097: Interview with Brian St. Pierre

Episode 097: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. On this week’s show I’m sitting down with another guest and it’s Brian St. Pierre. Brian is the Director of Performance Nutrition at Precision Nutrition, working with a host of fitness professionals and professional sports teams including the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Browns, and more. Prior to his work with […]

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Episode 097: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. On this week’s show I’m sitting down with another guest and it’s Brian St. Pierre. Brian is the Director of Performance Nutrition at Precision Nutrition, working with a host of fitness professionals and professional sports teams including the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Browns, and more.

Prior to his work with Precision Nutrition, Brian worked for three years at Cressey Sports Performance as the head Sports Nutritionist and as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, working with hundreds of athletes and recreational exercisers of all types.

He’s the author of the High Performance Handbook Nutrition Guide, the Show and Go Nutrition Guide, and Ultimate Hockey Nutrition. Brian is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. He’s also a Certified Sports Nutritionist as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

As part of the Precision Nutrition mission, he helps to deliver life-changing, research-driven nutrition coaching for everyone.

Here’s what we talk about in this podcast episode:

4:00 Brian’s background and entry into nutrition

8:55 Started studying engineering when he left school

10:40 Starting to work for Precision Nutrition

13:30 Working with elite athlete’s

18:05 What he’s learned from coaching, not from a textbook

22:30 The experience of co-writing an article

25:00 Is the fear around sugar justified?

27:50 Processed food versus wholefood sources

33:15 Should we be afraid of eating grains

39:20 My own experience with eating grains

41:00 Are sweet potatoes really superior to white potatoes?

Here’s how you can connect with Brian:

Website

Precision Nutrition

Links mentioned during the show:

Krista Scott-Dixon podcast

The surprising truth about sugar

Settling the great grain debate

The cost of getting lean

Sweet vs. regular potatoes

Sweet vs. regular potatoes [Infographic]

5-Day Free Course

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