The Value of Good Nutrition Archives

12 Nov Be the horse

Posted at 13:02h in Finding What Works for You, Fitness, Fitness as Nutrient Partitioning, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Smart Practices, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

If you had worked with me on nutrition or fitness, you most likely have heard me comparing you to a horse or a dog. Some people don't like it. Some look at me with a wtf face. It is simple though. I ask my athlete:...

18 Sep F.N.A.Q.: Losing Weight, Making Gainz?

Posted at 13:13h in Finding What Works for You, Fitness, Fitness as Nutrient Partitioning, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

You probably know it by now. I have things to say. Thanks to the questions and lessons I learned from you, I always have a big list of blog ideas, video ideas, Instagram ideas, and even book ideas. Sometimes in those lists, patterns emerge. I...

28 Aug The 15-minute lunch break

Posted at 19:16h in Close the Gap, Finding What Works for You, Nutrition, Nutrition Science, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

Often the most laborious work is the most neglected and underestimated. When it comes to nutrition, my experience tells me that most of us focus on the things that we have little or none control over. We fool ourselves thinking we can eat a given...

30 Jul Food and Flow

Posted at 12:49h in Nutrition, Nutrition as Self-knowledge, The Value of Good Nutrition by Juan Acevedo

Let's talk food today! In my years of helping people change their eating habits, I have learned so much about human behavior. Nothing really comes close to it. Running and Olympic lifting are fantastic, don't get me wrong, but changing the way we eat is...