E.C. Synkowski Still Wants You to Squat Deeper—and Eat Better
When should you eat carbs? How important is that post-workout shake? What's the best diet for general health?
E.C. Synkowski, founder of OptimizeMe Nutrition, fields questions like these every day, and on today's episode of Two-Brain Radio, she shares the answers with Sean Woodland.
You'll learn about her decade of experience on the CrossFit Seminar Staff, why she left CrossFit to pursue a career in nutrition and how she defines good nutrition.
E.C. also shares some of her top tips for choosing a nutrition plan, surviving the holidays and sticking with good habits for the long term.
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Timeline:
1:06 – Intro to E.C. Synkowski.
2:26 – Finding her people in CrossFit.
4:02 – How E.C. got on the CrossFit Seminar Staff: “I just kept showing up.”
5:28 – Leaving environmental consulting to work for CrossFit.
6:23 – Her role as a program manager for CrossFit.
8:42 – The power of simple messaging in nutrition.
9:44 – Starting OptimizeMe Nutrition.
11:32 – Defining good nutrition.
12:12 – Where to start when dialing in your nutrition.
13:08 – The most common nutrition mistakes people make.
16:13 – Replacing bad habits with good ones.
17:13 – The 800-gram Challenge.
19:08 – The Consistency Project.
20:18 – Nutrition and sleep.
22:20 – Surviving the holidays without undoing all your progress.
23:32 – Overcoming the biggest obstacles to starting a nutrition plan.
24:34 – Supplements: Yea or nay?
25:59 – What if you love protein shakes?
27:54 – How to maintain good nutrition when you hate cooking and don’t have time to meal prep.
29:05 – The biggest misconception about nutrition.
30:33 – How to help loved ones improve their nutrition.
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