EPISODE 20: This week the boys are joined by all around badass human, Josh’s Teammate & Boardroom Buddy, Kara Goss (aka @karagoss_rd) of Kara Goss Nutrition and Fitness.
Talking Kara’s experience as a registered dietitian in the fitness coaching space to some sh*tty (but appropriate) convo about gut health! The crew sits down for some valuable discussions ya’ll are gonna want to hear—all while bustin’ myths and misinformation you’ve been led to believe. Plenty of takeaways in this one folks, so prepare to get informed.
It’s episode 20, time to TUNE IN.
Guest bio:
Kara Goss is a Registered Dietitian and NASM-Certified Personal Trainer with a firm belief that nutrition and fitness need to be personalized to an individual's goals and lifestyle. Having started her own journey with a coach in January of 2018, Kara has experienced firsthand how crucial it is to have a mentor who is unbiased and always one step ahead to help guide you to success. After completing six years of education, Kara established Kara Goss Nutrition and Fitness in October of 2019. With a clear passion for assisting others as they embark on their own health journeys, Kara considers being able to help people find their true strength, both physical and mental, one of the biggest blessings in her life.
Today’s topics cover:
- Kara’s background and how she found her passion for fitness and nutrition
- Challenge as an RD who understands the importance of things like protein intake and physique goals because the majority of the Dietitian community holds a different stance
- Modest approach that many Dietitians take stems from education—taught the minimum requirements
- Misconceptions and fear surrounding protein consumption is an outdated viewpoint
- Stigma that exists among many RD’s around bodybuilding, trying to build muscle, and protein consumption
- Tendency of RDs within clinical environments to view protein as super negative, incorrectly associating it with many health problems
- About finding the right RD that specializes in physical transformation
- Hayes Nutrition movement, anti-diet Dietitians, and conflicting perspectives within the RD community
- Putting everything into context and tailoring nutrition to each individual’s situation
- Why some RD’s are against helping clients reach their physique goals
- Fact check: debunking misinformation & myths (protein consumption, Keto, carbs, reverse dieting, etc.)
- The term “Metabolic Damage” and how it’s used as a scare tactic, using “Metabolic Adaptation” instead, & what exactly your metabolism is
- Your metabolism is not slow—if something can down-regulate it can up-regulate
- Reverse dieting and how it helps you up-regulate important functions within the body
- It takes a village: a good coach should have a team of coach friends
- Gut health and digestion, what is normal and what is not normal?
- How to fix some of this sh*t: gut health labs and food sensitivity testing
- Knowing what tests to get and knowing what you’re testing for
- Considering overall lifestyle factors and getting down to the behaviors of the person as well
- Figuring out how to manage stressors in your life
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