#097: Eating for Performance: Nutrition Coach Jenn Ryan (TYR Wodapalooza 2023 Series)

The Jedburgh Podcast

Nutrition is said to be the number one ingredient in performance. It’s also the hardest to achieve, maintain and too often get excited about. Performance Nutrition Coach Jenn Ryan is changing the way we think about what we consume.

In this final TYR Wodapalooza 2023 episode, Fran Racioppi and Jessie Graff sit down with Jenn live from the Modballs booth, to recap the weekend and dig deep into all aspects of what…and how…we eat.

Plus they dig into some Modballs sharing how these nutrient-packed 20-gram energy balls are replacing conventional energy drinks full of the words you can’t pronounce.

Follow Jenn Ryan on Instagram at jenn_ryan. Get involved with CrossFit at crossfit.com.

Follow Jessie Graff on Instagram and Facebook @jessiegraffpwr.

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Highlights:

• 0:00 Welcome to Wodapalooza Day 4 & the Modballs booth
• 4:45 Why CrossFit is for everyone
• 9:39 Jenn’s transition from an ER nurse to nutrition coaching
• 16:20 Silencing the inner critic
• 20:58 Celebrating the small victories
• 24:05 Nutrition or fad diets
• 29:25 The importance of fat
• 34:20 Structured vs unstructured eating
• 38:11 The dangers of under-eating
• 46:38 Training with Modballs
• 51:53 Jenn’s Three Foundations For Success

Quotes:

• “You feel like you’re at a nightclub just fitnessing.” (3:30)
• “CrossFit has taught me…is what my body can do.” (6:18)
• “Teaching people to be strong, and to feel strong; is just awesome.” (8:10)
• “Are you purposeful moving from one thing to the next?” (22:11)
• “When people do very very low fat, they also end up being low calorie.” (27:43)
• “When things are unstructured, it’s like the rest of life, it’s very chaotic.” (35:43)
• “This is how I would make an energy bar at home. I would want to add all these things.” (47:36)

Jenn’s Three Daily Foundations For Success

• Get outside and walk the dogs first
• Start my morning with chocolate greens powder
• Eat the exact same breakfast

This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, Rhone, Modballs, 18A Fitness & Compass Workforce Solutions