{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 64: 3 Plant-Based \u201cForcing Functions\u201d That Improve Your Diet","description":"I\u2019m a proud omnivore. I firmly believe that eating a balanced, \u201cwhole-foods\u201d diet is the key to both long-term health and improved running performance. But the issue isn\u2019t which diet is best, but the results that a certain diet can give to you. Over the past decade, I\u2019ve been borderline obsessed with discovering the optimal diet for running performance. I\u2019ve read many of the best diet books, interviewed Registered Dietitians, pro athletes, and best-selling diet authors: Q&A Podcast with Anne Mauney MPH, RD How elite OCR athlete Kimber Mattox fuels her running Matt Fitzgerald on \u201cThe Endurance Diet\u201d How pro marathoner Ariana Hilborn eats I\u2019ve also heard first hand from elite runners, USA Track & Field instructors, and world-class coaches about the best approaches to eating for endurance runners. And they all include meat. But\u2026 not one person (anywhere) thinks we should eat a meat-based diet.  Whether you\u2019re vegan or an omnivore like myself, we should all eat a plant-based diet. Here are 3 strategies that work well for me. ","author_name":"The Strength Running Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/strengthrunning.com","html":"