{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b95a835c7f640011e04a79/63b95a8907ed4900121ea8d2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E.14 Former England Rugby Player, Diet and Becoming Flexitarian","description":"<p>This week I am joined by Former England Rugby player Olly Barkley. Olly had a very unique journey where he went straight into playing for England which then led him to play for Bath with a very long and successful career which lasted 15 years! <br/><br/>I was really looking forward to speaking to Olly about his diet when playing professional rugby compared to his diet now, as well as his thoughts on the plant-based movement and whether he believed that you could play a high impact sport professionally whilst on a predominantly plant-based diet. <br/><br/> This conversation was so interesting,  Olly&apos;s knowledge and passion on the topics were so inspiring as we discussed the following topics:<br/><br/>- Olly&apos;s career journey and how he got there<br/>- Calorie intake whilst in training for a professional sport <br/>- Nutritional guidance<br/>- The power of food for recovery, maintenance and growth <br/>- Learning about how your personal body works and develops<br/>- Supplements <br/>- Plant-Based and Flexitarian <br/><br/><br/>Follow Greedy Vegan on Instagram - @greedyveganltd<br/><br/>Find out about becoming a Greedy Vegan at www.greedyvegan.uk <br/><br/></p><p>To find out more about becoming a Greedy Vegan head to our <a href='https://greedyvegan.uk/'>Website</a> or follow us on Instagram or Tik Tok @greedyveganltd<br/><br/><br/></p>","author_name":"Georgia Symonds"}