Energy is like money; once spent, it's gone. However, it is possible to make an investment, as opposed to an expenditure, that yields a return.

Many people put up with things that are unpleasant but tolerable, rather than changing them; their situation needs to become unbearable before they take action

Being vegan doesn't make you a stronger, better athlete. But it allows you to make yourself a stronger, better athlete.

Without an adequate supply of micronutrients, not only are we less likely to sleep deeply, recover briskly from exercise, ward off sickness, and fully exploit our brainpower, we get hungry. And we stay hungry.

Since a calorie is a measure of food energy, you may understandably assume that the more calories you consume, the more energy you'll have. I certainly believed that. Conventional sports nutrition books had me convinced of it. Yet, in practice, we see that clearly isn't the case.

In fact, the number one reason for obesity in North America is simple: over consumption. And we over consume because we're hungry.

The closest you can get to perfection is constant improvement.