ROBBIE MANSFIELD
Who is he?
Robbie Mansfield, body transformation and lifestyle coach, has lived in Wexford for the last 4 years. He moved down with his girlfriend and son and their daughter was born in Wexford a year and a half ago.
Qualifications:
ACSM personal trainer, Precision Nutrition coach, Functional movement systems Level 1, Sports massage therapist, Kettlebell instructor, Primal move instructor, currently pursuing a BA in strength and conditioning with Setanta college.
Where can you find him?
Facebook: You can reach Robbie on his Facebook page Health Evolution, or call 085-7480934.
Also available at his workplace: Club Whitford Leisure Club on 053-9140404
Don't forget to like Wexford Healthy Eats on Facebook to keep up to date with upcoming interviews with more Wexford people!
Robbie Mansfield, body transformation and lifestyle coach, has lived in Wexford for the last 4 years. He moved down with his girlfriend and son and their daughter was born in Wexford a year and a half ago.
Qualifications:
ACSM personal trainer, Precision Nutrition coach, Functional movement systems Level 1, Sports massage therapist, Kettlebell instructor, Primal move instructor, currently pursuing a BA in strength and conditioning with Setanta college.
Where can you find him?
Facebook: You can reach Robbie on his Facebook page Health Evolution, or call 085-7480934.
Also available at his workplace: Club Whitford Leisure Club on 053-9140404
Don't forget to like Wexford Healthy Eats on Facebook to keep up to date with upcoming interviews with more Wexford people!
THE INTERVIEW MAY 2014
Describe your lifestyle:
Good food and tough training.
How do you relax?
Reading, learning,watching tv and spending time with my kids and girlfriend
How well do you sleep & for how long?
Would sleep for 8 hours but kids usually have different ideas
Good food and tough training.
How do you relax?
Reading, learning,watching tv and spending time with my kids and girlfriend
How well do you sleep & for how long?
Would sleep for 8 hours but kids usually have different ideas
"Whole food diet best describes my dietary habits. If it grew in the ground or moved around its in my diet."
Describe your training:
Train in the gym 5 times a week for 30 minutes each, football training twice per week.
Does your diet fit into one of our stereotypes? If so, which one? If not, what would you brand it as?
High in whole foods low in processed foods
Train in the gym 5 times a week for 30 minutes each, football training twice per week.
Does your diet fit into one of our stereotypes? If so, which one? If not, what would you brand it as?
High in whole foods low in processed foods
Have you followed any diets or detox in the past?
If so, which one? Elaborate
Haven’t done a detox but i try to not let the toxins in as much as possible buy buying wholefoods and minimal that are processed.
I followed an elimination diet before where i excluded certain foods or food groups that i thought I might have an intolerance to and then reintroducing them slowly. I found this good as i now know what foods i have an intolerance too. Whole food diet best describes my dietary habits. If it grew in the ground or moved around its in my diet.
If so, which one? Elaborate
Haven’t done a detox but i try to not let the toxins in as much as possible buy buying wholefoods and minimal that are processed.
I followed an elimination diet before where i excluded certain foods or food groups that i thought I might have an intolerance to and then reintroducing them slowly. I found this good as i now know what foods i have an intolerance too. Whole food diet best describes my dietary habits. If it grew in the ground or moved around its in my diet.
"I haven’t done a detox but i try to not let the toxins in as much as possible buy buying wholefoods and minimal that are processed."
Robbie's shopping
Where do you buy your food in Wexford?
Where do you buy your main groceries?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your meat?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your fish?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your vegetables?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Do you buy in the local health food stores? Which one? What do you buy?
Only natural health food store.
Omega 3, Vitamin C, Sun Warrior protein, 85% dark chocolate, lentils, brown rice also buy gluten, soy, dairy free foods there.
Of all these shops, which is your favourite?
Only natural health food store.
What are your favourite restaurants and cafes in Wexford town?
The Yard and Chocolate
Where do you buy your main groceries?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your meat?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your fish?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Where do you buy your vegetables?
