Quick Takeaways from a Day with Brian St. Pierre

Written on April 10, 2017 at 5:46 am, by Eric Cressey

Yesterday, Brian St. Pierre of Precision Nutrition delivered an excellent seminar at Cressey Sports Performance - Florida. I live Tweeted the event, so I thought I'd share some of the big takeaways with some reposts here:

BSP: "Energy balance determines body weight, but not body composition."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "Sleep deprivation for a single night will lead to a reduction in calorie output by 5-20% the subsequent day."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Estimates of caloric expenditure can be off by 10-30%.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "How your metabolism reacts to changes in energy balance will be unique to you."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "The benefits of eating actual fatty fish appear to outweigh the benefits of taking fish oil alone."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "Soybean oil accounts for 75% of oils consumed in the US. That's insane."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "Just because something is organic doesn't mean it's good for you."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: “People should not have to do math to eat lunch.”

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "B vitamins are NOT harmless in extreme doses.”

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Don’t go crazy w/Vitamin D intake. 1,000-2,000 IU seems best for most folks during non-summer months. When in doubt, get levels tested.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: interesting new research on neuroprotective benefits of creatine supplementation. May have implications for depression and concussions.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: benefit of coffee on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's & cancer risk/symptoms has a large genetic component. Benefits not conferred for all.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "I'm not a fan of cleanses, in general, because your body already has organs that serve that function."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Excess body fat is #1 driver of inflammation in body. 50-60% of body fat in obese individuals is made up of inflammatory immune cells.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Fundamentally, nutrition change is about two things:
1. Helping people change
2. Helping them take meaningful action in their own lives

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Our most popular PN article ever was a realistic look at goals, expectations, priorities & tradeoffs. https://t.co/0hFAHVjQuw

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP on starting up nutrition guidance: Don't overwhelm new clients w/documentation in the beginning and don't try to fix everything at once.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: coaching is about helping clients further THEIR agenda, not yours.

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "Remember that all behaviors are attempts to solve problems."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: "Calories do matter, but counting calories and even macros is not the right solution for most."

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

BSP: Our most popular PN article ever was a realistic look at goals, expectations, priorities & tradeoffs. https://t.co/0hFAHVjQuw

— Eric Cressey (@EricCressey) April 9, 2017

You can learn more about Brian and the great work the folks at Precision Nutrition are doing HERE.

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