Season 3, Ep 15: Building the Pro Footballer’s Diet with Matt Jones

In this week’s solo episode of the pod, we delve into the role of nutrition to maximise mental performance. As athlete’s, you pay large attention to the physical characteristics of your sport, but often neglect the mental aspect and its ability to take your game to the next level. And more specifically, how eating the right foods can maximise mental performance so you can continually express your skillset in order to reach your highest potential. Therefore, we explore how mental performance can truly complement physical performance and the principles and strategies needed to make this happen! p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/  

In this week’s solo episode of the pod, I walk you through the five high priority steps you need to consider when building the optimal nutrition programme that is specific to you! I share my thought processes and rationale on how I build an athletes nutrition plan so they’re structured and consistent, which provides the platform for them to achieve world class results and reach their highest potential. p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/

This week, I had the absolute pleasure in chatting with Matt Jones of West Ham United, Scotland National Team and Chelsea Women’s. We discuss how a footballer can build their diet from the ground up to best support physical and mental performance for training and matches, and how to accelerate recovery during congested fixtures. We also highlight where players commonly struggle with their performance focussed eating habits - which ultimately holds them back from being able to fully express their skillset as a footballer. Plus, we identify the role of body composition (muscle mass and body fat percentage) in football and how this directly impacts match day performances. So if you’re looking to take your performance and development to the next level, this week’s episode of the pod cannot be missed! p.s. If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/

This week, I had the absolute pleasure in chatting with Dr Dan Martin on how athletes can develop robust eating behaviours and habits to maximise their performance and athletic development. Ultimately, If you’re an athlete with high training demands and poor eating habits who struggles with CONSISTENCY – i.e. you’re either ‘on it’ or ‘off it’ when it comes to your nutrition… We discuss how you can change your daily actions and behaviours for long term high performance eating to reach your highest potential. Dan shares a wealth of knowledge and experience that’ll undoubtedly upskill your nutrition to ensure you’re not leaving any untapped potential on the table. So, if you’re inconsistent with your eating, this episode is exactly what you need! p.s. If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/

This week, we explore the best way(s) for an athlete to quantify training loads so they can better fuel their sessions and ultimately, improve performance and adaptation. If you’ve ever wondered how to programme your nutrition so you’re eating in accordance with your training demand, i.e. high, medium and low days… I walk you through the tried and tested approach and methods used with elite athletes from all sporting disciplines to ensure they perform with daily excellence. I also delve further into my own nutrition system that many of you can use straight away to better plan your weeks and take performance to the next level. The content covered is a missing link for many athletes when they attempt to build their own detailed performance nutrition plan – so this is essential listening for all athletes! p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/

In this week’s episode of the pod, we delve into the importance and impact of the ‘forgotten nutrient’ on both physical and mental performance. We all know and love carbohydrates, but fluid always gets overlooked. It’s just something we kinda do without paying any real attention or care… Therefore, I cover exactly how much fluid you need per day, how much fluid you need during exercise, and how much you need post exercise to ensure that physical and mental performance is on another level! This is a must listen as we enter the summer months – implement these strategies and you’ll be one step ahead of your competition! p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/    

In this week’s solo episode of the pod, I share with you my journey in building ‘Chris Lowe Nutrition’, my pathway into Elite Sport….plus some of the stupid shit I’ve done to get in shape and why this acts as a driving force to educate and empower the best athletes in the world. Although this episode may mostly benefit coaches and practitioners, I feel there are many lessons I can share through my experiences and challenges that are relevant for everyone in all aspects of sport and life. From overcoming my fear of failure and dealing with imposter syndrome, the need for strong values, and the power of having a powerful ‘why’ when it comes to your overall mission. Hopefully this episode shares some light in my journey so far and can offer value in your personal and professional development. p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/

In this week’s solo episode of the pod, I share with you the best ‘dieting’ approach athletes should use to drop body fat without compromising their performance. I also detail the differences and commonalities that athletes share with non-athletes regarding their eating and explain why athletes need to add a greater number of layers into their programme to protect performance and KPI’s whilst shedding body fat. So, if you’re an athlete who’s performance, energy, food focus and enjoyment of life becomes compromised whenever they ‘diet’ – I highly recommend you tune into today’s show. p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/  

This week, I had the absolute pleasure in chatting with my good friend kirkmiller_ on how athletes can get in shape and stay in great shape year round. In order to achieve excellence on a daily basis, you need to be ultra-consistent with your eating and lifestyle habits. Ultimately, you can’t maximise your true and highest potential with poor standards. Kirk breaks down exactly what you need to hear to get in shape and stay in shape for the rest of your sporting career. You’ll learn from his experiences as a pro footballer, Mens Health cover model and building a global business to take peak performers and business leaders to the next level. So if you struggle to ‘stay on plan’ this is an episode you cannot miss – Kirk goes deep into the mindset we need to raise standards, create daily structure, shift identity and break down limiting beliefs. This episode was huge! p.s. If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/    

In this week’s solo episode of the pod, I give you an in depth overview of my own nutrition habits and strategies to maximise performance, body composition and life. I’m a huge believer that coaches should practice what they preach so they can gain a higher level of insight into the world of the athletes they coach. The details matter – and most of the time you can’t find the answer in an academic journal or text book, you need to get stuck in and experience them for yourself. I won’t ask an athlete do anything that I wouldn’t do myself – so I walk you through the nutrition and lifestyle approaches that myself and the athletes I work with use to ensure  we perform with excellence every day. p.s. whilst you're here… If you're an athlete who wants the high performance eating habits, the personalised nutrition programming, the support, the accountability and all the education you'll ever need to raise your game and compete with excellence every day - check out my six-month online Athlete Coaching Programme >>> https://chrislowenutrition.com/onlinenutrition/