Arsenal & Stormzy’s Elite Performance Coach Uncovers Nutrition Hacks You Can Learn (E366)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
James Collins isn’t just your average nutritionist, he’s the behind-the-scenes expert trusted by the likes of Premier League stars, global artists like Stormzy, and even Olympic athletes. With a career built around peak performance, he’s helped shape what some of the world’s top names eat, how they train, and how they recover, all in the name of performing at their absolute best.
In this episode, James breaks down how smart, proactive nutrition can truly change the game, whether you’re on the pitch, on stage, or just trying to feel better day to day. From tweaking pre-match meals for players like Saka and Mbappé to supercharging Stormzy's Glastonbury set, he shares how small changes in fueling can have a huge impact on outcomes, energy, and confidence.
James talks about building habits that actually stick, taking ownership of your health, and understanding your “why” when it comes to setting goals. He also tackles the chaos of modern wellness advice, encouraging us to cut through the noise and follow what truly works, backed by science and experience.
Whether you're chasing a personal best or just want to feel sharper in everyday life, this episode dives into the real-world strategies behind elite performance.
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| 0:00.0 | Unlock your next dose of inspiration early on the high performance app. |
| 0:03.7 | Available now, Bradley Skaines, the man behind the physical performance |
| 0:07.4 | of one of F1's greatest drivers, Max Verstappen. |
| 0:12.6 | We've done this with lots of groups and we've seen huge results, |
| 0:15.9 | both in terms of moods, energy levels as well. |
| 0:19.3 | Nutrition needs to be proactive. |
| 0:20.9 | They met storms in 2019. In order to achieve the physique he wanted, we needed to get him to |
| 0:26.1 | Olympic athlete, Premier League footballer level, and he's a musician. It's the same principle |
| 0:30.1 | that we use with the actors and the athletes. We're fueling them to execute. What you eat |
| 0:34.6 | might be different, and it might be less than them, but the principle is exactly the same. |
| 0:40.3 | Imagine preparing some of the most famous athletes, musicians and CEOs in the world, |
| 0:46.1 | not just to perform, but to thrive under the spotlight. |
| 0:50.0 | Well, that's exactly what human performance and nutrition expert James Collins does. |
| 0:54.7 | From his time with Arsenal under Arsendanger to England and France at the Men's World Cups, |
| 0:59.3 | to working closely with Stormsy before that famous headlining gig at Glastonbury |
| 1:03.7 | to advising Hollywood actors. |
| 1:06.3 | This is a guy who spent years inside the world of elite performance. |
| 1:10.7 | And in this episode, James is going |
| 1:12.6 | to cut through all the noise, because right now there's more information about health and |
| 1:16.7 | nutrition than ever before. But if you're like me, you're probably more confused than ever. |
| 1:22.2 | Well, that won't be the case after this, because James explains why the answer to being the |
| 1:26.9 | person you want to be isn't |
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