Joseph Agu is a performance nutritionist who has been working at the English Institute of Sport with British Athletics, providing nutrition guidance to Olympic level athletes.
He has a BSc. in Sport and Exercise Science, an MSc. in Sports Nutrition and he is currently undertaking a PhD looking at nutritional interventions for strength and power athletes.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Joe explains how he helped elite athletes achieve peak performance through improving their dietary practices. You’ll find out how he fixes broken diets, his approach to supplementation, the recovery strategies of an top sprinter, the importance of protein and how the diet of an elite athlete may be very different from what you expect.
In the second half of the episode Joe changes his focus and shares his best advice for the average gym-goer who wants to improve their body composition. He explains why sustainability is key and the values of evidence-based practice and he discusses how someone could best implement refeeds and diet breaks. Joe also reflects on his journey in the fitness industry and how his approach has changed over the last few years and he shares several lessons he’s learned along the way.
FFF 023: Eating Like An Elite Athlete, Refeeds, Supplements & Fitness Trends – with Joe Agu is a post from: Food For Fitness
Laura Tilt is Registered Dietitian and health writer specialising in weight management, fat loss, sports nutrition and the low FODMAP diet. She is one of our Food For Fitness dieticians who works with our online clients helping them to lose weight, gain muscle or improve their sporting performance. She is also the nutrition expert for kiqplan and is a regular contributor in Running Fitness, Cycling Fitness and Cycling Weekly magazines.
In the first half of the podcast, Laura and Scott chat about gut health. Improving gut health is one of those extremely important subjects that is shrouded in misunderstanding and myths are often perpetuated by those in the industry who don’t really know much about what they’re talking about. Thankfully, Laura is an expert in this field. She explains how we can improve the health of our gut, some of the causes of digestive discomfort, her thoughts on gluten and ‘inflammatory foods’ and we review the evidence and benefits of probiotics.
Laura also chats about her experiences with the low FODMAP diet. The FODMAP diet (Fermentable, Oligo-saccharides, Di-saccharides, Mono-saccharides and Polyols) has been developed in Australia and has been shown to improve the symptoms of people with functional gut disorders like IBS. A recent evaluation found that 76% of patients that had seen a FODMAP-trained dietitian reported improvement in symptoms. Impressive stuff!
In the second half of the show, we move onto sports nutrition for cyclists. Laura explains exactly what cyclists should aim to have before a ride, during and after. We’ll cover some supplements that may improve performance, some pre-race meal ideas and exactly what kind of carbohydrates can improve performance and provide sustained energy.
FFF 022: How To Improve Your Gut Health & Nutrition Considerations For Cyclists – with Laura Tilt is a post from: Food For Fitness
Lucy Sewell is a personal trainer and coach, based in Glasgow, who is renowned on social media for her awesome workout videos, epic strength and photos of her ice cream.
Having suffered from anorexia as a teenager, Lucy is now a firm advocate of promoting moderation and balanced lifestyles. She is a former secondly school teacher, turned PT, who strives to help people build healthier, sustainable relationships with food.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Lucy explains how her childhood experiences of an eating disorder have had such an impact on how she now eats and trains. She is a firm believer of flexible dieting and has achieved fantastic results with the approach some call IIFYM. Lucy explains why building muscle was one of the most important aspects of her recovery, why she doesn’t care about her bodyfat percentage, the dangers of getting too lean and why the fitness industry can sometimes push people in unhealthy directions.
She chats about her current training program, some of tricks and tactics she uses with her clients in the gym, why flexible dieting is so misunderstood and why so many people forget to embrace what they enjoy!
FFF 021: Flexible Dieting & Building Muscle To Beat An Eating Disorder – with Lucy Sewell is a post from: Food For Fitness
This week, Dr Spencer Nadolsky is the guest on The Food For Fitness Podcast. He is a medical doctor, fitness writer and advocate of evidence-based nutrition. Known by many as ‘The Dr Who Lifts’, Spencer has a background in exercise science and he now specialises in weight loss and cholesterol. He is leading proponent of using resistance training and good nutrition as a form of medicine to try and tackle the growing obesity crisis.
In this episode, Spencer explains how he teaches his patients about the benefits of training and intelligent nutrition as a means to improve overall health and lifestyles. He describes why our obesogenic environment is pushing us towards weight gain, the dangers of having overweight grandparents, if Facebook is making us fat and his take on the ‘exercise vs diet debate’.
