Episode 202: Scott Mendelson - Nutrition and training strategies to optimize health and body composition

This episodes guest Scott Mendelson for Infinity Fitness.  On this episode Scott and I discuss: Scott's background We discuss nutritional periodization I ask Scott about the validity and reliability of food allergy testing I ask Scott what are the first steps he takes with a client who has reached a plateau with their nutrition I ask Scott are elimination diets still the best method to deal with food intolerance's and allergies  I ask Scott to share with us how he works with his online clients I ask Scott how does he monitor his clients training I ask Scott how does his determine the appropriate training volume for his clients throughout their training I ask Scott - how does his deal with clients who are afraid of getting fat when wanting to gain muscle mass I ask Scott when he feels a client needs to reduce their training volume - how does he prescribe this adjustment? I ask Scott what are some of the main differences he finds when working with females vs males I ask Scott who have been his biggest professional and personal influences? I ask Scott how does his learn? I ask Scott - what have been the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his life I ask Scott - how can clients determine if a coach is competent? I ask Scott how does he define success? I ask Scott for his top resources? I ask Scott, if he had only 1 year left on planet Earth - how would he spend that year and why? We discuss the importance of understanding human behavior I ask Scott for his top and current book recommendations I ask Scott if he wasn't an American - where would he like to have been from? I ask Scott, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - www.infinityfitness.com Facebook - Infinity Fitness Instagram - infinityfitness_dot_com     Books Mentioned: Science and Practice of Strength Training Why We Get Fat? Behave Lone Survivor    People and Resources Mentioned: Eric Serrano Eoin Lacey Irish Strength Institute Alletess John Meadows Gary Taubes  The Wall Street Journal SWIS Conference 2019 ISI Symposium 2018 Ken Kinakin  Heather Pearson Luke Leaman Danny Lennon Victoria Felkar Damien Maher John Connor Alessandro Ferretti Robert Sapolsky Marcus Luttrell Ronald Reagan  James J. Braddock Joe Gibbs Rodney Dangerfield Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Education   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon