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As strength or performance coaches, it’s easy to focus all of our energy on training.

Because sure we want to help our athletes get bigger, faster and stronger – but what if they’re doing all the hard work in in the gym, yet not taking care of business in the kitchen?

Kobe was famous for saying that NUTRITION was the last arrow in his quiver – the final thing he could do to put the icing on the cake of his game.

So if you want to learn more about how proper nutrition can help you build better basketball players, you’re going to LOVE today’s episode!

Charles Ashford is a performance nutritionist with a decade of experience working with elite athlete, and he currently serves as the performance nutritionist for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.

And today, we’re going to get an inside look at what nutrition coaching really looks like at the elite level!

Nutrition periodization is aligning one’s nutrition based upon their training and competition demands.

– Charles Ashford

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Charles’s background and the long and winding journey to the Dallas Mavericks.
• The 3T’s of Nutrition: Total, type and timing.
• The crucial role nutrition periodization plays in supporting athletic demands.
• Two of the BIGGEST MISTAKES athletes make when trying to bulk up.
• The triangle of muscle gain: Energy intake, evenly distributed protein, and optimizing peri-workout nutrition.
• How to shift an athlete’s nutrition if their goal is shedding body fat.
• The role of “stacking” carbohydrates at specific times to support performance and lose body fat.
• Why protein must stay high and consistent throughout a fat loss phase.
• The role lifestyle factors play in supporting an athletes body composition and performance.
• Finding balance between an athlete’s favorite food choices, and those that will support their goals.
• Charles’ thoughts on supplements, and the ones he’s most likely to suggest for his athletes.
• Collagen: Yeah or nah?
• The BIG Question
• A really fun lightning round where we talk moving from football to basketball, dogs, and his soon-to-be-released Quadrant Nutrition book!

Connect with Charles:

• Linked In
• Quadrant Nutrition

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