Leo is joined by performance nutritionist, Sammy Cooper, to discuss the crucial topic of nutrition and our relationship with food, especially in regards to the optimal intake when it comes to fuelling our bodies, and why the societal ideals of the perfect body type might be doing more harm than good.KEY TAKEAWAYSWith the new body image norms constantly evolving, issues are being seen in the industry surrounding food, nutritional intake, and under-fuelling when it comes to physical activity.Hustle culture has promised that people can excel in more areas than one, and that more is better. This has fed into the health and wellbeing space to detrimental effect.Carbohydrates are hugely important when it comes to energy generating, but this runs counter to the new wisdom on dietary effects, and is being mishandled. We need the energy we get from carbs.When you are in energy deficit, your body acknowledges that less energy is available and starts to slow things down in order to preserve as much as possible. From a practical standpoint, then best thing to do at this point is to monitor, observe and adjust your intake.BEST MOMENTS'We're seeing some fairly consistent problems in the industry''Good old diet has excelled so many different things''We are definitely starting to see reds as more of a common thing''The most underrated thing is to spend a good few weeks just investigating what you're doing'VALUABLE RESOURCESEmail Leo at [email protected] Sammy Cooper Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sammys.scoop/ABOUT THE HOSTLeo is a fitness professional and nutritionist who’s ended up specializing in female health by chance after seeing female clients struggle to get the same results he quickly realized you can’t train and diet women like they are just smaller men! He continues to be passionate about understanding gender differences that affect health, well being and issues in the work placeYou can find Leo on:https://leo0d9cfd.clickfunnels.com/order-page1618745054296 https://tysontransformations.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/leotysonn2/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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