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The Reach Your Peak Experience (A Sports Nutrition Podcast)
The Reach Your Peak Experience is a health and nutrition podcast focussed on a Sports Dietitians exploration of the world of nutrition, health, and performance. Aleksa is a Sports Dietitian and Nutritionist, who is passionate about helping athletes of all levels harness a flexible approach with their nutrition. Each week I bring you a new topic to help expand your knowledge and change your perspective - all in a light-hearted, no-nonsense, and easy-to-digest way. I will help you navigate the sports nutrition space by bringing you real, evidence-based advice & nutrition tips to help you reach your peak potential. Subscribe now to stay informed, competitive, and level up your nutrition & health.
Episodes
260 episodes
#260: Protein Takeover? Not everything needs to be a high protein version of something….and here’s why.
High protein this, high protein that.It is no secret that protein has taken over and that food companies are now bombarding us with protein versions of what it seems like to be everything from ABC to XYZ.Is this a good thing thoug...
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Episode 260
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9:02
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#259: Uncovering The Truth Around Post-Christmas/Holiday Season Weight Gain
After Christmas and New Years (the holiday season), you may find yourself a bit heavy. A bit softer. A bit more…less defined.So why is this? What happened?Well, most would believe they have had a setback in their fat loss goals. ...
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Episode 259
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8:52
#258: New Year's Resolution Conundrum - Flipping The Script
“New year, new me!” - You, probably, maybe.Every new year brings in a wave of aspirations in the form of new years resolutions. From nutrition and fitness to work, and everything in between.However, did you know that there is a go...
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Episode 258
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8:29
#257: The Hara Hachi Bun Me principle of 80% - How To Simply Your Nutrition and Level Up Your Fat Loss
There is a Japanese phrase that goes: Hara Hachi Bun Me.Using this simple teaching will help inject your nutrition game with a good dose of more mindfulness and intuitiveness when it comes to your eating. This is invaluable w...
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Episode 257
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6:39
#256: “Is this snack ok?” - Introducing the “Fill The Cup” Test and Analogy
“Is this snack ok to eat?” - Many a client over the years.The truth is that this does not have a blanket yes or no answer to it and is is highly variable due to the nuances and contextual considerations.Really is a “it depends” si...
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Episode 256
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6:58
#255: Stack Your Days - Using The Power Of Reps To Create Real Change and Results
Reps reps reps.Reps remove doubt. So that is why it is very important to focus on the daily fundamentals and creating consistency.Enter “Stacking Your Days”. A concept I got introduced to from a Chris Paul video.This is a v...
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Episode 255
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6:38
#254: The Protein Obsession…Is it justified? - A Dietitian’s Take On The High Protein Everything Reality
Not everything needs to be high protein this and high protein that…The reality is that we have entered a time when food companies are launching high protein versions of their foods and creating an influx of high protein “everything”....
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Episode 254
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8:12
#253: Are energy drinks actually worse for you than coffee?
Energy drinks vs. coffee.The 2 primary sources of caffeine in the lives of the vast majority.Both have their fans. Both have their skeptics. Both have their haters.So how much truth is there to the general fear around energ...
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Episode 253
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11:34
#252: 3 Food Tracking App Mistakes You Need To Avoid! - How To Improve Calorie Tracking
If you are someone who is tracking their calories, perhaps for fat loss, then there is a good chance you are leaving some results on the table by making 1 or more common food-tracking app mistakes.Whether you are using MFP or Cronometer ...
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Episode 252
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10:30
#251: Fasted Cardio = More Fat Burning = More Fat Loss?
There is a general belief that fasted cardio promotes more fat burning. People believe that more fat burning = more fat loss. Are these 2 beliefs true or untrue?Does fasted cardio burn more fat?Is fasted cardi...
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Episode 251
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10:38
#250: The 2 Triangles Framework - Understanding How Nutrition Strategy Prioritisation Works!
Understanding nutrition strategy is not just about knowing what to do to achieve xyz.It also requires you to have a grasp on how goal prioritisation and nutrition strategy are interlinked. Understanding how focusing on 1 means that you c...
