Nutrition: In summer, fueling strategies critical for performance
With this current state of uncertainty, many athletes may be looking at a summer without their normal lacrosse camps or organized team practices and events.…
Nutrition
Nutrition: Use preparation to help achieve peak performance
Editor's note: This column appears in the August/September issue of New England Lacrosse Journal. The rest of this summer, and the upcoming fall, are shaping…Read More
Athletes need knowledge to navigate supplements
Nutrition supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry, which might seem less surprising once you know that more than 76 percent of all U.S. adults (more…
Nutrition: Try more immune-boosting foods to protect yourself
It’s cold and flu season, and nobody has time to get sick, especially athletes. A rough cold or flu virus could take you out for…
Seeking a perfect nutritious snack? Think pistachios
I admit that I have had a bit of an obsession with pistachios this summer. Raw and unsalted, salt and pepper, roasted and lightly salted…
A goalies’ saving grace: Hydration
Dehydration is a performance-limiting factor in all sports but is especially detrimental for goalies. Time on the field, combined with equipment, heat and the fact…
Understanding nutrition bars
When you stand in the aisle at the grocery store staring at the rows and rows of bars, what are you looking for? Are you…
Tips to stay properly fueled and hydrated at camp
Lacrosse players may attend camp for a host of different reasons. For some, it’s simply to have fun playing. For others, camp may present an…
For injuries, food aids recovery
If you scroll through my past columns, you’re bound to read about the ways in which proper nutrition and hydration can fuel your body and…
Keeping tabs on health trends
A club lacrosse coach called me this morning to ask me to speak at a camp this summer. He mentioned that, for some of their…
Prep for fall with wise choices
As the seasons change, so does a lacrosse player’s focus. Summer camps, tournaments and strength-and-conditioning sessions give way to fall weekend tournaments or a fall collegiate…
Tips for gaining lean muscle and losing body fat
Summer is a time when many of the athletes I see in my office ask about shifting body composition either to gain lean functional muscle…