Pettits Supervalu and Lidl
Do you buy in the local health food stores? Which one? What do you buy?
Only natural health food store.
Omega 3, Vitamin C, Sun Warrior protein, 85% dark chocolate, lentils, brown rice also buy gluten, soy, dairy free foods there.
Of all these shops, which is your favourite?
Only natural health food store.
What are your favourite restaurants and cafes in Wexford town?
The Yard and Chocolate
Do you grow any of your own vegetables, fruit or herbs?
Not at the moment but have done in the past and will do again in the future.
Not at the moment but have done in the past and will do again in the future.
Do you look for any particular standards when selecting food?
Do you buy what’s on special offer?
If something i buy regularly is on offer i will buy it but i wont buy something just because its on offer.
Do you buy organic vegetables?
Yes organic vegetables i buy as much as possible, especially the dirty dozen of
1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Cherry tomatoes
4. Cucumbers
5. Grapes
6. Hot peppers
7. Nectarines
8. Peaches
9. Potatoes
10. Spinach
11. Strawberries
12. Sweet bell peppers
as these are the most sprayed vegetables.
Do you try to buy local/farmer’s market?
Organic beef when possible, organic eggs and free range duck eggs
Do you try to buy Irish? Which are your favourite products?
Local food where possible. Most foods i buy are Irish, the big exception would be fruits that can’t be grown in Ireland.
Do you try to buy Wexford products? Which are your favourite?
Wexford products again where possible. Favourite would be Wexford strawberries.
Do you buy what’s on special offer?
If something i buy regularly is on offer i will buy it but i wont buy something just because its on offer.
Do you buy organic vegetables?
Yes organic vegetables i buy as much as possible, especially the dirty dozen of
1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Cherry tomatoes
4. Cucumbers
5. Grapes
6. Hot peppers
7. Nectarines
8. Peaches
9. Potatoes
10. Spinach
11. Strawberries
12. Sweet bell peppers
as these are the most sprayed vegetables.
Do you try to buy local/farmer’s market?
Organic beef when possible, organic eggs and free range duck eggs
Do you try to buy Irish? Which are your favourite products?
Local food where possible. Most foods i buy are Irish, the big exception would be fruits that can’t be grown in Ireland.
Do you try to buy Wexford products? Which are your favourite?
Wexford products again where possible. Favourite would be Wexford strawberries.
" Most foods i buy are Irish, the big exception would be fruits that can’t be grown in Ireland."
Robbies Omelette
What do you eat in a typical day?
Breakfast:
Do you always eat breakfast or sometimes skip it?
Always eat breakfast and never skip.
What is your favourite breakfast?
Omelette
What is your go to everyday breakfast?
Scrambled Eggs and spinach, meat and vegetables
Breakfast:
Do you always eat breakfast or sometimes skip it?
Always eat breakfast and never skip.
What is your favourite breakfast?
Omelette
What is your go to everyday breakfast?
Scrambled Eggs and spinach, meat and vegetables
Meat and salad lunch
Lunch:
Do you pre-pack a lunch/eat it at home/buy it somewhere?
Always pre prepare
Do you prepare it or someone else in your house?
Make it myself for work. Cooking is shared at home
Describe it.
Meat and salad with lots of different colours
Do you pre-pack a lunch/eat it at home/buy it somewhere?
Always pre prepare
Do you prepare it or someone else in your house?
Make it myself for work. Cooking is shared at home
Describe it.
Meat and salad with lots of different colours
Meat and stir-fried vegetables
Evening meal:
Do you cook it or buy it?
Again cooking shared
Describe it.
Meat and stir fried or steamed vegetables
Do you cook it or buy it?
Again cooking shared
Describe it.
Meat and stir fried or steamed vegetables
"If you're reading this and you want to change your life, then the best thing you can do is to start- and by start, I mean now, not tomorrow. "
Fruit, Yogurt & Nuts are among the snacks Robbie buys
Snacks:
What do you snack on?
- Nuts
- Peanut butter
- Greek yogurt
- Fruit
How often do you snack?
2-3 times per day
What do you snack on?