We chat about cholesterol and saturated fat and he dispels many of the myths surrounding the subject. He explains why he went vegan for a month, why Bulletproof coffee could be damaging to your health, his favourite supplements and how he went from winning a bodybuilding show to competing in a triathlon without losing any muscle or strength.
FFF 020: The Truth About Cholesterol, Our Fattening Environment & Exercise As Medicine – with Dr Spencer Nadolsky is a post from: Food For Fitness
Dr Jonathan Fass is a strength coach and physical therapist specializing in sports, pain management and orthopaedics. He’s worked in the Health & Fitness industry since 2001 and has written for and been featured in a number of publications including Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness and Jezebel.com.
Most recently he has been living in Saudi Arabia where he was the Private Physical Therapist and Sports Manager for His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, billionaire investor, philanthropist and humanitarian.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Jon and Scott discuss pain, more specifically – how to avoid it! Jon explains more about why we feel pain and some of the reasons for lower back pain.
We chat about how people who work in an office can improve their posture, if there’s any science behind standing at our desks or sitting on bosu balls and why we should move more to lift more! We delve into the effectiveness of foam-rollers, Pilates and yoga and if they can help minimise injury.
Jon talks about evidence-based practice, ‘dangerous exercises’ and talks about what more people should be avoiding and including in the gym.
It’s a great show and its essential listening if you want to stay injury-free and get the most from your training.
FFF 018 : Managing Pain, Avoiding Injury, Foam Rolling & Dangerous Exercises - with Jon Fass is a post from: Food For Fitness
If you’re looking to get stronger, lose fat and have amazing body composition then 5x World Record Powerlifter, Jordan Syatt, is someone who you should listen to!
Jordan is a graduate from the University of Delaware and he is a freakishly strong strength coach, nutrition consultant and trainer. He’s been featured in CNN, The Huffington Post and Men’s Fitness but most importantly, he’s helped hundreds of people just like you get stronger, leaner and look absolutely incredible.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Jordan dispels some of the myths surrounding powerlifting and he explains why it is so effective for fat loss and body composition. He talks through how both beginners and advanced lifters can improve their squat, deadlift and bench press and shares some fantastic teaching tips that you can use in the gym to immediate effect.
He describes why he thinks training legs once per week is dumb unless you’re a competitive bodybuilder, why yoga makes you a better lifter, how to structure a training plan, why every program works, the optimum time to rest between sets and tonnes more in this jam-packed podcast episode.
FFF 017 : How To Lift More, Torch Fat & Get Stronger With A World-Record Powerlifter - with Jordan Syatt is a post from: Food For Fitness
Named by Greatest as one of the most influential people in the industry, Adam Bornstein is a big deal in the world of fitness! He is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning editor, speaker and business consultant. He’s the former editor of Men’s Health and Livestrong.com and he’s contributed to numerous other publications including Men's Fitness, Shape and Schwarznegger.com. It’s been estimated that Adam has reached over 100 million people through articles, blogs, videos, and his books.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness Podcast, Adam shares his thoughts on loads of current trends in the fitness industry. Scott and Adam chat about the paleo diet, if social media is a help or a hindrance when it comes to fitness, why everyone loves abs and fat loss articles, why you should stop trying to diet on holiday/vacation and how fitness pros can connect with people who don’t actually care about fitness.
There’s more! Adam is constantly travelling with business so he explains how you can stay in shape when away from home, how to train and remain consistent with your nutrition when on the road. The show is loaded with helpful advice, so click below to get started.
FFF 016 : Rewriting The Fitness Rules To Help Millions Get Leaner, Stronger & Healthier – with Adam Bornstein is a post from: Food For Fitness
Harry Ranson has spent the last couple of years living and working in India, training several Bollywood stars and helping them get super lean for their demanding film roles. He is a successful personal trainer and nutrition coach and is the co-owner of his gym The Performance Project in Brighton.
In this episode, Harry shares stories from his time India, how he trained actors with demanding schedules and tight deadlines. We chat about Harry’s experience competing in fitness modelling and natural bodybuilding, the benefits of powerlifting, why having a coach is the number one thing you can do to improve your physique and how he creates his delicious healthy recipes.
FFF 015 : Training Bollywood Celebs & Healthy Cooking Creativity is a post from: Food For Fitness
I know what to do, I just can’t stick with it. Sound familiar? Why is it often so hard to make real progress? That’s where Steve Ledbetter aka Coach Stevo comes in. Stevo runs a company in San Francisco called Habitry who focus on teaching people habits and principles to improve their fitness, nutrition and enrich their lives. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, and an MA in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and he’s a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
This episode is full of amazing information and 'AHA moments' that you’re going to love. Stevo explains habit formation, why you should create 'fallback Friday' routines, why we don’t actually want to run marathons, why we don’t want to exercise and why training outside kicks ass.
