The Plant Fueled Podcast
Welcome to The Plant Fueled Podcast! I'm Dr. Cass Warbeck—a family medicine resident, plant-based athlete, and vegan advocate. Join me for engaging conversations with physicians, athletes, researchers, and leaders in sport performance, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine. Together, we're unlocking the keys to optimizing your health and taking your performance to new heights.
The Plant Fueled Podcast
Mindset: Vegan MMA Fighter, Alex “The Finisher” Font | why he’s vegan for the animals, how he fuels for training, and the importance of discipline
This conversation is with Alex “Finisher” Font, a professional MMA fighter based out of Chalon sur Saone, France where he runs his own combat gym, Power Training Center. Alex has been vegan for almost a decade and throughout that time has amassed over 100 professional fights with a record of 98 wins, 11 loses, and 2 draws. He is also a special operations combat chief instructor and he has his own vegan friendly apparel brand, Power Fight Company.
We discuss:
- Discovering his passion for professional fighting
- Breaking the stereotype of a typical vegan
- Why he initially decided to go vegan
- Ethical reasons for not eating meat
- What he eats in a day
- Why he doesn’t count calories or track protein
- Weight cutting before fights
- The hours of training that go into a fight camp
- What people don’t understand about the life of a professional fighter
- The value of a yoga and mobility practice
Connect:
- Instagram: @iam_thefinisher
- Facebook: Alex “The Finisher” Font
Resources:
- Power Fight Company
- Power Training Center
- PETA.org (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
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Connect with me: @casswarbeck
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Theme music: Tyler Gaudon & audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik
*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*