“If something means everything to you, then you go above and beyond”.

Marc Pugh is one of very few footballers to have played and scored in all top five tiers of English football. From the National League to the Premier League with Bournemouth Marc reached the pinnacle of top flight football. Moving up through the divisions Marc soon discovered the consistent key differentiator was an investment in his own performance.

Embarking down the path of a continuous education and investigating his own curiosities regarding nutrition Marc never stood still and ensured he remained playing at the top. Now in his current guise as “The Foodie Footballer” here he is paying forward the lessons of a career to the next generation.

Furthermore we discussed;

- Secrets behind a successful career in the game?

- The percentages to getting to the top and staying there?

- How exactly recovery is linked to nutrition?

- “Feeling better at 34 than he did at 22”.

- The birth of “The Foodie Footballer”.

- Compound effect in the power of investing in your own performance.

- The one biggest nutrition belief Marc has changed his mind on?

Timestamps;

00:00 - 04:50 - Intro

04:51 - 08:02 - Nutrition

08:03 - 14:52 - Accountability & Routine

14:53 - 21:36 - Foodie Footballer

21:37 - 30:47 - Football Fuel

30:48 - 36:06 - Evolution

36:07 - 39:24 - Advice

Marc's Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/thefoodiefootballer/?hl=en

Marc's Twitter; https://twitter.com/marcpugh7