Boost Your Vegan Athletic Performance by Avoiding This Common Mistake
While plant-based diets have many benefits, they have a lot of pitfalls as well, especially for those of us who are very active. Let me lead you through the biggest mistakes that lead to unwanted weight loss, loss of performance, loss of lean muscle mass or general tiredness, and give you suggestions for changes that you can make right now so you start to feel energized and powerful again!
Cheat Meals: Treat or Threat?
What are your favourite "cheat meals"? This is mainly for people who are active, workout, train, exercise hard, and then have a cheat meal because they "deserved" it. I will make it short, the cheat meal might not be the best option to indulge in after a heavy...
Decadent Chocolate Brownie
No oil, no dairy, no honey, just the rich taste of chocolate! I got this recipe from a woman at my client's place a few months ago. However, the recipe included eggs, butter, honey and so I decided to make it vegan! I mean what do you need butter for when you have an...
Richard Diaz – How to Train for OCR
Listen on iTunes | Google Podcast | Overcast |Spotify | AnchorToday's podcast episode is one of those that I was looking forward to recording a long time. Richard Diaz is a legendary coach, who specializes on OCR. He is the go-to guy when it comes to improving your...
Maximize Your Recovery With This Post-Workout Drink
Many of you reading this hopefully understand the importance of recovery after exercise. To quickly summarize it, a training provides the stimulus, an acute stress, to which the body adapts. That is if you provide the body with all it needs to adapt. The adaptation...
Waging the War Inside Your Head
You know the moment you have an internal dialogue with several voices in your head when it is time to get out of the bed. Or when you have to go for a run but it is raining outside? There is more than one person that complete us. That is why it is important to...
Oatmeal for Health & Performance
Yesterday I talked with a fellow runner about our favourite breakfast - oatmeal. When it comes to oatmeal, there seem to be two different kinds of people. Those who love it and those who hate it. I also observed, that people who hate it, typically hate it because of a...
Developing Performance-Oriented Lifestyle
This website is about performance-oriented lifestyle. However, different people have a different definition of what actually performance is. This is why I decided to write a post about what performance means to me and what aspects it covers. [1] By the dictionary...
How Relationships Effect Your Well-Being and Performance
Listen on iTunes If you are new to my blog, welcome. My aim is to provide motivation and inspiration so you can create a high-performance lifestyle, nourish your body, strengthen your mind, and develop your spirit. My hope is that you use the knowledge, tips, and...
Why your friends and family don’t listen to your advice. Even if you are an expert.
Have you ever been in a situation, when your friend or family member complained to you and when you gave them an expert advice on the topic, it just didn't get through to them? As if they did not listen and maybe even did not take you seriously? Well, it happened to...
Understanding Your Energy
It seems there are two groups of people. One that intuitively understands the word "energy" and vibe with the word, and the other group that doesn't know how to comprehend it. The later is typically a group of analytical people, who are not in touch with their...
Daniel Weiss
Nutrition Coach