He explains why we should change the way we set goals, how we can focus on behaviours, overcoming stumbles, staying focussed and achieving and maintaining your ideal physique. Enjoy!
FFF 014 : Badass Behaviours, Epic Habits & Amazing Routines For Awesome Results – with Steve ‘Coach Stevo’ Ledbetter is a post from: Food For Fitness
Eve Muirhead is a Team GB curler who has won multiple world titles and has represented Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Pretty impressive right! She’s also a single-figure golf handicapper and she loves smashing the weights in the gym.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness podcast, Eve talks about her journey into the sport, her current training routine, the importance of diet for fuelling and recovery and her medal-winning mindset.
She explains some of biggest challenges that she has had to overcome, the focus required to compete on the Olympic stage, the importance of goal-setting and how people can remain on-track even if they’re becoming disheartened and feeling unmotivated.
This episode will give you an amazing insight into the training, nutrition and mindset required to compete at the truly elite level of international sport.
FFF 013 : Medal Winning Mindset, An Olympians Perspective – with Eve Muirhead is a post from: Food For Fitness
Armi Legge is an extremely interesting nutrition and fitness writer based in Virginia, USA. Armi’s philosophy is to help people who are obsessed with their health and fitness simplify their efforts so they can pursue their passions without giving up their other interests and social lives. He has previously been a nationally ranked triathlete and a he’s been a professional fitness writer since the age of 16!
In the episode we discuss how Armi’s childhood experiences of anorexia have influenced his current approach to nutrition and fitness. We explore why Armi believes a flexible approach to nutrition is the key to long term success, why consistency is crucial and his take on nutrition cults and dietary extremism.
Armi also explains how to find the balance between endurance and resistance training – how to structure your workouts, when to train and how to ensure optimum recovery.
FFF 012 : Fitness Obsession & Nutrition Simplification – with Armi Legge is a post from: Food For Fitness
Efficient, effective, consistent healthy nutrition and fitness habits are what Karl Williams is all about. Karl is a knowledgeable personal trainer and owner of Kommitted - a fitness coaching company that promotes moderation and teaches sustainable lifestyle changes to busy Londoners.
In this episode we discuss balancing training and nutrition with a healthy social life, avoiding stress, promoting recovery and achieving consistency. Karl shares gems including his favourite way to get more vegetables into the diet and he explains his thoughts on weight training versus cardio.
The 40 minute show is packed with helpful advice that’s going to help you progress towards your goals both in the kitchen and in the gym.
FFF 011 : Being Consistently Good & Not Occasionally Perfect – with Karl Williams is a post from: Food For Fitness
Nutrition coach, physique pro, trainer and all round top bloke Jamie Alderton joins Scott Baptie for this week’s Food For Fitness Podcast.
Jamie has always led a healthy lifestyle. He started out his career serving in the Army before moving into the fitness scene. He now has a huge following on social media, has competed in natural bodybuilding, runs his own training studio and is sponsored by several brands in the fitness industry.
In this episode Scott and Jamie chat about his journey in the industry. Jamie shares his experiences of following a stereotypical “bodybuilding diet” when he first started out before transitioning to a more flexible and varied nutrition approach. He explains some of the problems his clients encounter when trying to lose fat, his approach to behaviour change and mindset and loads more helpful tips that makes this a great show. Enjoy!
FFF 010 : Common Sense Dieting: From Bro To Pro – with Jamie Alderton is a post from: Food For Fitness
Clinical Dietician Martin Lau is this week’s guest on the Food For Fitness Podcast. Martin previously worked in the sports supplement industry but now is a dietician for a national arthritis charity. A keen sportsman with a rugby background, Martin is now either found lifting heavy in the gym or trying his hand at American Football.
In this episode, Martin shares his experience of working with hundreds of 100’s clients in a clinical setting. We chat about the obesity crisis, food intolerance testing kits and our opinion of them, the ‘anabolic window’, healthy eating on a budget and lots more in this informative show.
FFF 009 : Clinical Dietetics, Food Intolerances & Tackling Obesity – with Martin Lau is a post from: Food For Fitness
Mike Samuels from Healthy Living, Heavy Lifting is this week’s guest on the Food For Fitness Podcast. Mike is a personal trainer and online diet coach. He trains clients for fat loss, strength and performance and generally being awesome.
