Chapter 6 · Matt Peacock
Biochemistry and the Krebs Cycle in Coaching
August 18, 2025
i think for me like that was the big thing i took away from you is like cool programming like we i think the programming stuff i took for granted on the basis that it was obvious on the way in that i was going to learn that i think like my preconception of coming to muscle nerds was i will learn programming methodologies and everything in between but then when we when you touched on biochem i remember just being like this light bulb going off and being like holy shit and it wasn't a positive one it was a i do not know anything like i remember you in the that seminar you asked you started talking about the krebs cycle and you said does anyone is any of my mentorship students and a couple of guys put their hands up i obviously wasn't yet and you started drawing it and you're like can you come and finish this i remember that moment in my life just being like committing mentally to be like that's not going to help me in the gym floor like in an instant but like i want to be that guy yeah and i think well what are your thoughts on like knowing kind of i think there could be someone listening or watching thinking why the fuck would i need another crib cycle biochemistry truly learning squats is more important i mean it's all important is it but if we look at from the like i say a biochemical standpoint people think it's a really hard subject to learn but the the easy fundamental stuff of how we move energy and how we transfer one piece of matter to another piece of matter and then finally into heat or energy it's not inherently that complicated but people are really fucking lazy and they won't spend the time to learn this stuff but the reason it's important is if we if we look at most pts in most countries i know it is probably here and especially australia and the united states a personal trainer's legally not allowed to give nutritional advice beyond like eight cups of water a day, eat enough protein, make sure you eat three meals and a couple of snacks. They have basic general guidelines they can give. Now, we all know that we all give people prescribed nutrition because the clients expect that. They don't want to pay money to a trainer and then also have to go to a nutritionist. That's realistically what should happen, but we're going to lose clients. As long as you don't fuck anybody up and you're really careful about it, fine. But how do you know if what you're doing for that person is exactly what they need or if it's going to be disastrous? Well, if there's a contraindication and you put them on a weird diet or weird diet setup, or what if you put them on a diet setup that's evidence-based, but it's actually not the right thing for them to get them where they need to go right now, right?