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Nutritional Priorities
There is a lot of talk about what constitutes a “healthy” diet, but rarely do we ever define what exactly we mean by “healthy”. And when we do define “healthy”, we often get lost focusing on things that have marginal benefit and ignoring those things that have substantial benefit. In this post, I hope to demystify nutrition and offer the framework I use when thinking about food.
The Levers of Fat Loss
We often speak of losing weight, but what most of us really want is to lose fat while retaining or even gaining muscle. In my previous post, I explained how three things must be present to make this happen: adequate protein (1g per pound of bodyweight), sufficient training volume, and a caloric deficit. In this post, I will dive a little deeper into what it means to be in a caloric deficit and how best to achieve this.
To Bulk or Not to Bulk
My trainees fall into one of three groups: Some are lean, others are overweight, and most fall somewhere in the middle. In this post, I would like to share how I go about making nutrition recommendations for each group.
A Guide to More Protein
The question I’m constantly asked is: how do I eat more protein without eating more calories?
In this post, I’ve put together an example of how I manage to get 150g of protein and stay under 2,000 calories: