Category Archives: team usa

Winning the Head Game: Talking Mental Toughness with Female Olympic & World Elite Athletes

Mental Toughness– something every one of us has battled with. The moment when your mind is working to pull you in a direction, hold you back from reaching, achieving, even believing you can do more, achieve more, be more. Every single athlete has faced this and like some of us, succumb to the pressure of...

Wheels Up Warriors!

As race season officially started up again last weekend for one of my favorite “sparkplugs” Para-triathlete Mary Kate Callahan, I wanted to circle back with her since our last conversation and see how she was preparing to take on the season and prepare for Rio 2016! (sidenote, she was just mentioned yesterday in the Team...

Post Workout Performance Smoothie

Thrilled to see U.S. Women’s Field Hockey National Team athlete Lauren Pfeiffer enjoying my Blueberry-Chocolate Protein Smoothie recipe post-workout. She understands the importance of post-workout nutrition and it’s inspiring to me, seeing how dedicated these ladies are to their sport and how they fuel their bodies and minds! I am honored to be a part...

Strong is Sexy with Olympian Meghan Duggan

Having had the pleasure of working with Meghan Duggan, 4x World Champion, 2x Olympian as well as Captain of the United States Women’s National Ice Hockey Team,  I thought it would be awesome to share some of her passions when it comes to fitness/nutrition and overall lifestyle with all of you.  I mean… who better...

Athlete Inspiration / Feature with U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team Athlete Emily Wold

Today I had the pleasure of doing some Q&A with Team USA’s, U.S. Women’s National Field Hockey Team Athlete Emily Wold!*  This star midfielder’s game day mantra of look pretty, play hard definitely shines true! Given that field hockey is a multi-sprint sport, it is physically demanding in both strength endurance and explosive power. Nick Catlin,...