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EXCITING CONTENT think much of them . Just same stuff , different person ,” said Scott . “ I do a lot of studying myself . I don ’ t trust people . I spent a lot of hours looking through the Internet , looking through studies , looking for improvements . What works for ten might not work for one , and I could be that one . There ’ s a lot of things in the world . You ’ ve got your keto , your carnivore , your vegan , paleo diet … All sorts of stuff . You ’ ve got to find out what works for you .” What - and who is working for Scott in terms of nutrition and other things , is someone who started out as a cycling buddy in the US . “ I ’ ve been working with a guy in California last year , Marco . Great cyclist . It was a bit of a Godsend really to meet him . I met him in the middle of the canyons . Ended up we lived on the same street in the end , in California near Thousand Oaks , West Lake , Malibu area . So , we ’ d go ( cycling ) every day and he would teach me . He is a performance coach for cycling , nutrition , everything . He went back to university to study nutrition for himself to improve . So he went back , he learned it all , then he tested it on himself , and then he figured it out for him what is best , for an athlete and what is better for a normal person . Your calorie intake for your average person in 2,500 calories . Who made that up ? That ’ s just a number base , but we all believe it . So , he was explaining this to me . I got his trust and belief that I ’ m a worker . That opened the door for him to teach me . We ’ re cycling , talking away . “ You should try this and this .” I would go back the next day , make it , try it , come back and work like that . I learned a lot , where now I understand for myself what I need as a professional athlete . The cycling side is what keeps me in tip top .” Redding believes he needs better food intake for the cycling that he takes very seriously , much more than racing motorcycles . He is actually more focused on his diet for that . “ My diet has changed quite a lot . I ’ m plant-based / vegan . But on the same hand , I ’ m not super strict because I have to travel a lot . When I have to travel a lot , I can ’ t be in a situation where I go , “ I can ’ t have that because it ’ s got egg in it .” Otherwise I need to have just crisps ! So , I need to be flexible but I base myself on a vegan diet .”
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