- Nuts
- Peanut butter
- Greek yogurt
- Fruit
How often do you snack?
2-3 times per day
Robbie's fridge contents
The food in your meals (Quick answers):
How often do you eat the following?
The food in your meals:
Red meat 8 times per week fav lamb
Poultry 5 times per week
fav chicken legs
Fish 3 times per week
fav salmon
Cereal very rarely
fav cruncy nut
Soup very rarely
fav potato and leek homemade
Fruit 2-3 times per week
fav pineapple
Vegetables every day nearly all meals
fav broccoli
Salads 5-7 times per week mixed
Potatoes white potatoes very rare, sweet potatoes 2-3 times per week,
fav mashed potatoes with coconut oil and coconut milk
Bread never
Rice/quinoa rice once a week, lentils once per week
fav white basmati rice
Nuts 3-5 times per week
fav cashews
Sandwiches etc never
fav toasted sandwich
Sweets etc never
fav strawberry cheesecake
Crisps never
fav Doritos
Take away food never
fav thai green curry
Deli food never
fav chicken and bacon wrap
Restaurant rarely
fav burger with bacon and sweet potato fries
Tea fav green tea 4-7 times per week
Alcohol special occasions
fav desporados beer with lime
Smoothies rarely
fav strawberry energy from zumo bars
Protein 5-7 times per week sun warrior chocolate
Water all day every day
Other Organic plain Greek yogurt from glenisk
How often do you eat the following?
The food in your meals:
Red meat 8 times per week fav lamb
Poultry 5 times per week
fav chicken legs
Fish 3 times per week
fav salmon
Cereal very rarely
fav cruncy nut
Soup very rarely
fav potato and leek homemade
Fruit 2-3 times per week
fav pineapple
Vegetables every day nearly all meals
fav broccoli
Salads 5-7 times per week mixed
Potatoes white potatoes very rare, sweet potatoes 2-3 times per week,
fav mashed potatoes with coconut oil and coconut milk
Bread never
Rice/quinoa rice once a week, lentils once per week
fav white basmati rice
Nuts 3-5 times per week
fav cashews
Sandwiches etc never
fav toasted sandwich
Sweets etc never
fav strawberry cheesecake
Crisps never
fav Doritos
Take away food never
fav thai green curry
Deli food never
fav chicken and bacon wrap
Restaurant rarely
fav burger with bacon and sweet potato fries
Tea fav green tea 4-7 times per week
Alcohol special occasions
fav desporados beer with lime
Smoothies rarely
fav strawberry energy from zumo bars
Protein 5-7 times per week sun warrior chocolate
Water all day every day
Other Organic plain Greek yogurt from glenisk
Image: http://goo.gl/c90k6h
What is your favourite recipe?
Shepard's pie
Shepard's pie
What supplements do you use, if any:
From Only natural I use
Vitamin C,
Vitamin D
Omega 3
and Sun Warrior protein
From Only natural I use
Vitamin C,
Vitamin D
Omega 3
and Sun Warrior protein
Any advice for Wexford Healthy Eats followers?
If you're reading this and you want to change your life then the best thing you can do is to start and by start i mean now not tomorrow.
I have been coaching people for a long time and the biggest aspect i find to focus on is there mental attitude. Without the mindset the best plan wont work.
Working to change people's bodies and lifestyle is my passion. I use solid nutritional and training principles along with mentorship and solving the big problems facing a client. Im starting a body transformation group on the 12th of may running for 12 weeks. Places will be limited and there will be a offer running until the end of this month for those interested in signing up early.
If you're reading this and you want to change your life then the best thing you can do is to start and by start i mean now not tomorrow.
I have been coaching people for a long time and the biggest aspect i find to focus on is there mental attitude. Without the mindset the best plan wont work.
Working to change people's bodies and lifestyle is my passion. I use solid nutritional and training principles along with mentorship and solving the big problems facing a client. Im starting a body transformation group on the 12th of may running for 12 weeks. Places will be limited and there will be a offer running until the end of this month for those interested in signing up early.
