Saturday, December 26, 2009

Recipes by Garrett Weber-Gale

Garrett Weber-Gale is a Wisconsin born swimmer that won 2 gold medals in the Bejing Olympics in the 4x100 meter relay and the 4x100 medley. He is the first American to break 48 seconds in the 100 meter free style and the American record holder in the 50 meter.

Olympics Day 3 - Swimming

It turns out that he has another passion- cooking and nutrition. Weber-
Gale has founded a company called AthleticFoodie .

Great idea!- nutrition may be the most underrated and ignored component of any athlete's pursuit of excellence, whether it be running, swimming, or other sport (see this post on mile American record holder Alan Webb's diet, a runner who went into slump and did not even make the US Olympic team). If you are a runner having trouble coming up with ideas for dinner, check it out!

1 comment:

  1. great info on the diet industry's dirty little secrets!

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