Why I keep coming back to Precision Nutrition

I am a performance nutrition junkie. I love to experiment with my body. I’ve been through Precision Nutrition’s program as a client, twice and have done all of their current certifications. I have played with Renaissance Periodization – I have the books, the templates – and RP was the magic needed to give me vascular abs for the first time. I tried out Aadam’s crash diet program (no current link to the program). His articles are gold, if you don’t mind some profanity, his science is sound, and the graphics he creates are amazing. Most recently I have been skimming through the Primal Health Coach Virtual Master Class. I’d rather read than watch videos, but suspect the content will be worth the slog. Mark Sisson linked to it in one of his newsletters, and I like his writing, and his self-experimentation perspective.

With that as context, I’m a Precision Nutrition Level 2 certified Coach. Looking at my certificate, I completed that certification exactly 1 year ago. My close friends joke that my nutrition coaching “business” is my money losing “hobby”, but I’m OK with that. I license the platform from Precision Nutrition, and have a few paying clients that partially cover the costs, but mostly, if I am the right guide, or at least an adequate guide on this journey, I am happy to help. If I am not the right guide, I will fire the potential client without remorse to find a more suitable coach. I’d say it’s a calling but I’m not sure I believe in that.

My guide through the Level 2 curriculum was Kate Solovieva (p.s. click this link because seeing her dressed as Trinity from the original Matrix movie is amazing, and exemplifies her ass kicking nature.) I was terrified when I learned she’d be grading my performance during my year long certification program! She was mostly gentle with me. Kate shared an amazing post that about a documentary that I heard my fellow yogis discussing after class this week. I have not seen Game Changers, and likely won’t, so I am glad that Kate provided some perspective on how to answer any questions with clients or friends that might arise.

And her answer on how to address the questions that could arise from watching this documentary reminds me of everything I love (and frankly sometimes hate) about Precision Nutrition. The gut reaction of my inner scientist would be to just fact/data bomb, but that doesn’t change anyone’s belief and is generally 100% the wrong approach. And, at the end of the day it’s not helpful to most people. Her answer, and perspective, is the reason I continue to invest in Precision Nutrition’s certification programs, and other resources they produce.

So, of course, I just bought the founder’s newest book “Change Maker.” Amazon just delivered it to me. I am looking forward to reading it in the coming days.