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Episode 250
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11:29
#249: 4 Simple Changes To Improve Fat Loss Potential Today (That you know about but need reminding)
There are some nutrition basics. Fundamentals if you will. That anyone can do right now and make their life easier as far as nutrition goes and potentially even assist with fat loss efforts.They are action steps or simple strategies that...
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Episode 249
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7:36
#248: Nutrition In Rehab Time - The Importance of Maintaining Strategic Thinking
As an athlete (or gym goer), rehab is either something you have done or you will inevitably encounter in some form or fashion or degree in your life.Injuries happen - big and small, short and long, insignificant and lifechanging. No matt...
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Episode 248
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8:43
#247: Cheat Meals and Fat Loss Plan - Can They Coexist? (Impact Revealed)
“Is it ok if I still have a cheat meal? Will that affect my results?”This is a common question and one that I recently got asked by a new client again.Cheat meals seem to be forever connected to the nutrition space, a way for one ...
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Episode 247
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9:21
#246: Fat Burning Does NOT = Fat Loss (Exploring the #YeahScience)
There is a general belief that doing things that result in more fat burning is automatically the answer to fat loss woes and struggling weight loss goals.However, this is not an exact science. It does not necessarily mean it is true in a...
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Episode 246
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7:34
#245: 3 Books You Should Read To Level Up Your Lifestyle and Reach Your Goals
Books can be sources of inspiration, advice, and direction that one needs to help add fuel to one's pursuit of goals and achievement.They can be the additional tool one uses to address limitations and/or obstacles getting in your way or ...
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Episode 245
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13:16
#244: DO NOT do a “Dirty Bulk” | Reasons Why According To A Sports Dietitian
Dirty bulking…what is it good for? Absolutely nothing (for 97.7564% of people)When people try to build muscle, most want it now and want it quickly. Impatience…the gyms are rife with it.Due to the general idea and perception that ...
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Episode 244
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8:39
#243: 4 Post-Training / Post-Game Takeaway Options (That Will Not Break Your Fuelling Plan)
A situation that many athletes and gym goers find themselves in, is when they finish a hard and gruelling training session or complete a sporting game and they need to kick off their fuelling…Yet they don’t have anything prepared at home...
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Episode 243
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13:19
#242: Sports Supplements and Teenagers | 3 reasons Sports Dietitians Recommend Against It!
From creatine to pre-workout to anything in between…More and more adolescents (both athletes and non-athletes alike) are moving towards the use of sports supplements or are considering using one.I have had more and more parents br...
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Episode 242
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9:38
#241: Energy Drinks? What Are They Good For! | My Thoughts As A Sports Dietitian
Energy drinks…so many options. Super popular. Yet long-hated on and feared by many too.So what is the go with them?Are they good or evil?Should you consider using them?Energy drinks should be seen as a supplement so clearl...
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Episode 241
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12:11
#240: Whey Protein Isolate vs. Whey Protein Concentrate - Which Should You Choose?
Is whey isolate better than whey concentrate?Which one should you choose?How are they different?All common questions for people trying to pick a new protein powder to add into their nutrition plan and routine.The rea...
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Episode 240
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9:53
#239: 5 Non-Scale Wins/Metrics To Start Using | Looking Beyond The Scale
Progress, wins, improvements…they are all about more than simply your weight. Even with a fat loss goal.So it is important you look at the bigger picture and balance out your approach by adding in more metrics to complement your weight g...
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Episode 239
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10:32
#238: Vitamin D…What do you need to know about the sunny vitamin?
Supplements are super popular, yet more than 70% of them are useless and not right/needed for a given individual at a given time.Yet within this, almost contrasting world of supplements exists products that a large percentage of the popu...
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Episode 238
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7:38
#237: The Many Faces of Performance - Looking Beyond Just Sport!
When someone says the word performance, the first and often only thing that comes to mind is…Sports Performance!However, performance has many faces. Performance is important for various reasons and it does not just involve athlete...
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Episode 237
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9:12
#236: Addition vs Subtraction Strategy - How poor “maths” is leading results on your table
Most nutrition strategies are super one-sided….Most people are thinking about subtraction only…It’s all about “removing this” and “taking away that” and “reducing this”.However, the best strategy is a balancing act of addit...
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Episode 236
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7:15