TBT: The Flexible Dieter's Guide To Counting Macros ft. Zach Rocheleau
The Michael Caz Podcast
Michael Cazayoux
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, I interview my good friend Zach Rocheleau. Zach is what you would call a Macro Magician. Whether you're new to flexible dieting, or looking for tips on creating more macro-friendly meals, this episode is layered with tons of information that will help you get your diet headed in the right direction. We discuss tips for dining out, improving your relationship with food, and how to stay motivated in any diet. Do yourself a favor and check out his instagram. Enjoy the show.
Topics:
05:10 - Athletic career
14:30 - Breaking into the nutrition business
18:43 - Explaining the Law of Thermo Dynamics
20:07 - Breaking down Macros
26:28 - What is flexible dieting?
35:50 - Understanding the effects of food on your body
42:00 - Where to start with Flexible Dieting
54:40 - Tips for dining out
1:00:20 - Staying motivated with your diet
Links:
Books:
Start With Why - Sinek
Flexible Dieting 2.0 - Cagney
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brute Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness. |
| 0:08.4 | We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset. |
| 0:12.3 | Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach, 2012 and 2013 CrossFit Games Channel, Michael Cajou. |
| 0:19.6 | Mind, Body, Br. Welcome back. My name is Mike |
| 0:27.2 | Kajou, and you're listening to the Brute Strength podcast. This week's guest is Zach Rochelow. |
| 0:32.3 | Zach is the owner of the flexible dieting lifestyle. And a lot of people consider him to be the food porn king of the universe. |
| 0:40.3 | He's got thousands of amazing photos and videos on Instagram of him cooking macro friendly foods. |
| 0:47.3 | And that's how he got this title. |
| 0:48.7 | I was introduced to Zach several months ago through a mutual friend here in Austin. |
| 0:54.0 | And I've come to respect him both as a |
| 0:55.7 | business owner and a human being in general. Obviously on the show, we talk about flexible |
| 1:01.7 | dieting a lot, the X's and O's, and how to actually weigh and measure and track your food. |
| 1:08.1 | We talk about something he calls the hierarchy of nutrition, |
| 1:11.6 | inclusion versus exclusion, the keys to long-term success on any diet, and much, much more. |
| 1:18.3 | Before we get started, if you haven't done so already, please head to iTunes, hit the |
| 1:22.7 | subscribe button, and leave me a quick review. Also, if you're new to the show, head to the website, |
| 1:28.6 | brute strength training.com and sign up for the newsletter. That's where we're going to keep you |
| 1:32.4 | up to date on all of the new podcast, blog articles, videos, all of the free content that we're putting |
| 1:38.5 | out. Enjoy the show. Zach, what's up, dude? Thanks for joining me today, man. |
| 1:45.0 | Absolutely. |
| 1:45.6 | It's a pleasure. |
| 1:46.3 | This is Dream Come True, and I'm excited to get started on this. |
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