Archive for the ‘AthleticFoodie’ Category
Aug 2011
Winning at Nationals: Training, Nutrition Pay Dividends
No one can guarantee success. But if you could put some of the odds in your favor, why wouldn't you? That's what the team here at AthleticFoodie believes. It's a philosophy that paid off for Garrett Weber-Gale Friday night when he won his second national title in the 100 meter long course freestyle at US Nationals.
Take a look at the race captured here. Garrett is interviewed at the end. What did he eat before his finals win? A s____ p____. (You'll have to watch his comments to find out.) It is a great snack for athletes, though.
Here's the race and video:
Garrett has always said it: "Train hard. Eat right. Swim fast!" Keep the first two statements and switch out the third if you like. The basic philosophy applies to just about anything.
Video for Dubai relay win. Gold!!
Team USA gold medal 4 X 100 medley relay from Dubai: Short Course World Championships. You can see it on Universal Sports.
See my current posts over at www.athleticfoodie.com
Hey everyone, I've been writing posts for the AthleticFoodie blog. Check it out, and be sure to comment. Meanwhile, I am headed off to Dubai for the Short Course World Championships.
Join me in giving #foodthanks this week
There is a very cool initiative underway in social media called #foodthanks. It's an effort to express appreciation to all those who provide our food. Obviously that ranges from the farmers to truckers to kitchen staff to chefs and many more. You can learn more about the effort, along with how you can help at www.foodthanks.com. For a little more background visit www.athleticfoodie.com. then join me in expressing your #foodthanks.
Here's a cool visual created from the Twitter avatars of those tweeting about #foodthanks.
Check out Garrett’s post at AthleticFoodie
Building strength is a requirement for all athletes. Garrett explores that topic at www.athleticfoodie.com. Give it a read.
Garrett cooks and chats with Gold Medal Mel
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Swim Network post: What the kitchen and the pool have in common
My regular blog for Swim Network features a few thoughts on how chefs and swimmers have more than you might expect in common. Be sure to check it out.
Cooking, traveling, swimming, who knows…Off to France
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His chef's knives are sharpened, and now Garrett is headed to the Culinary Capitol of the world. (Turns out it is just outside of Lyon.) More about his experiences in the kitchen and in the pool (Perhaps a few sprint sets with his French rivals from Beijing??) as they unfold. So stay tuned. We'll also post notes and links at the ATHLETICFOODIE blog.
Tuesday Tweet–MY MOM!!
It was bound to happen, my mom is now on Twitter. You can find and follower her at foodiemumma. I think it is an absolutely great thing. She's going to help me promote the AthleticFoodie concept. She might be surprised at how many people are interested in an Olympic Mom. There is so much she and my dad did to help me get to the gold medal stand in Beijing. Now my mom has a new way to share it.
Her tweets started with the obvious, just like all of us, and then moved into a little commentary:
Taking tweeting lessons with Hunter @tatertoten @plnsng
Well another new restaurant opened in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and unfortunately nothing for #Vegans to eat. Someday hopefully it will improve
Local WI Farmers' Market new layout. Organic and non-organic sections. More non. Wonder if organic farmers will sell as much on their own.
Who knows where her tweeting might go. I do know that it's going to be fun to watch as she tweets about vegan, vegetarian, healthy eating, the Olympics, who knows... Give foodiemumma a follow and see where she leads you.
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