5 Strength Nutrition Lessons I Wish I Learned a Decade Ago

When I look back at all of the unknowns or mistakes I made when I started lifting way back in 2010, it makes me shutter. My goal is to help you avoid those mistakes and provide you with the tools and information necessary to help you achieve your goals while also fueling yourself smarter, getting stronger, building muscle, and performing better.
Key Takeaways If You Want To Start Developing Better Nutrition Habits for Your Strength Training, You Should:

1. Make sure you are fueling enough for your activity level
2. Remember that carbs and protein are your longevity friend
3. Adjust your strength and nutrition plan to serve your personal goals

Hindsight is 20/20; As They Say

I see many common mistakes in my community and my listeners, and I only wish I could turn back time and have hindsight on my side. While I can't do that for myself, it is my pleasure to be able to do that for you. Falling into the same pitfalls that I did when I was fresh at lifting is something that I want to help you avoid, which is why I choose to point out the common mistakes I see to help you be as successful in your body as possible.

Setting Your Body up for Success

If you have stepped up your activity level but continue to fuel your body the same, there is a good chance that your body is not happy. By shifting your mindset around what you are actively doing and how much fuel your body needs to accomplish that, you will avoid Low Energy Availability and improve your Basal Metabolic needs. 

By troubleshooting and changing how you are thinking about fueling your body in relativity to your activity,  you will find the answers you are looking for to get out of these frustrating circumstances when it comes to strength training and nutrition.

Are you ready to fuel smarter in order to build strength, energy, muscle, and perform better? Let me know what you want to hear next in the comments section of the episode page.

In This Episode

• The first thing that I wish I knew about fueling my body for strength training (3:51)
• Discover the problem with the mantra ‘eat less move more’ (8:40)
• Why you should be mindful of getting enough protein intake when strength training (15:01)
• How coffee could be sabotaging your energy, especially if it takes the place of your breakfast most mornings (18:55)
• Why some nutrition tools may not be well suited to the strength and nutrition goals that you have (22:30)

Quotes

“I was eating, of course, but I really wasn’t mindful of how much energy I was expending through my training. Which was a lot.” (5:22)

“You sort of have to understand how these things can morph and then when supported by the community at large, especially when there is not a lot of context involved.” (12:07)

“Once women are in the menopause transition, and there is lower estrogen, it is harder to build muscle for a variety of reasons and if we are not eating enough food overall… one of the things that happen is we start to lose muscle tissue.” (15:34)

“You are going to perform a lot better in your training if you put more in your system than just coffee.” (21:24)

“Not every tool is a good idea for you, and this is where being discerning is really, really important.” (26:20)

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