Changing Body Composition

I talk to Varun Shivdasani, a Performance Chef, working in elite sport for decades including the Indian Premier League, English Premier League, GB Olympics & Paralympics, English Cricket Board as well as Rugby. Varun is highly qualified with degrees in physiology, nutrition and culinary. We discuss everything from fuelling performance to supplements, as well as understand what happens behind the scenes of the Premier League Club, Nottingham Forest.

Eva Humphries a BANT registered nutritionist. We discuss the importance of whole foods, with a focus on nutrients as opposed to what foods to cut out of our diet.

This is a valuable conversation that I have been extremely excited to have! Borge Fagerli is world renowned peak performance coach from Norway, with nearly 30 years of experience working with over 5,000 clients across different sports and fitness levels. He aims to approach training objectively, avoiding dogmatic stances, and instead seeking to understand different perspectives to improve outcomes for his clients. Borge is a perfect example of what a truly evidence based coach is all about and is the pioneer behind myo-reps.

Today I discuss Protein with Dr. Jose Antonio, a world expert and professor of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science, as well as the CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. We all understand the importance of protein for building muscle, but what about for body composition and performance as well as other potential areas worthwhile navigating?

Deklan discusses mechanisms of hypertrophy-specific training with science-backed information that has been lacking in the fitness space. He aims to cater to more educated trainees rather than complete beginners. This podcast is especially good for anyone in the fitness space that is looking to optimise their hypertrophy training.

Today's guest is Harvey Fortis, a researcher at Liverpool John Moores University, an expert in exercise physiology and nutrition, particularly for endurance sports like marathons. Harvey provides an overview of using nutrition to fuel performance for marathon training, race day, travel and more. Whether you participate in endurance sports or not, understanding the physiology and nutrition practices to increase in performance is extremely useful.

Scott is an associate professor and researcher who specialises in creatine supplementation and exercise science. Scott explains what creatine is - a compound made up of three amino acids that is stored in muscle as a source of potential energy. He describes how creatine supplementation can increase the amount of this stored energy, leading to benefits for high-intensity exercise performance as well as a plethora of other potential benefits including cognitive performance and bone density.

Benny is an engineer turned personal trainer and educator, who found his passion for exercise mechanics through the RTS (Resistance Training Specialist) system. RTS might just be the best exercise mechanics course in the world! Benny explains how his engineering background helped him understand and apply the principles of biomechanics and exercise mechanics in his training and teaching. Be sure to listen for training gems.

We dive into Charlotte’s own struggles with disordered eating and how Charlotte’s struggles developed her career which involves disordered eating and being a body image specialist. Charlotte discusses how to manage eating disorders and where & when to seek help, as well as her own personal coping mechanisms that have worked in the past.

Bernardo is an evidence-based coach with qualifications in nutrition and a Masters Degree in body composition. Bernardo has a keen eye for detail and provides an overview of how to drop body fat and gain muscle mass. Expect many gems in this podcast which we can all learn from, including newbies in the gym to the experienced coach.