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#12 - Liam Holmes on the fundamentals of good nutrition, plant-based diets and sleep
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Basis London
In Episode #12 of The Health Club, Tom McAdam speaks with pH Nutrition founder Liam Homes, a nutritionist with over a decade of experience working with Premier League football teams, CrossFit athletes and everyday people. We speak about:
- What Liam learned as nutritionist at 2 Premier League football clubs (Fulham, Tottenham)
- How nutrition works in elite sports
- What ‘training meals’ and ‘anytime meals’ are
- The fundamentals of good nutrition
- What food quality is and why it’s critical
- Why protein distribution is so important
- Why you shouldn’t eat a protein bar as a pre-workout snack
- How to control your food intake for body composition
- Why ‘if it fits your macros’ is a misguided approach
- The importance of ‘eating the rainbow’ and how to implement eating more colours
- How to make the transition to a plant-based diet
- How to implement a ‘good’ plant-based approach
- What anti-nutrients are and why you probably shouldn’t worry about them
- The importance of sleep for gaining muscle mass and losing fat
- How to improve sleep quality with natural light and sleep routines
- How fatherhood has changed Liam’s approach to training and nutrition
Among many other things. You can find Liam at phnutrition.co.uk and on Instagram @ph_nutrition. We hope you enjoy the conversation!