Thriving in a Balanced Life

Episode 511 – Chris Kelly, cyclist and wellness expert, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast.

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POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

CHRIS KELLY

Website nourishbalancethrive.com
Similar story to Vinnie but is smarter and figured it out quicker
Chris started falling apart (brain fog, fatigue, low libido) once he came to the US and started eating in the cafeteria at work
Was riding bikes and racing a lot
- Was nearly a pro mountain biker (Category 1)
Full-suspension bikes are fun!
Doctors were not helping him so he had to find out things for himself

GETTING SICK

Chris had incredible fatigue — not normal athlete fatigue
- in the afternoon he couldn’t keep his eyes open, but at night being incredibly hyper
  - Vinnie remembers this too
- would have to sleep at work

Both made excuses for the reason they were feeling so tired and passed it off as normal
- what IS normal these days?
Cortisol follows circadian rhythm, highest in morning, lowest at night — therefore, a good and normal sleep schedule is necessary
- To fix one’s circadian rhythm, one must realize what first affects it
  - Exposure to sun, blue light, etc.

DIET

He was eating lots of sugar and grains
Took him awhile to figure out that they were hurting them due to the fact that a high carb diet is preached to athletes
Went cold turkey
Bloating went away almost immediately, started to feel better
Had some left over symptoms that resolved as he kept with it

A DAY IN THE FOOD-LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER KELLY

Doesn’t insist on eggs for breakfast
- Eats leftovers for breakfast
Eat what you have!
Vinnie doesn’t eat lunch often because he has big breakfasts and his body is using the fat
Intense athletes have to be careful that they are eating enough even if they aren’t hungry