Ambitious Strength: The Nutrition Table: Recent Episodes
Amber Verrill
This podcast is dedicated to disseminating nutrition information to those who have become bogged down by confusion in the nutrition industry.
It will help you to be more confident in your decision-making in the kitchen, the grocery store, and out to eat with friends.
It will help you find what foods fit into your culture, your budget, work well with your body, and provide the right nutrients to perform each day better than the last.
Here’s a quick look into the owner of Ambitious Strength’s journey. Coach Amber has been through an incredible transformation, both physical and emotional. She speaks on her journey with PCOS and the struggles of losing weight and keeping it off, strength training and it’s importance, as well as starting her own business to help others who are struggling to write their own similar transformation story.
This is a lesson that pops up for me time and time again. Whether I'm halfway up a mountain or in the middle of a ruck run where I desire the comfort of my own home or car.
I believe it's easy to see seasoned lifters or athletes and think "they must never struggle with the mental aspect of training" but they are just as susceptible as anyone else to the negative thoughts.
Here is how I approach those negative thoughts when they arise.
Amber discusses several exercises that can be used to start someone at the easiest level of understanding breathing mechanics to bracing under a load to resist rotation leading to the ultimate goal of making you a better bracer under your 1RM squat, bench, and deadlifts!
In this episode, Amber and Rachel discuss the proper types, fittings, and placement of the belt as a strength training tool. They will cover how to properly brace into the belt making it a more effective tool in your training regimen.
What is the purpose of the brace?
Anatomy of Pelvic and Thoracic Diaphragm
Piston Mechanism of Bracing
Importance of Building the Brace
Here I define both state and trait anxiety. I touch upon how they differ and how we can use them to our advantage in performance.
I provided a video previously that talks about the improper uses of a belt. Here is how to wear your belt properly and how you can get more out of it by wearing it properly.
Listen in as Tyler and I chat about common nutrition myths that go around the internet. We debunk some of these myths and share tips and tricks to overcome the dread and shame of falling off track. Enjoy!
This prep was a unique one to say the least!
Here are some of the ups and downs of this past prep.
We can never rely too much on the data we collect to predict an outcome, we can only manage our mindset on it and continue to move forward with it.
Food logging can be a great tool to help identify patterns in your eating habits and symptomology. By tracking what you eat, you can more easily identify any potential issues that may be affecting your health.
We talk about pro wrestling, tools to use for warm-ups, not marrying yourself to one thing in particular, coaching people remotely and those challenges.
Tyler and I will be putting out some major key info on nutrition over the next month. But for now, I just wanted you all to get to know Tyler and where he comes from!
Raw and unedited conversation between two coaches!
Amber shares the secret to keeping your workouts short and effective. Buy back your time with this small tool.
Welcome Jack to this episode for our Powerlifter Interview series!
I am looking to share the many experiences that are had out there with powerlifting. Jack has suffered a few concussions putting him out of the competitive field for football. Find out how powerlifting has helped Jack to continue to excel in sports, school, and life.
We chat about how Jack got into powerlifting and where he sees himself going. At 16 years old, this is a name that you'll want to keep an eye out for. We're both here to stay until we are no longer!
Thank you all for listening and if you'd like to share your experience, please email me and we can set up a time to chat!
ambitious.strength9@gmail.com
Welcome Taylor to this episode for our Powerlifter Interview series.
I am looking to share the many experiences that are had out there with powerlifting. Indeed it is not for everyone and there are many reasons why. Listen to why Taylor is thankful she included this sport in her journey but has since moved onto something that better fits her lifestyle!
We chat about Taylors experience with powerlifting, why it wasn't for her, and some of the reasons she got into it in the first place!
Thank you all for listening and if you'd like to share your experience, please email me and we can set up a time to chat!
ambitious.strength9@gmail.com
How can I stop snoozing my alarm?
How do I eliminate the temptation of screens an hour before bed?
How can I sleep deeper if I have to sleep less than 7 hours?
Here are 4 tips and the ways I use them to get more and better sleep. We all know we feel better with more sleep, we just need to figure out how to prioritize it or get our bodies to sync with our minds.
We hear the buzz word all the time. But what is protein besides beef or chicken? What makes up protein? Why is it so important?
Listen as Amber breaks down what protein is, all the jobs it has in the body, and why we need to be sure to get enough of it in our diet!
This is false.
Proteins, and more specifically amino acids, have a whole handful of jobs they are responsible for in the body.
To say that consuming protein will only go to your muscles is naive.
So what else does protein do that makes it so important to consume?
We all know the recommendation of 0.7-1.2g/lb bodyweight for protein consumption recommendations but what does that look like from the perspective of a day or meal?
Use this blueprint framework to find out what that looks like for you!
What is your goal intake?
What is your approximate body weight?
How many meals do you want to consume?
What does ____g of protein look like as _________(chicken, fish, red meat, eggs, yogurt, etc)?
This episode covers:
-Why research is ever evolving and what that requires us to do when looking at it
-What are dietary fats?
-How do butter and margarine differ?
-What should I be concerned about when deciding between butter or margarine in my diet?
Listen to this episode to learn whether or not you can:
1) survive without pasta completely
2) why to be aware and where pasta compares to other demonized carbohydrates
3) what to look out for in pasta consumption
4) how to consume it like a human being who just enjoys pasta from time to time :)
This is a short audio clip that describes how to navigate The Nutrition Table platform.
Here I cover how environment dictates restriction in many ways. From alcohol addiction to nutrition to movement; our actions are deeply rooted to cues from our environment.
So when it comes to figuring out WHAT might be throwing us off from our ability to maintain a lifestyle habit it might be difficult but once you've found the source, the answer is easy. Change the environment to be more conducive to your success.
First myth buster podcast!
Hear my take on how alcohol and how much alcohol you consume can have an effect on your overall results.