#034: Frequently Asked Nutrition Questions
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
I'm answering some of the most common nutrition questions we get at the gym, from which supplements I recommend to intermittent fasting, from hydration to how much red meat is too much. Show Notes: 00:00:50 - Watch all the CFNE Way Episodes here: https://goo.gl/u8Nfkv 00:02:22 - What sources would you recommend for a deeper dive into learning about nutrition? 00:04:30 - Grab Michael Pollan's books here: "In Defense of Food [https://amzn.to/2qOazd4], "Omnivore's Dilemma" [https://amzn.to/2qLRYPl], "Food Rules" [https://amzn.to/2HfxXLv] 00:05:15 - Robb Wolf's website: https://robbwolf.com/ 00:05:57 - Grab Robb Wolf's books here: "Paleo Solution" [https://amzn.to/2K3WZuH], "Wired to Eat" [https://amzn.to/2HB2DGt] 00:05:50 - Watch the Joe Rogan/Robb Wolf episode here: https://goo.gl/qgWcff 00:06:01 - Grab Gary Taubes's books here: "Good Calories, Bad Calories" [https://amzn.to/2F2TOjp], "Why We Get Fat" [https://amzn.to/2HOkwiH], "The Case Against Sugar" [https://amzn.to/2HG74zW] 00:06:50 - Chris Kresser's website here: https://chriskresser.com/ 00:08:06 - What supplement is overused? 00:09:02 - What supplement is underused? 00:10:24 - What is cod liver oil & why should I take it? 00:12:23 - Are veggies still good if I turn them into a shake? 00:13:36 - How much red meat is too much red meat? 00:14:37 - What is a good alternative if I can't afford grass-fed/wild caught meats? 00:16:17 - If I have a race or event coming up, should I carb load? 00:16:48 - What is intermittent fasting? 00:17:53 - How hydrated do I need to be normally? 00:20:20 - Are more, smaller meals better than fewer, larger ones? 00:22:37 - If I'm eating the amount I should, why am I still hungry?
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| 0:00.0 | Red meat is one of the most nutrient dense foods on planet Earth. |
| 0:06.0 | More so, this is going to get a lot of people out of it. |
| 0:09.0 | It's going to ruffle a lot of feathers. |
| 0:10.0 | It has more nutrients than vegetables. |
| 0:13.0 | It has more nutrients than chicken. |
| 0:17.0 | It has more nutrients than pork. |
| 0:18.0 | It is one of the best things you can be eating. |
| 0:22.0 | What confidence is, it has nothing to do with winning or the leaderboard. |
| 0:26.0 | What confidence is, is knowing that you giving your best efforts is enough. |
| 0:33.0 | Greetings Ben. |
| 0:37.0 | Hey Patrick, what's happening? |
| 0:39.0 | Not a much. |
| 0:40.0 | Doing something a little bit different today. |
| 0:42.0 | In addition to this fine podcast, you also do another one for the gym specifically. |
| 0:49.0 | It's called the CFNEWA. |
| 0:51.0 | Where once a week you sit down with one of the coaches over there, Dan. |
| 0:55.0 | He basically does what I do here, except for usually for gym specific things. |
| 1:00.0 | A lot of times, the things you guys end up talking about are broad enough that I think that they're just as valuable for this audience as it is for the 400 plus members you have over there. |
| 1:13.0 | Completely agree. |
| 1:14.0 | Recently, you guys have been doing a series of rapid fire lightning round nutrition questions. |
| 1:21.0 | What I want to do today in this episode is do a mash up. |
| 1:25.0 | Take a lot of those answers that you and Dan had over the last couple of weeks and throw them together in one episode. |
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