compelling evidence that goes against their beliefs) Why do people believe what they believe? We’ll examine the shady methods used by companies to promote unscientific misinformation: cherry picked science, how they create distrust of authoritative institutions, crying conspiracy, citing dodgy testimonials, using cite animal res

James Fell is an internationally syndicated fitness columnist for the Chicago Tribune and he has written for the LA Times, Time Magazine, AskMen and a tonne of other fitness publications. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach and his book - Lose It Right – has won numerous praise from reviewers on Amazon and from fellow authors. James loves to lift and he loves to run so in this episode we examine the old “cardio vs weights” debate. Each has its own merits but what are some of the lesser known advantages and differences between the two? We know that weight training is great for building muscle and getting stronger, but do you know the effect lifting has on the diet? What does weight training do to your eating habits? Is it better for fat loss than running? James explains all. On the other hand we’ve got cardio. James shares why it’s badass for increasing calorie expenditure, why it allows for more dietary freedom and why there are more profound physiological benefits than weights in terms of its

Max Shank is a trainer and coach who has a passion to not just get people stronger but to help them move better, become more flexible, have more fun training and improve all aspects of their life. Aside from being able to do a host of incredible gymnastic feats, Max has excelled at a range of sports from Highland Games, to wakeboarding, to tennis, all the way to jiu jitsu. In this episode you’ll learn about Ultimate Athleticism and Max’s philosophy to training and why fun is an often forgotten element of a successful training plan. Max explains his 5 minute flow and why it’s a great way to start the day, why the handstand is a great exercise and how you can learn to do one, ways to gauge your own strength, other fun exercises you can try that are a bit different, how to minimise injury and prevent boredom with training and why juggling, yes juggling can be a great addition to a training programme. FFF 054: Zero To Hero Guide To Strength, Health & Flexibility - with Max Shank is a post from: Food For Fitne

Yvette ‘SciBabe’ d'Entremont is a science blogger, speaker and former analytical chemist with a background in both forensics and toxicology. When she isn’t speaking at conferences, writing for magazines or battling health gurus, she runs her website full time where she busts pseudoscience with a great mix of humour, real life stories and science. In this episode we’ll chat about why some people often become emotionally attached and harbour illogical and unsubstantiated fears over seemingly insignificant issues. Why do some nutrition and health issues stimulate such emotional responses? If someone eats gluten and drinks diet coke, is it that big a deal? What’s with the dietary tribalism. We’ll look the suggestion that pharmaceutical companies are keeping cures from the general public, Yvette explains why all studies aren’t sponsored by multinational corporations, exactly what are ‘toxins’ and why they’re everywhere and her thoughts on ‘biohacking’ – is it legit or pseudoscientific BS? Yvette also talks about h

This week’s guest has an extremely varied background which saw him start out as a physiotherapist and competitive bodybuilder referring transitioning into the role of a strength athlete. He is now a leading coach, writer, speaker and authority on kettlebell and bodyweight training. In this episode, Scott Iardella explains why he feels that strength is the foundation for not only a solid training plan but for life in general. He’ll explain his 5 levels of strength, how he tests his clients in the gym and his ethos towards training. We’ll then move onto kettlebells and Scott shares why they’re such a badass training tool, the benefits, the best exercises you can do, how often to train with them, how they can be used for not only strength training but conditioning too and what the latest research is saying about kettlebell training. FFF 052: The Edge Of Strength, How To Get Stronger With Kettlebells & Discover Your Greatness - with Scott Iardella is a post from: Food For Fitness

In this episode you’ll learn the finer points on how to get lean, like really lean, as in physique athlete and natural bodybuilding lean! Eric Helms is highly respected a physique coach, athlete, author, educator and researcher who has been involved in the fitness industry since the early 2000’s. Eric has published multiple peer reviewed articles in exercise science and nutrition, writes for many commercial fitness publications and is currently finishing his PhD at AUT in New Zealand. In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, you’ll learn how Eric manages his clients expectations, the physiological and psychological negatives of achieving very low body fat levels, how he tracks progress, the pros and cons of meal plans and macro tracking, his thoughts on diet breaks and refeeds, reverse dieting, the lowdown on reverse dieting and his top tips for adhering to a plan and staying on track. FFF 051: How To Get Super Lean: Nutrition For Physique Athletes & Competitors - with Eric Helms is a post from: F