Performance Nutrition

Your Mom was right!!!!! You are what you eat and there is no escaping poor nutrition no matter what you do!

Today, we talk with Brian St Pierre of Precision Nutrition and look at the Precision approach to performance eating for sport, business, school life in general.

When it comes to performance, we build all of our programs around rest and recovery. It’s the measure for the amount of work we are able to get done over a period of time. Inside of our R&R programs….Sleep is King!

Then, you have nutrition. Again, there is no escaping poor nutrition. It affects everything you do and the implication in the area of health and wellness is a big issue!

What if I told you that diet and weight related diseases have taken over from smoking as the number one preventable causes of death? With about 2/3 of the population dealing with weight management issues, you would think we’d have it all figured out but it’s not for lack of effort.

It was recently shown that of people with significant weight issues, 60% have tried to lose weight more than six times and of those who have tried more than six times, 34% have tried 20 or more times and 66% have lost count.

The fact is….. according to Dr. Freedhoff, 90% of all diets fail. DIETS DON’T WORK!!!!! That info is very concerning when you consider that the North American weight loss industry generates over $60 billion dollars per year.

So what can you do?

First, exercise regularly. It’s a critical component for over all health but when it comes to making a difference in your weight, exercise is a distant second to diet choices.

Exercise can only influence 20% of your over all modifiable weight where your diet and daily diet choices influence the other 80%.

Second, eat right!

Learn how in this episode of Krush Performance.

Krush Performance is a trusted source of sport performance and athletic development information that brings together the athletes, the coaches, the researchers, the parents & fans in a community dedicated to sharing the very latest sport performance trends and research to INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND EDUCATE and help you understand what its truly like to achieve Human Maximum Performance.

Invite your teammates, coaches, family and friends to join in as we work to push talent and performance to new heights.

Jeff Krushell is regarded as a noted expert in the area of talent development in sport and through his work has gained unique insights into the process of improving performance… ‘It’s a human thing’.

Over the last 20 years Jeff has worked in the world of high performance sport helping athletes tap into their potential to truly understand what it is like to achieve Human Maximum Performance. Engineering his unique blend of sport science and training techniques with the holy grail of success; ‘motivation’, Jeff’s expertise lies in creating the next generation of top performers.

Jeff has forged relationships with athletes, Olympians and internationally renowned sport elitists; coaches, sport scientists, doctors and researchers. All of who are constantly pushing the boundaries of human performance. Jeff’s message relates to all levels of human performance and is not exclusive to sport.

• Host & Founder of The Krush Performance Radio Show aired on TSN 1260 Edmonton

• Current Strength and Conditioning Consultant for Major League Baseball International

• Current Performance Consultant for CTV, Edmonton

• Current Strength & Conditioning Consultant for Vauxhall Baseball Academy

• Current Performance Consultant for Link Management

• Former Strength and Conditioning coach for the Toronto Blue Jays

• Former Strength and Conditioning coach for the Edmonton Eskimos