Nick Barringer is an active duty, Army officer (65C) who works in the field of nutrition and human performance. He previously had to opportunity to provide his dietitian expertise as a member of the Ranger Athlete Warrior program with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Currently, teaching our Army's future leaders at West Point for the Department of physical education.

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/graduate/nutrition/index.php?id=68193

Essential Amino Acid Paper:
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-020-00401-5

Fasting and Cognition Paper:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666314001081

ESPN article:
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28277782/these-researchers-think-poop-unlock-athletic-supremacy-right

Veillonella
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/24/734826163/elite-runners-gut-microbe-makes-mice-more-athletic-could-it-help-the-rest-of-us

Telomere Shortening and Accelerated Aging in US Military Veterans: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1743/pdf

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