Catching Up with James Wilks From The Game Changers
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 5 April 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
From professional athletes to everyday men and women, The Game Changers has forever changed the way the world views plant-based diets.
James Wilks catches up with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about the effect the groundbreaking documentary has had on sports worldwide and the reasons why more young athletes than ever before are giving up meat and dairy to gain an edge on their competitors. This includes major college football as Wilks gave a keynote address at the College Football Playoffs.
Wilks also gives a positive update on his father whose health struggles were well chronicled in the documentary.
Also covered:
- How many calories he burns in a workout.
- Why a bigger focus on nutrition is leading to longer careers in pro sports.
- The cardiovascular benefits plant-based athletes experience that can enhance performance.
- Fearing carbs
- Research coming out of The Game Changers Institute
- Much more
Wilks will be speaking at the Fairfax VegFest in Herndon, Va., on April 28.
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Study: Weight Loss, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar
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Fairfax VegFest
https://www.fairfaxvegfest.org
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James Wilks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightningwilks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/James-Lightning-Wilks-150607888328872
Website: https://gamechangersmovie.com
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Chuck Carroll
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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Physicians Committee
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCRM.org
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pcrm
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21-Day Vegan Kickstart App
iOS: https://bit.ly/VegKStrt-iOS
Android: https://bit.ly/VegKStrtAndrd
Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart
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Barnard Medical Center
Appointments
202-527-7500
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| 0:00.0 | All that information can impair your workout and your recovery. |
| 0:05.0 | And then as that adds up over time, that could certainly shorten a career. |
| 0:08.0 | But if you do the right things, the plan for the tournament diet being the most important thing I believe out of those lifestyle changes, |
| 0:14.0 | then I do actually think you can have a longer career. |
| 0:22.0 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:26.0 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:29.0 | Thank you so very much for racing your health IQ with us in more than 130 countries and healthy cities coast to coast. |
| 0:36.0 | Rockford, Illinois. |
| 0:37.0 | Carol Vermont. |
| 0:38.0 | Idaho Falls, Idaho. |
| 0:40.0 | We appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 0:44.0 | This is episode 26 of season 5, number 325 overall. |
| 0:50.0 | James Lightning Wills. |
| 0:53.0 | He is my guest today. |
| 0:55.0 | You know him. He is the star of the groundbreaking documentary The Game Changers. |
| 1:00.0 | Can you believe that it's already been four years since the Game Changers was released? |
| 1:06.0 | And what an impact that movie has had. |
| 1:10.0 | Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the impact that this one documentary had was almost immeasurable. |
| 1:19.0 | Talking about everybody from your run of the mill weekend warriors to big time professional athletes. |
| 1:28.0 | We're going to talk to James. |
| 1:30.0 | Hear him talk about how many of these major pro sports athletes he's heard from guys in the NFL. |
| 1:37.0 | Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NHL, soccer, so many other sports literally from around the world. |
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