SNR #237: Martin MacDonald – The Influences, Experiences & Journey of an Industry Leader

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Sigma, Dietetics, Evidencebased, Nutrition, Training, Health & Fitness, Science, Diet, Fitness, Evidence, Bodybuilding, Health

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🗓️ 10 July 2018

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

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Martin is a clinical performance nutritionist and the founder of Mac-Nutrition, a thriving nutrition consultancy boasting sought after long-term internship and weekend mentorship programs. He has also developed Mac-Nutrition Uni, the UK’s first ever evidence-based, nutrition course that can be completed online.

Martin has worked as a performance nutritionist in elite sport with British Weight Lifting, Derby County Football Club, English swimming and other elite sport organizations.

He has lectured at the University of Derby and has guest lectured on the prestigious MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition course at Loughborough University.

In This Episode We Discuss

Martin’s undergraduate education
What drew Martin to nutrition
The early life influences that developed interests in bodybuilding or in science
The moments/experiences in his education that stand out as the most important or influential to Martin
Martin’s work in elite sport
How Martin had became disillusioned with the fitness industry before he started MNU
The unexpected benefits students have reported from doing MNU
Martin’s interests outside of nutrition/work

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0:00.0	This person flicked up this slide for literally, I'm not lying, about four seconds, just
0:14.3	when this is our data from the blood glucose readings, click, that was it.
0:18.4	Anyway, this lecture goes on for maybe half an hour and at the end of the
0:22.1	presentation he puts up his hand and goes, can you just go back to slide 13? And it was this
0:26.8	thing. And he goes, but I just noticed subject six is actually in a hypoglycemic state. So how can
0:32.3	you not say this is down to bug? And I was literally like, you freak. How have you picked up on that one data point?
0:39.3	And the, the physiology professor literally just starts laughing and goes, yeah, you're right.
1:07.3	Yeah. Hello, you are very welcome to Sigma Nutrition Radio.
1:16.6	I am your host, Danny Lennon, and today we're at episode 237 of the podcast, and one that I think is going to be pretty special, at least for me, given that today's guest, Martin McDonald,
1:22.5	who has been on the show, I'm guessing three or four times previously, and in extremely popular
1:30.4	episodes for many of you who are loyal listeners to the show can attest. But today is going to be
1:37.3	slightly a bit different in terms of what we talk about. And it's been something that I find
1:42.6	interesting to delve into, as well as bringing up some things that maybe many of you who even follow Martin's content might be unaware of.
1:51.2	And so we're going to try and get into some of Martin's background through not only his original academic studies, his early career, some of the things that were going on internally
2:03.1	in his mind during those time points, and looking at some of those early influences and experiences
2:07.9	and moments that kind of shaped the career he's had in the industry to where it is now.
2:12.9	I'm trying to get a bit deeper and, I suppose, below the surface level than we may have previously done. So I'm trying to get a bit deeper and I suppose below the surface level than we may have previously done.
2:20.3	So I'm really excited for this particular discussion given that as many of you who have listened to me talk previously about this will know.
2:30.6	Marlon has been a long time influence on my career from many, many years ago, from when
2:38.1	he originally acted in a mentorship role to me back probably, I'm guessing, five-ish years ago,
2:46.2	maybe a bit over five, I think it was 2013, maybe even six, somewhere around that range.
2:53.9	And in the intervening years, I've had the opportunity to, and thankfully I'm able to, at this point, call Martin a friend.
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