
Adam Hollioake captained the England cricket team for a significant period and performed at peak international level. Having done that, he has now gone carnivore and we discuss the differences it has made to his life and physical performance. Timestamps below: 00:00 Trailer 1:15 Intro 2:08 Why did Adam go carnivore? 3:27 Just one week for first changes 4:30 When carnivore started 4:53 Thoughts on changes so far and preconceived hurdles 6:10 Transitioning and cravings 7:43 Concerns of cholesterol and blood test results 8:32 Salt brands 9:15 Challenges of going carnivore and weekly meat volume 11:04 Continuous Glucose Monitor usage 11:41 Diabetes scare and cutting out sugar 18:45 Weight maintenance / glucose levels 21:30 Glucose level physiology 22:33 Body monitors Adam used to learn about his physiology 25:12 Overall health improvements from carnivore 26:38 Oat milk myths and cholesterol reading 27:25 Trying vegetarianism 27:50 The Game Changers myths dispelled 31:20 Trying a typical bodybuilder diet (chicken, broccoli…) 32:12 Toxins in broccoli 33:27 Cutting out carbs and having fat-free meat to carnivore 34:30 Dangers of seed/unsaturated oils 36:05 Energy levels on carnivore 37:20 Mental health on carnivore 38:40 Sleep levels/quality 40:10 Current athlete views on sleep quality 40:58 Education given to pro athletes on health 42:30 Tech for pro athletes 43:00 Advice/tests given to pro athletes on diet 45:25 Fat measurements 46:45 Collecting data from athletes today and video analysis 48:55 Video data for training 51:23 Which players tested well/poorly? 53:22 Andrew Flintoff physical/mental health journey 55:15 Carnivore lifestyle during Adam’s playing days 57:45 Exercise recovery on carnivore 59:47 Dr. Abs’ powerlifting history 1:01:06 Adam’s recovery routine and training mentality 1:04:35 Typical day of eating for Adam 1:06:45 Eating after exercise 1:09:00 Adam’s intermittent fasting 1:11:39 Eating before exercise 1:13:36 Losing millions and affecting mental health in 2008 1:19:42 Teaching carnivore to aspiring athletes 1:21:10 Responses from doctors to carnivore diet 1:22:40 Professional cricketer’s training program 1:26:45 Adam’s gym programming 1:28:00 Gym programming for current pro cricketers 1:29:19 Current England cricketers training potential 1:30:43 Balancing coaching vs. natural instinct for young athletes 1:32:19 Coaching lifestyle to young athletes 1:33:40 Dealing with abuse and haters 1:37:40 Career advice to his younger self 1:39:30 Competing against teammates 1:40:12 Mental health advice to his younger self 1:42:25 Advice for people thinking about carnivore 1:45:10 Resources for getting into carnivore 1:48:21 Adam’s thoughts of cholesterol 1:51:20 Adam’s future goals 1:55:00 What would Adam change in pro cricket to improve performance? 1:59:58 Mental health and death in cricket This Podcast is an opinion and in no way should be construed as statements of fact.