Friends! May is Mental Health Awareness month. Athlete Mindset Mentor, Sierra Bishop, shares her personal journey and insights in today’s post. As student-athletes, acknowledging the importance of our mental game can be tough! Mindset is not as easily measurable as the metrics we’re expected to improve like strength, power and speed. But mental health in… Read More >>>
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Permission to Race: 5 Keys to Unlocking Competitive Fire in Female Athletes
Sixteen years old. A rising senior in high school with visions to compete in USA Weightlifting’s National Championships in June. An athlete on scholarship who reached out to me for mental performance coaching with the simple goal of improving her overall mindset because she knew she could do more on the platform—that’s weightlifting jargon; the… Read More >>>
Calories, Coaching and Shifting Your Mindset
“For far too long, women have been pressured to cut calories, exercise solely for weight loss, and prioritize being smaller at any cost. This harmful narrative has led to widespread energy deficits among women… It’s time to shift the goal from smaller to stronger.” Mindbodygreen, a comprehensive health and wellness platform, posted this message on… Read More >>>
Olympic Trials, Circadian Rhythms and You
When I hear Circadian Rhythms, I think about patterns, cycles and the 24-hour clock. Then I think about life and a mental tug-of-war usually ensues. Last week, the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in swimming wrapped up in what was a landmark event for the sport and arguably amateur athletics as a whole. The Trials… Read More >>>
Can DEXA Change the Conversation About Body Weight in Collegiate Athletics?
Body composition, weight, body weight, racing weight. Do any of these words sound like alarm bells to you? What about bone density, bone mineral density, T-score or Z-score? Slightly less alarming or do you still feel the cortisol surge? What if I said osteoporosis, inflammation, visceral fat and metabolic syndrome? Now what do you feel?… Read More >>>
