Our Nutritional Hierarchy
๐ฅWhen it comes to nutrition coaching implementing a roadmap to guide the decision making process is absolutely critical. For us, utilizing a hierarchy of nutrition development allows us to sequentially introduce more complex nutrition topics as members demonstrate competency over time.
๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ will always be at the foundation of our pyramid. If you are not assessing you are simply guessing. Which type of assessment we utilize is dependent upon the goal of the member, the coaches experience, and as well as current research.
๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ & ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ - Motivation really refers to digging deep in order to identify the WHY behind the HOW. Nutrition coaching will inevitably become challenging and when it does we want to make sure that we have a strong foundation to fall back on. We then want to make sure our effort and motivation is being applied in the right direction or it is essentially worthless.
๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ - When it comes to nutrition, it is not about what we consume, but what we absorb. Higher quality foods are going to be more bioavailable and allow our bodies to function optimally
๐๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ - Once are able to understand the value of quality foods, we have to take them in using the right quantity. There are a ton of variables in here that will influence quantity. Everything from appetite awareness, to hand portion sizes, and even macros can work really well.
๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ - We need to take advantage of timing during certain parts of the day in order to maximize results. While this is higher up the pyramid for a reason, we truly believe that breakfast, intra-workout nutrition, and proper nutrition prior to bed are all low hanging fruit that can make a big difference.
๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ - Lastly we want to identify deficiencies that may be holding our members back from reaching their goals. Once everything is in place we identify what will best serve our members through proper supplementation.