You Are What You Eat & I’ve Been Eating Like Poop
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Every few months another Epiphany. Gotta love it. Nobody is as Raw and transparent as Lionel.
I'm pretty sure this "speech" will change my life as a hobby triathlet. I've done everything except proper eating and sleeping. These two are harder to master than any training.
Count me in 😅
For me, that’s why running/endurance sports are so awesome- if you want to perform at your best, you have to do all things well, sleep, eating, stress management, etc. It’s NEVER easy, even for those who are at an elite level, but it’s something we can all work on and learn from each other!
An extra hour of sleep during peak training times can be the make or break thing in my recovery, 99% of people don’t get enough sleep.
@David Kellington yea I hear ya !
But sometimes even after training just don't feel like going to sleep
@@gourami7 try Melatonin to give the body to come down, helped me in training camps and big Training blocks
None of your dozens of coaches ever figured this out 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My thoughts exactly whilst watching
You never stop being the most epically entertaining and exciting athlete to journey with. The Lion for the win!
YES YES YES, This is music to my ears. Lionel. We express what we ingest. If you want to fly, you better be cooking with jet fuel.
Dude, shut the hell up. If these things are so obvious, why aren’t you the one on the podium?
Exactly
You're a new father Lionel. That is a huge reason why you are not recovering the same way.
100% There are studies that show a drop in both cortisol and testosterone for a good number of months after your child is born. I experienced this myself and combined with lack of sleep I dug myself into a pretty deep hole. And with all that said I know you’ll find your balance again. Lastly, what you eat is definitely a huge part of it but only after understanding how your body’s responding to life stressors.
Disagree. Sleep enough and it will have no impact
I'm a scientist and I agree. Studies have shown hormone levels (especially Testosterone) drops in new fathers. I think it's normal to feel a bit of a funk shortly after a baby is born.
@@coreywebster3634 Sleep loss lowers testosterone, so can over training (under recovery)
What about those other years🤓
Love everything your doing. It’s not age. G Thomas has 2 years on you and he’s just nearly won the Giro. You’ve got to look after your body. You’re a weapon
cyling is about more about team work than solo effort, but he is still good G.thomas even on TT he did nice performances.
I’m a nutritionist and I’ve been asking myself what you actually said in this video for years, watching people eat chocolate and biscuits and junk food. Calories are ESSENTIALS, but are not everything. U have fire in your eyes again! Keep it up and push harder!
Well I would not put chocolate on same level as junk food, at least dark one 🍫 20g a day should be fine.
If you mean 100% cacao then it’s fine. “Chocolate” is a varied term which can contain a lot of bad crap.
Processed foods are easy on the stomach, I think they are great for performance precisely because they are just easy to absorb. A big fat mcdonalds meal after a heavy gym session is gold. Just a bunch of carbs, fat, salt and all that good stuff you need for performance, and easily picked up by the body. Horrible for gen pop to maintain weight for the same reason.
Chocolate bars are just about the worst kind of food you can have, but +85% bean-to-bar chocolate bars are a great superfood. Don’t put it all in the same shit food basket
@@Stellar-Cowboy what a load of horseshit
Lionel ranting will forever be one of the most entertaining things to watch lol never underestimate the power of chocolate milk
Lio, don't forget you generally are poor recovering maybe beacuse of lack of sleep. You have a child in your life ♥. I remember the vlog before the race in wich whoop was at 18% of recovery even you were feelig fine. It's only matter of time man, you are not old, you are the best in the field comparing to these 25s guys!!! keep going!!!
I can honestly say that from my own experience, (just a 52 year old average age grouper here..lol), that I feel stronger and recover WAY BETTER when I have milk or chocolate milk. Also when I have lean chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken thighs with long grain rice. For me there's a difference. Especially as I've gotten older, eating spinach, broccoli and pushing for more fruits... you are on the right track Lionel, bring back the lean proteins and chocolate milk!! Cheering for you man!
look up james tiny vest milk videos pretty interesting
The biggest thing is “fat” and good “fat” the body needs it.
Ahhhh the beautiful mind of Lionel Sanders. Gadayam he is entertaining AF with his analyses. It’s 2023 and he’s realizing eating well impacts how he feels and performs. 😆
Dude, I think you have just changed my life with this vid! Thank you. I'm 2 years into Tri Life eating eating crap and sleeping like crap, thinking that harder/more scientific training covers a multitude of lifestyle sins. (Obviously not). All the best with your journey, you ain't done yet, that's for sure.
