Packed with the protein and carbohydrates your body needs to rebuild muscle, PBCM has always known that chocolate milk is a great way to refuel after a hard workout. The athletes and coaches at the University of Nebraska-Omaha can’t help but agree. Read story
Create your Own Challenging Workouts: The $60 Home Gym
April 1, 2010Getting a good workout does not require expensive gym memberships and/or equipment. With some creativity and a few inexpensive training tools you can create your own challenging workouts. Read story
Athletic Advice: Nutrition and Recovery
March 29, 2010Athletes put in countless hours at the gym, on the field and at the rink in order to train and compete at 100% of their physical potential. A well-timed and balanced recovery nutrition plan is critical to ensure training goals are met and that an athlete’s body is ready for the next day’s punishment.
Behind the Scenes of Olympic Nutrition
March 2, 2010With the 2010 games just past, we’ve got a sneak peak to nutrition planning. As the sport dietitian for the Canadian Snowboard team, there was an abundance of work that went on behind the scenes to make sure our Olympians were optimally fueled to compete at their highest level of performance. This blog is a snapshot of what went on in the front lines with athletes and staff as we prepared for the competition of a lifetime! Read story
Chocolate Milk Anyone?
February 25, 2010This February, Canadian dairy farmers are going to be shipping 80, 000 additional liters of chocolate milk to Vancouver B.C. Why all the extra milk, you ask? Find out after the jump.
Snowboard Cross pulls in Gold & Silver Medals for Canadians
February 17, 2010The course at Cypress might have been troubled, but nothing was too tough for these Canadian Snowboard Cross athletes: Maelle Ricker and Mike Robertson.
Holding their heads high as they each brought home medals on Canadian turf, these two athletes made every Canadian proud as Robertson won Silver, and Ricker took home the Gold.
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Mercedes Nicoll Gets Ready to Ride
January 26, 2010Mercedes Nicoll couldn’t be more pumped to be getting ready to ride the halfpipe in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Canadians in Colombia
January 6, 2010Last month in Cali, Colombia, at the third World Cup event of the season, Canada’s cycling team had the opportunity to show the world what they’re made of.
Canadian Snowboarders Thrive in Telluride
December 27, 2009As the 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup event came to an end on December 19th in Telluride, Colorado, the Canadian Snowboarding Team was able to add an impressive seven podium finishes to its season tally.
Great Gift Ideas for Athletes
December 15, 2009Having trouble trying to figure out what to get the athlete on your list this holiday season? Shopping for friends and family is always difficult, so when a member of the PBCM team came across an article filled with original gift ideas for the athletically inclined, we knew we had to share it with you!
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Jennifer Gibson
Jennifer Gibson is a Registered Dietitian working exclusively with high performance athletes.
Abbotsford Heat
The Abbotsford Heat are a professional hockey team that plays in the AHL, and are affiliates of the NHL's Calgary Flames.
Canada~Snowboard
Canada~Snowboard is the national body overseeing competitive snowboarding in Canada.
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