Today’s episode features nutrition consultant and performance coach, Matt Cooper. Matt is a bright young mind who I’ve had many conversations with in my recent journey of human performance. He was the guest for episode #121 where he talked about many training concepts, including the potential neurological drawbacks of excessive training under heavy barbell loads.

Today’s show is a chat about holistic training integration, where Matt covers the elements of stress, recovery, nutrition and energy systems. Being a masterful coach represents knowing not only the “big rocks” of training, but also excelling at the subtle aspects of training athletes. I believe that success is found in a mastery of the subtleties, and today’s episode covers a great many of them. This is definitely a show for dedicated coaches, athletes and trainees who want to cover all bases in their training process.

Topics Matt will specifically get into include all things stress, light, energy systems, mitochondria, caloric restriction, ketogenic implications for athletes, nutrient intake and hormonal fluctuations, and finally, the impact of nutritionally derived inflammation on pain and injury.

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