The Lean Body Podcast

GAA Lean Body Program starting soon.. https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program [https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program]

Kate McDaid, Founder of NutriKate is a health and Performance Nutritionist Kate studied Food Science at the University of College Dublin before following her ambition and moving to the UK to complete an MSc in Sports and Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University. She landed a position in a nutrition consultancy over there quickly progressing to Senior Health and Performance Nutritionist where she started to build an extensive portfolio working with professional sports teams, elite sporting scholars, corporate clients, charity organisations, weight-loss and health seeking individuals. She took this experience back to Ireland with her in 2017 and founded NutriKate, a high-performance nutrition consultancy. Kate’s love for nutrition stemmed from her competitive sporting background. She has captained the Irish basketball team and more recently played football for Dublin GAA. In today’s podcast, we go through the 4 R’s of recovery. A must listen for every GAA player looking to bring their game to the next level!   (Website) Homepage - NutriKate [https://nutrikate.com/] (Instagram) Kate McDaid | Nutritionist 🍎 (@nutrikate_com) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/nutrikate_com/] (Twitter) Kate McDaid (@Kate_NutriKate) / X (twitter.com) [https://twitter.com/Kate_NutriKate] Details for Brian's GAA Lean Body Program:  https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program [https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program]

Season 4 Solo Q+A 1.     Is it normal to be hungrier than usual at the end of a heavy training week? 2.     I feel too heavy for GAA at the minute. On creatine and want to stop to lose a few kg, thoughts? 3.     Thoughts on yoga for GAA flexibility? 4.     Struggling with running fitness and its impacted my performance, what can I do?   Details for my GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program [https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program]

Laura Kealy, founder of Bridge Nutrition is a registered health and performance nutritionist aiming to improve people’s knowledge, understanding, and, appreciation of food – one meal at a time! She is also the author of the book Eat To Win: Nutrition for Peak Performance in Female Team Sport Athletes This is a great episode and a must listen for any female GAA player. Here are some of the things we talked about in today’s episode. ·      Eating around your menstrual cycle ·      Increasing calories during your late luteal phase ·      Nutrition for performance vs health vs composition ·      Caffeine before games ·      Carb loads, hydration and sleep ·      And much more.   (Website) Bridge Nutrition – Welcome [https://bridgenutrition.ie/] (Instagram) Bridge Nutrition (@bridgenutrition) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/bridgenutrition/] (Facebook) Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/laurakealybridgenutrition/] (Twitter)  Bridge Nutrition (@BridgeNutritio1) / X (twitter.com) [https://twitter.com/bridgenutritio1?lang=en] (Youtube) Bridge Nutrition - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@bridgenutrition3925?app=desktop] (Books – store page) Buy Eat To Win Book at Easons [https://www.easons.com/eat-to-win-laura-kealy-9781782552512]

Solo episode with Brian going through everything you need to know about Carb Loading. *on minute 3:50 – I meant to say 200g of rice, not 100g of rice for the example. * How many carbs do I need to carb load? * When should I start my carb load?   * Simple sugars or complex carbs? * Is fruit good for carb loading the day before a game or will the sugar cause energy spikes? * Healthiest type of bread to carb load with? * Will eating too many carbs stop me getting a six pack or increase fat?   GAA Lean Body Program: https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/ [https://briankeanefitness.com/lean-body-program/]