Nick Barringer: Baylor University and the "High Mileage" Tactical Athlete
May 22, 2021 Video of this episode only available on the Tactical Nutrition and Performance Database.
Highlights:
3:09 - Program Overview: Baylor Graduate Program of Nutrition – Joint Base San Antonia TX
4:50 - AUG/SEPT talk to a recruiter!
8:10 - What is a high mileage tactical athlete?
13:00 - What are some things we can incorporate at that high mileage status?
13:30 - Rich Protein to maintain muscle mass
14:33 - Fueling your workouts
15:24 - Analysis of your micros
17:00 - Simple suggestions – seems simple but very few people actually do this
18:08 - Blood sugar management
19:00 - Appropriate protein intake for a tactical athlete
20:13 - Build your plate around protein
20:50 - Eat your vegetables!
22:30 - Never use BCAA powders! (yes, you read that right!)
25:10 - If you can eat chicken…eat some chicken.
26:00 - Training Programs: Are you following an enhanced athlete’s program?
27:15 - Recovery is key – What are some things to prioritize?
28:15 - No keto diets for our Tactical Athletes
29:30 - Ketogenetic diet is not good for high intensity training
30:55 - Special guest appearance
31:40 - Should tactical athletes follow intermittent fasting?
33:45 - Gut health: What are some of the things that damage our gut health? What can we do to improve our gut health?
35:35 - “These researchers think poop athletic supremacy. Are they right?”
REFERENCES:
Graduate Program in Nutrition:
https://www.baylor.edu/graduat
Essential Amino Acid Paper:
https://jissn.biomedcentral.co
Fasting and Cognition Paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/
ESPN article:
https://www.espn.com/espn/stor
Veillonella
https://www.npr.org/sections/h
Telomere Shortening and Accelerated Aging in US Military Veterans: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1743/pdf