That’s it Lionel!! BACK TO BASICS! Do it well: sleep and nutrition, Have what works for you and train like hell (because it works for you!)
This is my favorite LS video so far. No sugar coated (no pun intended) BS just hard truths. Train hard recover harder.
Train hard, train smart. You are an inspiration, Lionel. Eat, sleep, train. Repeat.
Mate...best video. You know why?
Your little fella could feel your passion for what you were talking about, he picked up on your energy and wanted to join in. That's something so beautiful and special that anything else is irrelevant.
Hope the rest of the year gets better on the sport side of things, because you're clearly a world champion at home 😎🤘❤️✌️
I thought he was just trying to yell “swear jar!”
It’s great to hear you’re going to fuel and rest well moving forward. I must admit I saw your start to the season slightly differently. You performed really well at the Arena Games. In Miami, I had you coming off the bike in second with Sam the rate you were going through the field and my prediction was that you’d be a close third on the day. But you crashed and were really sick for a while so in my mind St George was a reflection of the consequences of not having a continuous run of form from Miami onwards and Florida was an indication that you’re getting back to where you were say in the lead up to Miami. Yes, absolutely, eat better and sleep well. But I think your training at the start of the year was on track, so please don’t do anything stupid to impact consistency of training for the rest of the season. It would be brilliant to say “hi” in Lahti and I’m planning to return to Tucson to prepare for my first time at Indian Wells early December so possibly see you then. Cheers and very best wishes from Scotland 🏴
You did not seem like you were in the best space before St George. Go back and listen to yourself if you have not already. It was done before you started.... you are always a champ in my book no matter what the outcome is, like you said, how you feel. Keep on keeping on
Well balanced diet rich in carbs, and protein has worked well for me and plenty of others. I eat lots of fruit and veggies. Complex carbs all day. Simple carbs before and after the workout
Nutrition definitely plays a huge role in recovery, and not just calories and macros. It's also quality of foods and how processed they are. Certain foods, especially highly processed ones can cause inflammation which could be affecting your recovery. Endurance ahtletes need to eat a lot to sustain the demands of training, but many also go for donuts, gels etc that may "fuel" them but might not help them long term (myself included but I'm working on it). Just my two cents, but I hope you can get your nutrition on track not only for your performance but also longevity. Keep at it man 👍
Love it, THE FIRE IS BACK!!!!
Just keep going my friend, NO LIMITS!
Man you know what doesn't compute? You have been a professional athlete for so many years and you never thought about eating a healthy complete diet? Literally a corner stone of your profession. bruh? I love the video's and you a a person (as much as you can through videos). But get a grip man, every bad performance you bring a new holy grail, a simple fix, and then itll all click etc. Go back to basics maybe? good Sleep, good Food, no overtraining and just living life and being happy first. Love you and good luck.
Man I don’t know I think it’s an American thing too. People seemingly can’t eat/diet for shit in the US even Olympic level athletes. Completely different in Europe/Nordics for example. Kids learn nutrition there in high school in any shitty school (I know I did)
"I don't care about my heart rate!" (waving with the Whoop)
You can’t run a Ferrari on four star! 😂
As always I love the honesty 😁 Time for a proper nutritionist.
And then after first bad race he will decide that he didnt need nutritionist! This is 15 big change in last 3-4 years! Somebody that is in professional sport for more then 10 years to not eat fruit and vegetables it is StUPIDiITY!
Glad you are back and fired up! Love watching your videos.
Finally u are paying attention to the basic thing we do Every day .
I never understood why were u eating so much oily and grease food.
It's never to late
So honest reflection and incredibly humble explanation of your thoughts. Thank you for sharing this. Your a champion 💪
Lionel’s back baby !!!
I have recently started lifting and reduced my cardio hours a lot, realised how much crappy food I was eating, soft drink, oreos, chocolate, lollies, chips etc. Feel like you can get away with it doing 15hrs of cardio a week but gotta be more mindful when lifting
Love the videos lately! Can't believe that Lionel figured out that the answer was chocolate milk all along.
Can't believe youre figuring this out at this stage of your career
Seems crazy to me that you haven’t made nutrition a priority, it’s like filling a race car’s tank with stale garbage gasoline, it’ll run, but not very well. Hope you get it sorted, it’s equally as important as the training you do.
Useful analogy, like Chris Froom on Stage 19 of the Giro, pulling away from everyone to pull back over 2mins.
