A Simple Nutrition Checklist for Athletes

Recently I have been taking a deeper dive into each of my athletes’ nutrition habits. The same basic problems seem to be common for most:

• Missing meals especially breakfast

• Not eating enough protein

• Underfueling before and after games/practice/workouts

• Not drinking enough water

So I compiled a simple checklist for several athletes to track their daily nutrition habits.

If athletes are not checking these boxes, they are leaving tremendous gains on the table. Once these pillars of nutrition become habitual, there can be a deeper discussion about supplements and caloric intake.