Holistic health and high performance are rarely spoken about under the same breath.

If you care about your health, you don't have what it takes to achieve great things - right?

Not at all.

To elucidate how we can chase high performance in sustainable ways, I sat down with Dr. Eric Helms.

Eric is a Research Fellow at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand. He researches physique and strength sport, specifically training and nutrition, with an emphasis on long-term sport careers holistically integrated with life.

He is also a coach, athlete, author, and educator who is all about supporting lifting careers with sustainable methods.

We discussed:

• Obstacles to sustainable pathways to high performance
• Striving to be a holistic athlete
• Protecting our identity as we chase external rewards
• A modified intuitive eating approach for sports performance
• Reframing negatives into story of resilience, agency & choice.

You can find Eric here:

https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/iron-culture/id1452114380?mt=2

https://3dmusclejourney.com/

Find me here:

https://www.coachshannonbeer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/shannonbeer_/