How to Eat for Peak Athletic Performance | Dr. Philip Goglia | RWP #18

Dr. Philip Goglia explains to Dr. Ben Weitz how to improve athletic performance through nutrition.

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Dr. Goglia explained that using the correct macronutrient food pattern that fits each person’s metabolism is crucial. This can be determined via a questionnaire and by looking at a lipid profile.  If you are efficient at burning fats and carbohydrates and you consume a vegan diet, it will not work very well. Some people are efficient at burning fats and proteins, some are efficient at burning carbs, and some are efficient at both.

Dr. Goglia will often utilize a pretraining cocktail with athletes that includes D-Ribose, L-Glutamine, Taurine, Cinnamon, Calcium and Magnesium, and blackstrap mollases. We’ll even add citrulline mallate to it. He mentions that when his athletes have an athletic event in the morning, he will have the athletes eat a “mash” in the evening that includes shredded wheat, apple sauce, almond butter and jam.  They’ll wake up with lots of energy.  He may also have the athlete consume this “mash” several hours before an athletic event, such as a basketball game or an athletic event.

Dr. Philip Goglia can be reached through his website and for nutrition appointments:  http://www.pfcnutrition.com/

Dr Ben Weitz
Dr Ben Weitz

Dr. Ben Weitz, DC, CCSP, CSCS is a Santa Monica sports chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner specializing in musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, rehabilitation, and nutrition-based approaches to digestive and metabolic health.

Dr. Ben Weitz is frequently rated as "best chiropractor" and functional medicine/nutrition specialist with over 37 years of experience helping patients reduce pain, improve mobility, and improve overall health through non-invasive, evidence-based care.

In addition to chiropractic care and rehabilitation, Dr Weitz provides functional medicine and nutrition approaches for digestive disorders including IBS and SIBO, metabolic health, weight management, and cardiometabolic risk factors.

Dr. Weitz is the author of "The Back Relief Book" and host of the Rational Wellness Podcast, where he shares practical, science-based strategies for long-term health, performance, and disease prevention.

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