Ep. 6: Check in with Joe Inga
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
When you're going plant-strong, it seems the world is working against you. We can't turn on the TV or drive down the street without being tempted. We live in a cultural mindset of "everything in moderation" - giving us the green light to indulge at every turn as long as we put in extra time at the gym. And we know marketing campaigns are scientifically designed to trigger us - making us crave sugary, salty, fat-laden, food-like substances.
For many, including Joe, the drive-thru is a powerful siren song.
In this check-in episode, Joe gives Rip an update on how he's doing. Hear which recipes he's made for the firehouse plus his updated biometric results. Joe will share his progress in building stamina and strength with exercise, and a setback where he found himself ordering Burger King (after 60 days of going 100%!). Plus, we'll meet Joe's wife, Jennifer!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Rip. Welcome back to Plant Strong. Now, we're just about a month into season |
| 0:10.2 | one, and so I wanted to do a little progress report, so to speak, with Joe, and just see |
| 0:15.8 | how he's doing. Check in on his nutrition and answer any questions that he's having. |
| 0:20.9 | They're likely the same ones that you may be facing as well. And we're going to talk |
| 0:25.5 | about his training and exercise. If you've been following along, then you know that I |
| 0:30.2 | am coaching Joe to become Plant Strong and reap the health benefits that come with this |
| 0:35.7 | lifestyle. But I'm also taking Joe from a couch potato to a variable sweet potato |
| 0:41.6 | triathlete in under six months. This September, we're going to do a full-fledged triathlon |
| 0:49.1 | at the Essleston Family Farm, and we're all going to be there in full force. My father, |
| 0:53.9 | Dr. Cobblebeesleston, Jr. My mom, Anne, Essleston, my sister Jane, and a bunch of other dynamic |
| 1:03.0 | plant-based personalities will be there. And of course, we couldn't have the triathlon |
| 1:07.8 | without the star of the show. Joe Inga will be there with his new spelt body with his |
| 1:14.1 | new sparkling endothelial cells that are radiating nitric oxide. And I bet if we look deep into |
| 1:21.7 | Joe's eyes, we'll see the eye of the tiger. But I hope you'll be cheering for Joe over the |
| 1:27.1 | finish line. Each month, I'm going to do a progress report check-in like this one with Joe, |
| 1:33.0 | via Zoom, and I invite you to listen in. Here's number one. |
| 1:41.2 | So how you doing? I'm doing good. I made the, you know, I'm going to say the sweet potato |
| 1:46.3 | lasagna. I made that in the firehouse. And the guys were like, yeah, you know, it's not bad, |
| 1:51.6 | but, you know, we kind of, I wish it had cheese on it, or I wish it had salt in it. I made |
| 1:57.1 | stuffed jalapenos. So I make that with sweet potatoes, oats, and either spinach or kale, |
| 2:03.4 | all mixed in like a mashed potato, and I stuffed the jalapenos and bacon. I made those. |
| 2:09.4 | So I'm starting to work in some of the stuff there. So the guys have been really supportive. |
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