"Habits are called habits for a reason, right? And you can get stuck in a poor routine." - Jason Roy
Jason Roy has been in elite sport for long enough to understand what is required when it comes to maximising your career.
The big-hitting batter is preparing for another busy summer of cricket with Surrey, in The Hundred, and overseas.
And Jason is in prime condition after an intensive pre-season training programme - supported by two months of taking the AG1 supplement.
He's the first to admit he hasn't always got it right when it comes to nutrition, but that makes Jason a great person to ask for advice on what to do - and what not to do.
"I think the biggest thing that I've learned along the way is: don't calorie count as such, but be careful with your portion sizes," he told The Edge.
"I think it's very easy to go to Nando's and you get a half a chicken, you have the chips, you have the rice, and all of a sudden you've loaded up on a lot more food than you realise.
"And I think for me it was like the portion size, and eat good stuff. You can still eat your pastas, you can still have your chocolate nuggets in your porridge in the morning. You can. But making sure that those portion sizes are the right portion sizes, not overeating.
"I think for me, when I was younger and you're exerting a lot and your metabolism is higher, you're eating, you're eating, you're great. Life's good. You're not packing on anything. It's great. And then you get to a point where you're like, okay, well, I'm kind of putting it in and it's not really working the same way.
"I think, for me, that was a lesson. Being smart around that and the alcoholic consumption, it obviously goes without saying that that needs to be monitored as well, especially when you're younger, because again, the same sort of thing doesn't affect you as much as it does when you get older."
The key for Jason is how certain behaviours are habit-forming, and although you can absorb sub-optimal nutrition when you're younger, it's never too early to choose a better strategy.
"You get into those bad habits, and habits are quickly established. Habits are called habits for a reason, right? And you can get stuck in a poor routine.
"I think just being smart with what you put in your body, how you're recovering especially, after games, before you go to bed, you know? There's a lot of times you'll have a big game and people just go back to the room, have some food, go to bed. Having a little stretch, having a hot shower, and stuff like that is really beneficial.
"I think there's way more education nowadays. There's people that have studied this that are probably giving the right advice. And when I was younger, that certainly would have helped me."