Only taking in powdered maltodextrin & fructose
Wouldn't see pro's these days taking in fat or protein during a race, even a 21 day stage race
Wow Lionel .. This was one hell of a video. Excellent insights on what you're going through, which also makes me think harder, about how to progres on my own.
As a hobby triathlete who is living on a plant based diet, I know how much it takes to get the proper meals in. I will say, that I have never felt better, and had more energy ever since I went plant based.
Hope you'll recover and come back to winning ways
This level of transparency is amazing. Thanks Lionel
couldn’t agree more. That being said, I really hope this will be a consistent change. We’ve heard lionel pivot many times in favour of this thing or that thing. A few months ago he wanted to become a swimmer and that was the main focus. I hope he is consistent in this endeavor. And I hope he will be consistent with this also.
Mr. Sanders, I've been following you for 20 years I guess ... or more ! And you will always surprise me. You have been changing diet, trainer, house, etc ... to look for the win. And now you discover tat eating and resting are keys to progress ? Well, I guess for all thoses surprises and unconventional spirit, I will keep on cheering for you. Thanks for the inspiration.
Get Joe skipper over to Tucson for a training camp. Guy has learned his craft through experience like you and had a very similar experience with lack of protein. Great training partner, great content. Would be epic
2-up on Mount Lemmon KOM also
Been waiting a few weeks for his video, WORTH THE WAIT !!!!!
I like this guys attitude. Love it. Don’t give up from a proud Canadian
I love him. He's nothing but passionate about his current opion on what he thinks needs to do. I truly think he would be the best out there if he could temper his swings from its all this or all that.
POWERFUL words Lionel. Live by them for the rest of your career. Excited to see how your next race goes.
DAN LORANG for at least 3 years. You will learn a lot for now and your second career as a coach. Life is a journey. Everything will turn out fine! Blessings for your family...
This is a great example of getting to REALLY know sth demands expieriencing a failure caused by that. Im soo glad to hearnthat from You as i always considered You as an athlete with the greatest work etic of all times. Keep it up
Also, highly recommend Black Beans and Barley for healthy carb heavy meals with good amounts of protein too. Chocolate milk would argue has too much pure sugar, replace with Siggis yogurt (1kg per day!).
So many good advices here. As soon as someone opens up and is transparent people feel compelled to share their feedback as hobby athletes. Remember that 99.9% here wouldnt survive a single training block of Lionel.
I love your videos Lionel, I wish you all the best and I think you’ve nailed it.
Eat well, sleep lots and love yourself bro.
Lionel, at some point you should start to feel fulfilled and happy. I started following you because of your passion, your fighting spirit and the drive you derive from losing. But recently I noticed in every video you post there’s a bunch of rage and negativity. I really hope you can flip over this page and start to express positivity. That’s what’s inspiring to viewers like myself. Sometimes in life when you go with the flow, things will naturally fall into place.
I’m afraid Lionel is no longer competitive and his future is not about trying to beat the best but making a living doing sports and coaching age groupers. I am no longer interested in this type of content.
I love seeing the fire here you go let’s see what the rest of the season brings I know you got this
This got me fired up! I started training for a marathon this week en this inspires so much. Hope you get back on top champ!
Great timing as I’ve been there for years too.
I’m 60 and have raced for 35 years and recently I’ve lost the froth for training and racing, living in Cambodia I haven’t had a lot of meat based protein for years as it’s shit here, now I have low Hct.
Thanks for being open, honest and raw about your eating.’
You're in the right path Lionel. Keep believing in yourself, get back to the basics like you said, and crush them consistently and crush them consistently well. Then if you don't give up, you'll get what you want
You’re going to be fired up on a whole other level man!! Back to basics!!! Get some!!
Waiting for you in Nizza ❤👍❤ last race of Jan 😊greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Mikal didn’t tell you this? 😅 It’s a little funny with all the lactate testing and so on that they don’t consider your diet, making sure you refuel propely
I loved this! I can’t wait to see what you do for the rest of the year.
Mate, whatever you are thinking, it’s not over… and anyways, when you ‘feel like’ it’s time to hang up the tools or the results are just not there, you will easily be the best coach in the game. Not only in this sport but for all sports- you have experienced the lowest of lows (of which most of us haven’t experienced) and the highest of highs (of which most of us haven’t experienced) #nolimits
Can’t wait to see you race in Boulder! Nutrition is key, but to win this race- get to the venue early! Traffic is always a problem! Give yourself some extra time race morning 😉
Very excites to see the remainder of the season with you're new diet approach! Think about ice bath recovery
Great video Colonel Sanders. I mean Lionel lol.