We chat about Mike’s experiences of the popular paleo diet before achieving success with a more flexible approach. You’ll learn about ‘macros’, being flexible, the problems with absolutes, finding training methods you like, eating ice cream, healthy foods and how to stay on track.
FFF 008 : FFF 008 : Flexibility, Paleo & Tracking Macros – with Mike Samuels is a post from: Food For Fitness
Tanya Halliday RD joins Scott Baptie for this week’s Food For Fitness Podcast.
Tanya is a registered dietician who is taking time-out from her PhD at Virginia Tech University to share some interesting lessons she’s learned from her research involving weight training for beginners and the resulting dietary changes. She’s recently competed in a bodybuilding competition, is a former vegan and she’s crazy about oatmeal.
FFF 007 : FFF 007 : Weight Loss Lessons From Weight Lifting Research – with Tanya Halliday is a post from: Food For Fitness
My first state-side guest on the show is Matty Fusaro all the way from Long Island, NY. Matty is a huge deal over on YouTube where his fitness channel has over 100,000 subscribers with some of his most popular videos exceeding 1M views. Matty is an inspiring nutrition and fitness coach who’s fitness videos have literally helped thousands of people look, feel and perform at their best.
In this episode we discuss Matty’s rise to fame on YouTube, some of his most popular fitness videos and how he helped his Dad lose 100 lbs! We also chat about some of the common struggles people face in the kitchen and in the gym when trying to get in shape.
FFF 006 : Helping Thousands To Get Leaner & Fitter via YouTube – with Matty Fusaro is a post from: Food For Fitness
Lucy Doyle is a busy Mum, wife, business owner, coach and she’s lost over 30 kgs!
As a nutrition coach, Lucy now spends her time helping her own clients improve their nutrition, fitness and bring long term balance back into their lives. In this episode, Lucy shares her experience of being overweight and how she transformed her life by taking responsibility, embracing change and adopting a healthy lifestyle.
We discuss how she is currently striving to empower others and help struggling dieters achieve healthy and sustainable weight loss.
FFF 005 : Empowering Female Fitness & Embracing Change – with Lucy Doyle is a post from: Food For Fitness
Clinical Performance Nutritionist Martin MacDonald is in the guest chair on Episode 4 of the Food For Fitness Podcast. Martin wears many hats: he is the Director of Mac-Nutrition, he’s the nutritionist for GB Weightlifting & Derby County Football Club, he writes, he speaks, he lifts and he’s a great Podcast guest.
In this episode you will learn some of the nutrition strategies that Martin uses with elite athletes including how to be more consistent! We also delve into dietary extremism and chat about how you make better progress by avoid food fear! There’s lots to cover so you better start listening now.
FFF 004 : Avoiding Food Fear, Extremism & Achieving Consistency – with Martin MacDonald is a post from: Food For Fitness
Emma Storey-Gordon is today’s podcast guest. Not only does she have an awesome following on Facebook and amazing abs Emma but she has an academic background in Sports Science. Her main interest is the effect of diet and exercise on critical illness prevention.
In this episode of the Food For Fitness Podcast Emma shares how she got into the fitness industry, what she has learned and discusses how thinking critically can improve your physique.
FFF 003 : Thinking Critically, Avoiding Mistakes & Doing What You Enjoy – with Emma Storey-Gordon is a post from: Food For Fitness
In this episode of the Food For Fitness Podcast, Chris Burgess is in the guest’s chair. When Chris isn’t training his own clients he runs a company that teaches other personal trainers how to make their businesses stronger and clients happier.
In this episode of the podcast we learn from Chris’s experiences in the fitness industry including some of the mistakes he made as a beginner, pointless supplements and falling victim to bad training advice! We also cover effective warmup routines, how to track your workout, what constitutes as progress and how to pick appropriate exercises to support your goals.
FFF 002 : Beginner Mistakes, Making Progress & Awesome Warmups – with Chris Burgess is a post from: Food For Fitness
In this episode of the Food For Fitness Podcast, I am joined by Mike MacDonald who is a successful personal trainer, coach and author. We examine mindset and some of the problems people encounter when trying to lose weight. Mike shares lessons he has learned from working with hundreds of clients and explains some of the common nutrition trends he sees. He also examines issues that a lot of people struggle with and proposes some helpful solutions.
FFF 001: Mindset, Habits & Goal Setting For A Better Physique - with Mike MacDonald is a post from: Food For Fitness