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How Eating Should Change When Training Decreases
As athletes, we tend to have training cycles or seasons where we may shift our schedule from training for our particular sport, to...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Mar 25, 20202 min read


Nutrition Tips for Student Athlete Baseball Players
Baseball is a sport mixed with fast-paced intense movements, requiring quick motor skills, coordination, speed, and strength. Nutrition...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Mar 10, 20203 min read


Top Ten Nutrition Tips for Swimmers
1. Eat Breakfast · Maintains blood sugars and starts fueling early to support two-a-day training sessions or early AM workouts · Start...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Feb 12, 20202 min read


How to choose the right type of energy bar for your training
It is common for athletes to eat energy bars to get quick nourishment either before or after workouts, or even as a snack throughout the...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Feb 3, 20203 min read


Caffeine use in Athletes to Enhance Performance
Caffeine is a widely used supplement by athletes to enhance their sports performance. As a coach and sports dietitian, I often see...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Dec 21, 20194 min read


Practice the Three R's for Optimal Recovery
The Three R’s of Recovery: Rehydrate, Refuel, and Repair As a distance running coach and sports nutritionist, my athletes often as me...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Top Ten Nutrition Tips for Soccer Players
Playing soccer can be demanding on an athlete’s body requiring endurance, speed, and power. Midfielders can run anywhere from five to...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Jun 11, 20192 min read


Pros and Cons of Eating Before Exercise
The most common question I get from athletes is what should I eat before exercise? Before I answer this question for an athlete, I have...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
May 1, 20193 min read


Carb Loading for Endurance Racing
Why Carb Load? Choosing what and how much to eat before race day is a challenge for most endurance athletes to prevent "hitting the wall"...

Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD, CDCES, LDN
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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