Our Special guest is Chris Algieri. Chris is the former WBO light welterweight world boxing champion with a record of 23 fights for 21 wins and 2 defeats the man holds notable wins over Ruslan Provodnikov & Emmanuel Taylor while he has also shared the ring with Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. Prior to boxing, he was an undefeated ISKA world welterweight and super welterweight kickboxing champion. Not to be outdone he is a scholar, Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in healthcare services from Storey Brooke University while also having a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from New York Institute of Technology and is a certified sports nutritionist by the ISSN.

You will learn a lot from Chris Algieri in Episode 163 of The Vision Board Podcast.

What you will learn in this episode:
4:35 - we welcome Chris Algieri
5:08 - being a fighter and what it's like coaching pro fighters
5:45 - Danny Jacobs
7:10 - insights into the modern day fight camp
8:25 - Dr Jose Antonio,Sports Nutrition and his passion for education
12:25 - the differences between a champion and an average fighter
14:15 - creatine, CTE, and head trauma
16:25 - sports performance and Virtual Reality
18:05 - Tony Ritchie and the ISSN
19:26 - the weight cut in relation to brain trauma
21:20 - Boom Boom Mancini versus Doo Ku Kim
23:03 - The evolution of boxing and Visyl Lomachenko
26:30 - the mental side of modern boxing
29:02 - the timeframe of the pre fight weight cut
31:55 - can you teach the killer instinct?
33:26 - insights into professional Sparring sessions and classic gym wars
36:04 - the ethics of boxing , Conor and Floyd
39:05 - insights into "diets" and "fat loss"
43:12 - the benefits of fasting
44:35 - micros versus macros
45:43 - gut health and our micro-biome
48:30 - drug addiction versus food addiction
52:44 - advice on supps
53:48 - advice on cooking with oils
56:33 - the best time to eat fats
58:35 - the PED conversation

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