by rmcconville | Jan 10, 2023 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, Disordered Eating, Health & Wellness, InPower blog, RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
Sometimes you’ve just got to play hooky.. One workday, I was mentally spent, and I texted a friend “Hey, want to skip work for a bit and go get lunch?” Between the two of us, we had checked about all the “life stressors” boxes possible in a year or two. As she asked...
by rmcconville | Jan 21, 2020 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, Uncategorized
The Dairy Dilemma The worlds of sports and sports science are changing at a pace faster than Usain Bolt can run the 100-meter race. As a registered dietitian and board-certified sports specialist, my approach with my athletes is one of evidence base with a touch of...
by rmcconville | Aug 23, 2019 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, Health & Wellness, Uncategorized
If there is ever an area of medicine where a consensus can actually be pulled from, it is sleep. Sleep can be evaluated by looking at multiple variables such as: hours of sleep, quality of sleep and ability to restore during sleep. In today’s day and age,...
by rmcconville | Jun 28, 2019 | Athlete Nutrition Tips
Nutrition related-Books, Bytes and Bites- May in review I love asking others: “what do you have on your nightstand?” “Got any good podcasts you been listening to?” “Hey have you toyed around with any recipes lately” So, it seemed fitting to have a monthly blog recap...
by rmcconville | Apr 17, 2019 | Athlete Nutrition Tips, RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)
What would happen if we tried to “guess” how much our expenses would be? Oh, I think my car payment is around $XXX and then my mortgage is usually $XXX so I am guessing my paycheck should be somewhere around $XXX. As you can see you will find yourself in a lot...
by rmcconville | Mar 1, 2019 | Athlete Nutrition Tips
One of my favorite quotes is “Athletes don’t diet and exercise, they fuel and train”. Social media has done an injustice to our athletic community focusing on thin being ideal and getting ripped now labelled ” fitspiration or “fitspo“. As a result, we are...
