How To Train & Eat Like a Hybrid Athlete with Adam Klink

09/29/21 • 79 min

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My Epic Table team! Today, a beast, a weapon, a stellar athlete, an incredible businessman, and a wonderful human joins us. His name is Adam Klink! As a Division 1 athlete, Adam’s plan was to pursue a career in Major League Soccer. However, he suffered from concussions that forced him to stop playing contact sports and this dream was shattered. In today’s episode, we dive into Adam’s story. We focus on how he pivoted from soccer to CrossFit, built his body into a “hybrid athlete” with extreme levels of fast-twitch muscle, and on his ability to run a sub-five-minute mile. We also chat about how he began coaching and moved into the world of business. Adam has achieved so many amazing things thus far in his life, including becoming a Division 1 athlete, becoming the head coach of CrossfitKrypton, making it to six individual appearances at CrossFit Regionals, and competing a year at the MACC Semifinal. Most recently, Adam has begun a new chapter in his life as the Lead Partnerships Manager for Bare Performance Nutrition. Adam’s journey from an incredibly hardworking highschool athlete, to a Division 1 goalie for Rutgers, to a CrossFit beast, to a CrossFit coach, to an athlete and now the Lead Partnerships Manager for BPN is incredible and full of valuable takeaways for you in your life.

In the episode we specifically dive into:

How to approach eating for performance vs. aesthetics
- Should I count calories?
- What should I eat to train like an athlete?
- What should I eat after a workout?
- How much should I eat as an athlete?
How to build a successful team
- How to find the right people to work with for your brand
- How to build a successful relationships with your brand partners
- How to build a successful team
- How to build value within your team
- How to build a strong community

Legends! As you just heard, Adam has a motivating story. One that makes you want to wake up, work as hard as possible, find a way to achieve your goals, and Go One More.

You can find Adam at the following links, including his favorite supplement:
Adam’s Instagram
Adam’s YouTube

In the episode we specifically dive into:

How to approach eating for performance vs. aesthetics
- Should I count calories?
- What should I eat to train like an athlete?
- What should I eat after a workout?
- How much should I eat as an athlete?
How to build a successful team
- How to find the right people to work with for your brand
- How to build a successful relationships with your brand partners
- How to build a successful team
- How to build value within your team
- How to build a strong community

Legends! As you just heard, Adam has a motivating story. One that makes you want to wake up, work as hard as possible, find a way to achieve your goals, and Go One More.

You can find Adam at the following links, including his favorite supplement:
Adam’s Instagram
Adam’s YouTube

Previous Episode

How to Improve Your Relationship with Food with Dr. Tyler Jean, Simon Hill, & Camilla Bazley

Team! We have had an incredible last couple months of guests on the show! I wanted to take an opportunity after announcing the launch of Charley St’s Plant-Based Chorizo and Bolognese to recap some of the main takeaways from three of our recent episodes. I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Tyler Jean who, being an absolute weapon, has his B.S. in Cell Molecular Biology and as of 2021 is now a certified Naturopathic Doctor! Dr. Jean became a doctor mainly due to his personal dedication and experience working to address generalized anxiety, asthma, eczema, and ADHD.

Secondly, Simon Hill is the founder of Plant Proof which is an amazing podcast and resource created on the foundations of scientific evidence in the field of nutrition to help people adopt more plants into their diet in the best way possible. Simon is also a best selling author and renowned nutritionist who is the plant-based food contributor for Chris Hemsworth’s fitness app, Centr.

Lastly, the amazing Camilla Bazley is an incredible fitness coach who has built her personal brand from the ground up. She has worked with incredible companies including Speedo and is my personal coach for marathon training and swimming. Coach Camilla, as she is known in our community, struggled with an eating disorder in the past that changed who she was and led to a long road of recovery that has resulted in victory. The eating disorder resulted in liver function, stress fractures, and the loss of her menstrual cycle. Camilla battled and came out victorious with the ability to be an advocate and spokesperson for positive eating and training habits as well as mental health. There isn’t anyone better to learn from on the subject of eating disorders than Coach Camilla.

Key Takeaways from Dr. Tyler Jean’s episode:

The three main factors to look for when choosing fats (cooking oils and more) for your meals
- Smoke point
- Level of Processing
- Omega 6 to Omega 3 ratio
What is the best cooking oil?
- Avocado oil
- Ghee
- Coconut Oil

Key takeaways from Simon Hill on:

How much soy should you eat?
Is soy bad for you?
Does a plant-based diet help with recovery?
How to improve your strength and lean muscle mass on a plant based diet while eating to improve your longevity and help the planet
How to improve your gut health through plants and plant fiber

Key takeaways from Camilla Bazley on:

How to overcome an eating disorder
Everyone is susceptible to getting an eating disorder
Should I count calories?
How to get the right help for you when overcoming an eating disorder

Legends! You can find the links to each of these amazing guest’s platforms and work, below:

Next Episode

Erik Conover on the Relationship Between Physical & Mental Health

Team! Today, all of you legends are in for a treat! Joining us live in the studio kitchen we have Erik Conover! Erik is a fellow Centr legend who used the app to train like Chris Hemsworth for 30 days. Through this process, he made a YouTube video, it went viral, and he ended up meeting Chris in person and crushing a workout. This is all amazing, and his success in his personal brand is motivating, but that’s not the only thing we are here to talk about today. In today’s episode, we dive into who Erik is behind the camera, what his true passions are, his success story, and we hit on a lot of things he has never publicly shared before. Erik received a rowing scholarship to Northeastern University, fell in love with filming and editing, moved to NYC, built his brand while working a day job, ended up quitting his day job, to ultimately arrive at the place he is in today. His story is full of valuable insights and takeaways. If you care about finding a balance between your physical and mental health and being successful at your work, then this is the episode for you.

Specifically in the episode, we focus on:

The core of what makes you, you
- How to build a strong inner foundation for your life
- Setting strong foundations
- The benefits of journaling
- How journaling can help you in hard times
The relationship between physical and mental health
- How Erik flipped the switch and transformed his physical and mental health
- Erik’s lowest low
- How to improve your mental health
- How does mental health affect physical health?
The power of visualization
- The power of visualization and how Erik has used it
- How to visualize and then manifest your goals
- Meditation for visualization
How to be a successful content creator
- How to build a successful audience and still fulfill your passions
- The value of relatable, honest, and vulnerable content
- Idea Based vs. Personality Based creators
The importance of seeking discomfort
- Humans have become so uncomfortable, and we need to become uncomfortable to grow
- Being uncomfortable makes you feel alive

This episode covers everything from how to succeed as an entrepreneur and a creative living in NYC, to how to improve your physical and mental health, to how to visualize and achieve your goals. This episode is full of value and I hope you receive some from it! Check Out Erik’s work below and watch his 30-day Centr Power transformation below!
Erik's Links:
Erik's YouTubeErik's Instagram