Results For Category: "Nutrition"

By Allison Fayard You may have heard the word “macronutrient” being thrown around on “FitTok”, but what exactly does it mean? The term macronutrient, often called macros, refers to the...

By Lotte Black, MS  Many female athletes (and their parents) want their athlete to sprint FASTER, jump HIGHER, or change direction more EXPLOSIVELY But what is the MOST EFFECTIVE training...

By Emily Pappas, MS  When sport seasons start, many female athletes stray away from the weight room as sport practices and games take over their schedules. The result: DETRAINING. “But...

By Jules Kirkpatrick, MS As sports seasons commence and homework loads start to pile, female athletes are placed under massive amounts of stress. Although some of the stressors are out...

By Emily R Pappas, M.S. Just the idea of “carb loading” sounds too good to be true, right?! Team “pasta parties” are often the norm before games in high school...

By Jules Kirkpatrick, MS “Vegans can’t be as good as non-vegans in sports.” Is this true? And, more importantly, WHY do people make this claim? To answer these questions, we...