Meal Planning and Prep in 3 Easy Steps Plus a FREE Recipe!

There’s a famous saying - you’re only as good as the plan you follow - or something along those lines. I wholeheartedly agree. Do you have a plan going into each week for what you’ll eat? Do you include any meal prep? Don’t think you have the time? Guess what? You probably do and it takes less time then you think. Before I dive into a couple tips on how to meal plan/prep, let’s talk about why you should even bother.

Pre-Workout Nutrition: Fueling Up for the Long Run

Do you eat before you workout? Whether it's a long run, interval workout or easy day, you aren't getting the most out of it if you are exercising on empty. Over the next couple of blog posts I am going to cover how to fuel pre-workout for various types of workouts. Up first: the long run!

Rest Day Brags: Tips for How and What to Eat to Enhance Recovery

We all need rest days. Some more than others. They help our bodies recover from the work we put in day after day as well as allow us to go harder, faster, and longer in the days following. But do we need to eat the same on a rest day as we do on a training day?

The 3 Rs of Recovery Nutrition: Refueling Glycogen Stores (with Carbs!)

Last week I introduced you to the 3 Rs of post-workout nutrition to help optimize recovery so you can get the most out of the work you put it. We focused on repairing and rebuilding muscle with protein - probably one of my favorite topics to write or talk about. This week we focus on the other macro-nutrient essential to recovering after a workout - carbohydrates.