The Luke Smith Nutrition Podcast
Talking all things nutrition, fitness and mindset to help you optimize your life and create the best version of you.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 153
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
33: Kristen Ludwig (@nourishing.strong.families) - Navigating food, health, and fitness with your kids. How our childhood shapes our mindset around nutrition, challenging traditional feeding practices with kids, how fitness goals change over time...
Had an amazing conversation with my friend and colleague - Kristen Ludwig - on this episode. Kristen is a fellow dietitian and personal trainer and mom of 3. Her passion is helping kids build a posit…
32: Pre-fat loss checklist
Let's dive into a pre-fat loss checklist to implement prior to you dropping calories for your next fat loss phase.
Check these boxes to make your next cut easier + to sustain that success long term.
Fu…
31: Health and fitness industry marketing tricks
There's a lot BS that gets sold to you this time of year (or literally any time of the year). A lot of people, companies, brands, books... etc prey on peoples emotions and sell them on their insecuri…
30: How to maintain your success long term
Whatever season you're in.. whatever goals you're working towards.. keep these in mind as you work towards sustainability with your health and fitness.
Let's dive into the things that you can impleme…
29: Devyn Cox (@thedevyn32) - Testosterone Optimization: what is it + why's it important, nutrition & lifestyle interventions, optimal levels and when to see a doc, TRT and herbal supplements...
On this episode, my Dietetic Intern - Devyn Cox - presents a literature review on testosterone optimization as he finished out his rotation with me. I enjoyed this conversation and think others could…
28: Stop thinking you need to always 'get back on track'
I get the sentiment - 'just get back on track tomorrow'.. I do.
I think it can be productive and a positive headspace to be in for some people. For sure.
But I want to offer a slight perspective shif…
27: Jaimee Cooper (@soccer.nutritionist) - Nutrition for sport and exercise, preventing under-fueling, common misconceptions in the sports nutrition space, things we wish people weren't so confused about...
This was an awesome conversation with my friend and colleague - Jaimee Cooper. Jaimee is a fellow dietitian nutrition coach who is passionate about helping young athletes and their families learn abo…
26: Q&A: Creatine timing, tracking all macros vs calories/protein, how to track alcohol, greens powders
Answering some questions you submitted via Instagram.
1. When should you take creatine?
2. How to track alcohol within your macros.. also exploring tracking all 3 macros vs. just tracking calories and…
25: Stop only trying to make your 'best', better. Work on improving your baseline 'worst' instead
Instead of always trying to make your 'best', better.. start thinking about making your baseline 'worst' better.
Aka stop punting your health and fitness goals because it's the holidays, summer, or b…
24: Priscilla Barnes (@wellness.in.bloom) - Thinking big picture with your health + fitness, navigating nurse life and taking care of yourself, being a caregiver and dealing with isolation, becoming resilient and how to prioritize you
Had an amazing conversation with my friend and colleague - Priscilla Barnes. Priscilla is a fellow nutrition coach with a background in nursing. She lives in Houston, TX and has a passion for helping…
23: Making informed decisions and understanding trade-offs when working towards your goals
In my opinion, this is one of the most important things we need to be talking about when working towards better health and fitness. Let's talk about how you can make more informed decisions and appre…
22: Traveling Tips - Eating and exercise considerations, changing your mindset, how to control your environment + so much more
Let's talk about some healthy travel tips that you can implement as you continue to travel for work, pleasure, etc. We also dive into the mindset piece around traveling and staying healthy while you'…
21: Kaylee Frazier (@feeding.fertility.rd) - The fertility episode. Nutrition considerations with reproduction, infertility, importance of macro and micronutrients, stress management, fertility considerations for men...
Had a really great conversation with my friend and colleague - Kaylee Frazier.
Kaylee is a fellow Dietitian and online nutrition coach. She works with women who are dealing with infertility and uses n…
20: Erik Underwood (@erikunder_wood) - Breaking self-imposed limitations, how to create a better relationship with fitness, importance of being curious, qualities of a 'successful' client...
Had a blast chatting with my friend and fellow personal trainer - Erik Underwood.
Erik is a former baseball player now turned personal trainer out here in Reno, Nevada. Erik works out of a private gym…
19: Why is it so easy to overeat on certain foods? (Psa: you're not addicted to food.. you’re just being misled and influenced by the food industry to eat more)
Let's dive into some of the observations I made this past Labor Day weekend.
My wife and I celebrated our first year wedding anniversary this past weekend (which was amazing).
But it was fascinating …
18: Abby McQueeney Penamonte (@abbymcpabby) - Reverse dieting, metabolic adaptation, under-fueling, tips when using the scale, nutrition periodization, considerations when working towards your goals...
Had a great discussion with my friend and fellow dietitian - Abby McQueeney Penamonte.
Abby is a former ultra runner turned powerlifter, current weightlifter, online dietitian + personal trainer, wif…
17: Travis Wilson (@traviswilson) - Importance of personal development and inner work, Goal setting, Working in the nutrition and fitness coaching industry, Breaking away from the all-or-nothing mentality
This episode features Travis Wilson and we dive deep into the mindset piece when working towards your nutrition and fitness goals. Travis has been a personal trainer for 10+ years & is a soon to be R…
16: Q&A: Fiber, What's the 'best' type of alcohol?, Fat loss, Mindset shifts as you head into a cut
Answering some questions received on my IG this past week:
1. Constipation and all things fiber
2. What's the 'best' type of alcohol to drink?
3. Visceral vs. Subcutaneous fat. Can you target fat loss?
4…
15: Cut Review - Why I wanted to lose weight, prep + execution considerations & lessons I learned
Diving into the details of my fat loss phase over the past 3 months:
-Why I decided to cut
-How I prepped for it
-How I executed it
-Lessons I learned
-Where we go from here
If you're thinking about losing…
14: Cardio vs Resistance Training - What type of exercise should you be doing??
We dive deep into the differences between cardio and resistance training when working towards your goals.
Resistance training can lead to better health, aesthetics, confidence, quality of life, mobil…