Nutrition & Recovery | Podcast Ep 535 – Pratik Patel Perfects the Professional Athlete Diet

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You have to take ownership and make shit happen for yourself!

Pratik Patel is a dietitian and sports nutritionist working with some of the highest level athletes you can imagine. While the honor and prestige of rubbing elbows with these freaks of nature has it’s appeal, Pratik admits that the job is not without it’s challenges. But, that’s what has forced him to grow and evolve into the passionate professional you’ll hear in this episode.

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Imagine getting to know 45 individual athletes – their diets, allergies, specific nutrition needs, building a relationship and trust with these athletes – and then learning that all but 3 will not be returning the following year. Frustrating to say the least. But that is the job of some high profile dietitians like our guest, Pratik Patel.

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John

John Welbourn is CEO of Power Athlete and Fuse Move. He is also creator of the online training phenomena, Johnnie WOD. He is a 9 year veteran of the NFL. John was drafted with the 97th pick in 1999 NFL Draft and went on to be a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003, appearing in 3 NFC Championship games, and for starter for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007. In 2008, he played with the New England Patriots until an injury ended his season early with him retiring in 2009. Over the course of his career, John has started over 100 games and has 10 play-off appearances. He was a four year lettermen while playing football at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Rhetoric in 1998. John has worked with the MLB, NFL, NHL, Olympic athletes and Military. He travels the world lecturing on performance and nutrition for Power Athlete. You can catch up with John as his personal blog on training, food and life, Talk To Me Johnnie and at Power Athlete.