Professional Triathlete Antoine Desroches on Fueling with Plants and Enjoying the Training Process
Summary: <br> <br> You can't be a professional athlete and eat a vegan diet, right? You'd be totally deficient in the important nutrients like protein and iron. Well, actually, you can not only thrive as an athlete, but also live in alignment of your morals and ethics, such as compassion towards animals and a focus on environmental sustainability. Today's guest to Thought For Food is doing exactly this. Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches is a professional triathlete hailing from Quebec, Canada. He specializes in 70.3 or Half-Ironman distance races, and turned professional last year.<br> <br> Antoine has been a big supporter of TFF from the beginning, and he is completely aligned with the TFF ethos of looking at lifestyle from a holistic and integrative approach. Enjoying the training process. Living in alignment with your morals. Fueling with an evidence-based, compassionate diet. And most important of all: having fun. We nerd out on all things plant-based athlete including:<br> <br> * Antoine's athletic background and what led him to triathlon<br> * Difficulties as an athlete<br> * How and why he went plant-based<br> * What a typical day of fueling on plants looks like during a training day<br> * His advice for new athletes thinking about getting into triathlon or sport in general<br> * His philosophy surrounding functional strength and training<br> * Why it's important to let go of the obsession of weighing yourself and counting calories<br> * What his school and career goals look like<br> * And more!<br> <br> Antoine is one positive dude, inspiring us to push ourselves in training and in life. He's also super vocal on social media, so be sure to give him a follow (links below). Antoine is changing the paradigm of how professional athletes think about food, lifestyle, and training.<br> <br> <br> <br> We are gearing up for another Q&A episode, so send us some questions to tfflifestyle@gmail.com to get your question answered on the show!<br> <br> Want to support what we're doing with Thought For Food? Consider subscribing to the <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thought-for-food-podcast/id1076175941?mt=2" target="_blank">show on iTunes</a> or wherever you consume podcasts, and on <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT3Z3kL6Nsbhb0AY8mzpQhA" target="_blank">YouTube at Thought For Food TV</a>. You can also do us a solid by leaving a review on the iTunes store, which helps the podcast grow and reach more listeners, so we can spread this message to a greater audience. If you want to go above and beyond, <a href="http://patreon.com/thoughtforfood" target="_blank">we are now on Patreon!</a> Patreon is a platform for supporters of content creators to pledge anywhere from $1 per month up to however much you want to support the growth and content creation. By pledging a certain amount each month, you get rewarded with exclusive perks like a shoutout in the VLOG, special access to a Google Hangout Q&A, or even a private nutrition consultation with Aaron and Jackson. It's pretty cool! And every single cent we make on Patreon goes directly back into TFF in the form of equipment upgrades to make the content even better for you. So, basically, you get to have a direct impact on making the content better and more frequent. Sounds awesome right?<br> <br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=3791094&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthoughtforfood" target="_blank"></a><br> <br> We really appreciate all the support guys, so don't forget to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter so we can engage more with all of our awesome supporters. This is such a fun thing we're doing, and it's even cooler that we are having a meaningful impact on people's lives. So thanks!<br> <br> Enjoy the show, go eat some plants, and what's your thought for food?<br> <br>
