Nutritional Manipulations for Runners with Oz Garcia
Robert Sikes
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Are you still suffering the negative effects of Covid? Oz Garcia is
an avid runner and suffered from a pretty bad bout of Covid. He was
in the hospital and suffered from long Covid symptoms for several
months. In this episode, we discuss how he's healed himself through
nutrition and cardiovascular training and gotten back on track with
his health.
What
you'll hear:
His background in running and nutrition (1:50)
Running and veganism (6:39)
How he now structures his nutrition based on what he's learned
from past experimentation (10:19)
His diet variations throughout the week (14:56)
His nutrition recommendations in regards to protein and fat
consumption (20:57)
The importance of sleep and timing your meals (23:18)
Protein vs. fat prior to going to bed (26:43)
His opinion on coffee consumption (28:16)
Oz's books and writing career (36:21)
Long Covid (41:36)
How he dialed in his nutrition and training to recover (43:13)
The importance of proper daily habits in regards to your health
(48:35)
Our evolutionary impulse to eat as much food as possible (51:01)
Discipline as an ally (53:51)
Managing yourself as a form of self-respect (56:09)
What's in the pipeline for Oz (57:19)
Gratitude (59:44)
Morning routines that he's found beneficial (1:01:01)