EP 679 - RecPoker Chats: TJ Jurkiewicz

What this episode covers

This week on episode 679 of the RecPoker Podcast Jim Reid and the RECing Crew interview pro player and fitness coach T.J. Jurkiewicz, and TJ shares a whole bunch of tips about diet and exercise that will really help any listener improve their health away from the tables. They also get into his time as a pro player, what it’s like getting backed as a cash player, life in Thailand, and a lot more!We also Open The Action with our speed round, and we play Stake/Study Stack with Phil Galfond, Matt Affleck, and Zach Gruneberg!!Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!Visit TJ’s website: https://t.co/cbkYjfLWzsSign up for his mini-course: https://t.co/UOzlq2tCs4Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tj_jurk/Twitter: https://x.com/TheFitnessJurkWe also go over this week's home game results and discuss these topics:How to help us out - https://rec.poker/support/Home Games - https://rec.poker/homegame/Go Premium! - https://rec.poker/premium/Timestamps:10:43 TJ on his role in poker16:21 TJ’s degree and poker19:34 Playing in cash staking28:58 Balancing diet and fitness30:07 TJ and Travis Kelce in the same room31:15 Eating well during long poker sessions35:16 Best foods to bring to the table38:10 Diet soda vs. zero-calorie soda41:02 Handling fitness & nutrition misinformation43:16 TJ on diabetes53:13 Best foods for long poker sessions1:13:57 What a fitness and nutrition coach does for clientsFind our free videos at: http://youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunityJoin the Discord group here: https://discord.gg/9aYSMCCfpvFind more info on our sponsors at:https://RunAces.comExplore our socials and more: https://linktr.ee/therecpokercommunityRecPoker is a vibrant and encouraging poker learning community. We are committed to learning the game, but our priority is building healthy relationships where we can not only grow in the game, but grow in our enjoyment of life. The free membership website at rec.poker is awesome, but it's just a tool to help us build that community. You can join for FREE, giving you access to the groups, forums, and other member benefits. If you want to enjoy the premium content, or become part of the RECing Crew, those options are available and you can get your first month for only $5 using the code RECPOKER. Music by Peter Troolin, [email protected]

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