Why You Can't Lose Fat "Eating Clean" (Performance Chef Mario Limaduran) | Ep 464

About this episode

Chef Mario Limaduran discusses the importance of food quantity over quality in fat loss and performance.

You eat clean, cook at home, and choose whole foods, so why can’t you lose fat? Are your macros and portions quietly keeping you stuck? I’m talking with Chef Mario Limaduran, culinary director at Trifecta Nutrition, who has cooked for UFC fighters, NFL athletes, Olympic-level competitors, and NCAA Division I wrestlers. You’ll learn why food quality matters, but quantity still drives weight loss, muscle building, and performance. We cover how a performance chef builds meals around protei...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Guest: Mario Limaduran

Topics covered

• fat loss
• nutrition
• meal planning
• macros
• food quality
• performance

Keywords

• fat loss
• eating clean
• macros
• meal planning
• performance chef
• nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trifecta Nutrition, UFC, NFL, NCAA

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