Add regular blood testing with Insidetracker to your regime to see if your blood micros/vitamins etc add up. Back to basics is good but the clock is ticking and I'd just make sure my vitamin b levels and other stuff is where it should be (especially B12 etc)
My recovery has gotten SO much better since reintroducing meat into my diet after 5y vegetarian. I’ve just started back with milk, let’s see if I get another bump like you!!
Yeah meat has a lot of well absorbed proteins. As vegan of almost 10 years I can clearly see how much I do better if I watch my protein intake. Never would personally change but I can see how it would help nutritionally. Good luck with your journey!
@@Morfeusm I think it can be done well, especially if one is not an endurance athlete, but it’s hard to do it well when you’re stacking the cards against yourself. It’s also the lack of heme iron that did me in as a female athlete.
@@StephanieLuffI tried vegan for a year, didn't work so well. I felt fatigue even when I was walking.
Now life is good again 😊👍
Goyitas is my guilty pleasure.... Glad to see you getting it back on track - excited to see the results!
Oh thank GOD you finally figured this out. Food is MEGA important. Go get it. This IS the missing link.
Wow. If you have been performing the way you have been, fuelling the way have been, I cannot wait to see what happens when you’re nutrition improves and is dialled in 🤯💪🏼🔥
Love to see this! This fire burning again.
Also Lionel, could you show us also the way you do your strength training? Or the way you include in your plan?
It’s something that I think we all could learn from that too.
Thanks! Keep pushing 💪🏻
LS fan for life here.
Observation: about 2 years ago, LS was filling a bottle with Kirkland maple syrup and drinking it on rides. It shows how an engine that burns hot can burn any fuel….doesn’t mean it’s good long term.
Failures from equipment malfunctions, nutrition mistakes, training too hard, not enough sleep, not being able to stay cool out on course……lots of stuff.
Dude has lots of great races left in him……..I’d love to see him take. 6 months away from racing and seclude himself and the family away to shut out the outside world.
Go get it Lionel! Love the dancing cactus in the top right corner. We have one for our kids too. 😂
Great video! Of course nutrition is going to win or wreck a race, but the most important element is talent. It's totally out of our control. We can train harder and try to beat talent, but it's not easy. You've got plenty of it, so keep at it, and focus on recovery as best you can!!!
I don't get how you ate like that and competed! Insane, how could you not think the food you ate had an impact???
Mate, you even sound more energetic!! I have watched your 'fired up' vids in the past, but this is different :)
every day is a school day. great stuff!
I’m surprised I didn’t see an advert for AG1 😬
Yeah, and saying the same line that everyone who uses ag1 say 😂
Way to come back to the mentality of working hard. It’s tough and all the gadgets sometimes make your forget but at the end of the day, good food, consistent work, and good rest is all you need.
Some one I work with says he spends a lot of time pushing back on the next snake oil indicators. All industry’s promote such rabbit holes, but most never come to such fruition. I know you don’t read comments but if you happened to read, I think your right there’s a lot of bs, and I would highly encourage you to say no to such snake oil indicators. Anything too shiny like -- science way of training aka iden, lactate monitors, using whoop, etc. Do what you know works and become a Jedi of it. One of my favorite quotes that put jack of all trades to shame is this:
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Bruce Lee”
Would love a video showing what “eating good” actually is
We’re on the same track! Looking at what I eat while training for my second marathon of the year and wanting to double-down on training intensity to achieve my goal to drop 20 lbs in June! #BeTheLion 💪🦁
Guy doesn’t have the inner demon anymore.
He's BACK! 💪
With lionel stating yet again (nearly identically) how he's not going to retire, yet be a coach. It kind of seems like a rehearsed answer, by which he really is thinking of retiring very soon and beginning the ease into a transition.
Having have done bodybuilding competitions, food choice and macros are everything! You should look into bodybuilding nutrition!!! I learned so much about clean eating and protein requirements!
Yes I agree, I have thought this for years! Have I ever told you by chance? Hope you find that extra 1%, you always do!
