Nutrition

16 Mar Why Youth Female Athletes Should NOT Go Vegan: SHOCKING Health and Performance Consequences

Posted at 17:57h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girls' Soccer Training, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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For young, growing female athletes, plant-based anything ain't it. Sure, it sounds healthy and amazing, and like people are doing the right thing, but the deficiencies a vegan diet has for female athletes are immense. As a result, there are tons of health consequences girls may...

26 May Off Season Soccer Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Girls Soccer

Posted at 16:38h in Blog, Female Athletes, Girl Power, Girls' Soccer Training, Nutrition by erica 0 Comments

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Originally published by Erica on Girls Soccer Network Summer off season soccer training is the time to become fast, explosive and strong. When games and practices come to an end, it's an excellent opportunity for girls to implement a performance training plan. This must encompass all the...

09 Feb Nutrition Behavior Change for Athletes: Eating Healthy Once and For All

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Changing your nutrition doesn’t happen from getting lectured over and over again. I mean, it's a start, but it will only get you so far. No one wants to be told ad nauseam what foods are healthy. Most people already know what is healthy and what is...

03 Jul Complete Guide to Training the Youth Female Athlete

Posted at 13:13h in Blog, Female Athletes, Menstrual Cycle, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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"It's because she's female and has wider hips...

22 Apr Female Athlete Performance Nutrition: Improving Energy, Recovery and Speed

Posted at 13:36h in Blog, Female Athletes, Nutrition, Recovery, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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It's year 2022 and I'm still talking about the benefits of strength training for female athletes. For some, the conversation is easy and they get it. For others, I feel I have to cajole them to get under the iron, and that their female athletes...

13 Jan My Favorite Workout and Nutrition Products for Female Athletes 1/13/22

Posted at 20:40h in Blog, Female Athletes, Nutrition, Off Season Training, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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I have some exciting new finds for you today, so let's get right into it: Polar Ignite Watch I swear by this watch to track my daily movement, as well as my sleep quality. For movement, I aim to get over 10,000 steps a day non-negotiable, and...

10 Nov My Favorite Workout and Nutrition Products for Female Athletes

Posted at 17:40h in Blog, Female Athletes, Glute Training, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Mini Bands for Hip Strength Every female athlete needs a mini band in her bag. This is the first piece of equipment I recommend my remote and in person athletes get to be successful in our program. Mini bands are incredibly versatile and can be used...

08 Jul Nutrition for the Growing Female Athlete: Your Body Isn’t A Dumpster

Posted at 12:32h in Blog, Female Athletes, Nutrition by erica 0 Comments

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Boom. Your body isn't a dumpster. Don't feed it toxic sludge that will bog you down, demotivate you, and leave you malnourished. If you're a female athlete who is playing year-round sports, practicing 3-4 times a week, with games on the weekend, your body needs the fuel to...

24 Apr The Performance Training and Nutrition Menu for Female Athletes

Posted at 17:21h in Blog, Nutrition, Uncategorized, Youth Training by erica 0 Comments

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Let me ask you this: as an athlete, when do you feel at your BEST? When do you feel your most empowered? Your strongest? Your most energized? Your healthiest? Your most resilient? When do you feel ready to step on the field with confidence and tenacity?...

07 Nov Getting Your Youth Athletes To Eat Healthy

Posted at 13:33h in Blog, Nutrition, Uncategorized by erica 0 Comments

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Here's a hard truth: most youth athletes are malnourished and dehydrated. It's shocking because, we live in a privileged society where we have unlimited access to free water, organic produce, 100 different electrolyte drinks on the market, shelves of healthy bars and snacks in Trader Joe's,...