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STAY HEALTHY
8 Tips For Navigating Nutrition as a Student-Athlete
By Kelly Wick|January 31, 2024
As the New Year begins, many student-athletes set out on a journey to prioritize their health and performance by making resolutions centered around navigating nutrition. Whether it's a commitment to...
STAY WARM!
Fueled for Winter Success: 8 Essential Winter Nutrition Strategies for College Athletes
By Kelly Wick|January 22, 2024
Nutrition can be challenging for athletes in the winter. The cold temperatures, reduced sunlight, and increased demand on the body can impact energy levels, recovery, and overall well-being. To navigate...
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Fueling Success: The Importance of Post-Training Nutrition
By Rebecca Lutz|August 28, 2023
Athletes undergo intense physical exertion during training, pushing their bodies to the limits to achieve peak performance. While training is vital for enhancing athletic abilities, it's only one piece of...
EAT UP!
Fueling Champions: 17 Essential Nutrition Tips for College Athletes
By Rebecca Lutz|August 14, 2023
College athletes lead demanding lives, juggling academics and athletics. This means that proper nutrition is crucial for peak performance. Here's a comprehensive list of 17 essential nutrition tips that will...
Gamer Gains!
Looking to Level Up Your Plate? 5 Nutrition Tips for College Esports Athletes
By Owen Roche|April 13, 2023
No matter what sport an athlete plays, the food they put into their body has an immense impact on their health and performance during competition. The same can be said...
Breaking up is hard!
A Healthy Relationship? 7 Signs You Need to Break Up With Your Nutritionist
By Bella Nevin|March 8, 2023
It seems like everyone harps on your nutrition when you're a collegiate athlete. People are constantly telling you what you should and shouldn't eat, how much you should be eating,...
Re-fuel with confidence!
Post-Performance Nutrition For Athletes: Follow the 4 R’s of Refueling
By Rhys Davies|March 7, 2023
Having trouble figuring out what's best to eat after exercise? Luckily for athletes, it's fairly simple to figure out a good refueling routine. Following the 4 R's of rehydration, refuel,...
Eat Up!
Nutrition Advice with USC Assistant Dietitian Jaymin McJimpson
By Kelly Wick|December 9, 2022
Jaymin McJimpson is a credentialed Registered Dietitian (RD) and an active member of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA). McJimpson began his career as a Sports Dietitian at...
Eat Up!
Macros Matter: The 3 Nutritional Necessities for Peak Athletic Performance
By Kelly Wick|December 1, 2022
Proper nutrition is essential for supporting an athlete's general health and can help to enhance performance. Athletes have different dietary needs than the general public, and often require more calories...
Food is Fuel!
Tackling Nutrition Misconceptions and Body Image with Villanova Sports Performance Coach, Sabrina Murphy
By Claire Borman|August 19, 2022
Sabrina Murphy is a sports performance coach at Villanova University. She has worked at Villanova since 2019 and currently helps Villanova's athletes with their nutrition on top of their sports...
Nutrition Tips (For All Athletes)!
Adjusting Your Palate: 4 Ways Nutritional Changes Affect First Year International College Athletes (and 9 Ways to Adapt)
By Camila Cramer|July 29, 2022
Any student that decides to move to a different country for college faces the challenge of adapting to a different environment, culture, language, and schedule to mention a few. International...
Food is Fuel!
Hungry? Try These 4 Nutrition Tips for Athletes
By Caleb Myers|July 5, 2022
Athletes, especially ones transitioning from high school to college, sometimes find it complicated or even overwhelming to select the best nutritional habits or foods to eat to maintain their best...
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Nutrition for Athletes: Overview
By Rebecca Lutz|November 3, 2021
**Our Nutrition for Athletes series answers athletes' questions about nutrition with a deep dive into micro- and macro-nutrients, timing meals for workouts, nutrition in the season vs offseason, and meal...
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Northwestern University Director of Performance Nutrition Talks Performance Changes & Body Dissatisfaction
By Lauren Gilbert|November 9, 2020
Katie Knappenberger is the Director of Performance Nutrition for Northwestern University Athletics. She is passionate about maximizing fuel for athletic performance and is responsible for team and staff education, meal...
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The Mental Game, Physical Fitness and Nutrition for the Athlete by Mark Glicini
By Megan Menzuber|October 22, 2020
Before Yale, Mark Glicini completed a post-graduate year at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, where he was selected as a First Team All-New England two-way lacrosse midfielder and was the starting...
