Most People Get This Wrong About Protein — Simplify Your Nutrition

Ageless Athlete — Healthy Aging for a Strong, Capable Life

Ageless Athlete — Healthy Aging for a Strong, Capable Life
Most People Get This Wrong About Protein — Simplify Your Nutrition
Oct 14, 2025 Season 1 Episode 96
Kush Khandelwal

Nutrition advice is everywhere — and most of it overcomplicates what should be simple.
 In this replay, EC Synkowski, founder of Optimize Me Nutrition and creator of the 800-Gram Challenge, shares a refreshingly practical approach to fueling performance, recovery, and longevity.

She’s coached CrossFit athletes, corporate teams, and everyday movers — and she’s one of the most grounded, science-based voices in nutrition today.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

  • The 800-Gram Challenge: a data-driven, no-BS way to eat more fruits and vegetables
  • How much protein we really need (and why “more” isn’t always better)
  • Why consistency beats restriction for long-term health
  • How to eat well when you’re on the road, in the mountains, or living out of a van
  • What truly matters more than supplements for living long and strong

🥦 About EC Synkowski

EC is a licensed dietitian, CrossFit seminar staff alum, and the creator of The Consistency Project podcast. Through her brand Optimize Me Nutrition, she helps people cut through the noise of fad diets with simple frameworks that actually work.

🌐 optimizemenutrition.com

 📸 Instagram: @optimizemenutrition

🎙️ Podcast: The Consistency Project

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Topics: longevity, fitness over 40, endurance training, aging athletes, recovery, injury prevention

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