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In Nutrition: Part 1, we touched on several issues that make nutrition a confusing subject for many families and athletes in the US.  Issues like relentless marketing of diet aids, foods that are engineered to be addictive, and processed foods have led the country to a deplorable state of health, leaving many of us to […]

Work Hard, Recover Harder. Athletes today are training harder than ever before.  Competitive youth programs in many sports are demanding a 3 or 4-season commitment full of practices, games, tournaments, and off-ice training.  A well-rounded strength training program is a very important part of developing these athletes because not only does it provide a competitive […]

A quick google search tells me that some old, dead guy said this: That seems reasonable.  But what exactly does it mean to you and your new years resolutions?   You’ve now set your goals, your SMART goals which are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and you have a time frame for how long it should […]

A few weeks ago I went to an Italian market and got a few things for a great Sunday night dinner.  In addition to getting some meat, cheese and bread, I picked up some great looking pastries including crème puffs and cannoli.   It turns out no one in my house really likes either of those […]

I have never been much of a conspiracy theorist.  A second gunman on the grassy knoll? Aliens and UFO parts stored in Roswell, New Mexico? The moon landing filmed in Hollywood? All of these make for interesting conversation, but I usually prefer to keep it simple and see things how they are…until I spoke with […]

Parents of young athletes have a tough job these days.  They are charged with the task of nurturing, teaching, motivating, training, and navigating their young athletes through an increasingly complex and competitive youth sports landscape.   All parents have the best intentions for their children and want to push them to perform at the highest levels.  […]

In Nutrition: Part 1, we touched on several issues that make nutrition a confusing subject for many families and athletes in the US.  Issues like relentless marketing of diet aids, foods that are engineered to be addictive, and processed foods have led the country to a deplorable state of health, leaving many of us to […]

I wrote this as a response to several parents asking me for advice on how to fuel their young athletes in a healthy way.  We all need a certain number of carbs, protein, and fat, but I can’t claim to have specific answers regarding how many grams of each to consume (experts have found that […]