Sorry, I've reached my threshold with Lionel. This video is just full of contradictions. Its very entertaining but i feel like I'm just getting sucked into his triathlon motivation crap. This whole theme of nutrition, c'mon like you don't know this yet? He is frigg'in tired and burned up. Coaching? I can't think of anyone less suitable. He hasn't figured things out for himself and now he's considering coaching? Its a shame because what he seems to enjoy is just simple exercise. Thats the bottom line for many of us. How to enjoy an active lifestyle and not get sucked into this race to be a cool stud triathlete.
love watching the rebuilding and fire build up for you even the ebbs and flows to see you find that again
This man can race and he is bloody good as it and I hope he gets back on the power curve. If we transition to the entertainment value, nobody entertains and holds an audience like Lionel. Nobody.
I hope your nutritionist encourages you to get your ferritin checked if you haven't done it already. It makes a WILD difference! Iron supplements ftw!
As someone who attempted to be vegan for 5 years, not taking in meat and dairy products was SIGNIFICANTLY detrimental to my health and especially my athletic performance. I wish veganism worked it just doesnt for some people. I was depressed, unable to think clearly, hurt all the time, couldn't perform athletically, and was sick more often. When I switched back to eating meat and dairy, ALL those symptoms went away. I read Rick Roll's book and I saw from his example how much being vegan helped him. I tried so many different approaches to make my veganism work but it just didn't. I can't believe Lionel Sanders had been training and racing this hard without a proper diet!
He’s back!
Lionel,
Eating clean is what you do for long term sustainabilty of health....even if you are not an athlete.
Want to keep up to your child on a run in 15yrs?.....it is time to take care or yourself and therefore your quality of life.
I am now 64.yrs old...formerly obese & addict..in my 20's.....dropped 120lbs & got sober by 30yrs old.........by 40yrs old was a personal trainer, runner, group fitness instructor.
I am now more fit, pleased with myself and life than ever.
This may validate my comments.
No processed food,fruits and vegetables...this is very important
Fire it up 🔥 Wise words for any triathlete.
2 things to recover (eat and sleep) what about massage therapy and physiotherapy ? I think it’s make a huge different to recover, have better training and we well rested before race. I don’t know if sanders doing it ?!?!?
Cheers from Brazil Lionel !! Every body is different no doubt about it, some of us works better on vegan diet, others on protein… for an instance, i’ve been on a gluten free diet (forced, my wife just discovered celiac disease) and is kinda working for me also.
As for you, you Gotta work with the right professionals to take the best results, I would say. Since you have this opportunity (great, to say the least!) to choose from the best of the world and I think that everyone would love to work with you, since you’re one of the best voices of this wonderful sport, take the chance and do it 💪💪
And if you ever wonder if you would be welcomed well here at Brazil, just be sure!! We would love to see you flying through florianopolis! Cheers and hope that you win lots of races! You deserve the best🎉🎉🎉
Please come to Brazil Lionel 😅
And now he is FIRED UP! Let’s gooo
Makes me feel better about how I eat. I can honestly relate to your diet super closely and it’s not Ideal but I’m lazy
Sunday Ironman Hamburg 😊last race of Jan in Germany 🇩🇪😎👍😎
I'm no pro by any means but as an older athlete (62) I definitely need to focus more on nutrition and recupe to perform and feel my best. According to Peter Attia (check him out) he proposes that to grow or maintain muscle and strength if training hard requires approximately 2 to 3 grams of good protein per kilogram of body weight. Hence possibly supplementing your diet with good protein will help. As well, Peter A, suggests animal protein is vastly superior to veggie protein. Hope to see you back on the podium Lionel. You're still one of my favorite Triathletes. Best of luck.
First of all just to be clear I like you and you’re a source of true inspiration for me! But it is heartbreaking to see you not reach all your potential and change strategies all the time!! The wearables that you use in training like HR OR Lactate are just tools that work to give you directions and made you do better questions about everything around your training recovery (nutrition inclusive!) but you must understand how they relate together!! I think that was Olaf who that said once they're just snapshots of what's going on inside your body if you don't understand from the point of view of biology and physiology you should find someone that understands!! Kylian Jornet is performing at the top level and I think he's older than you Jan the same! You are what you eat definitely please don't say that eating shit makes you have more power because that is not true!! Be consistent with your nutrition the body doesn't work like a switch on/off button if you have proper nutrition for 6 days you'll be flying and recovering better that is not like that you should be consistent like you are in your training pushing always to red is not right way of doing it! You should stop and think and most of all find someone that helps you and that you trust in the process!! If you keep like this you eventually will give up because is not this way that the results will change!! You're keeping doing the same errors over and over again! That is nonsense!! Love you very much and hope you find a better way to finish in the place that you should be (1st)
All dawg Lionel, get after it.