Common diet mistakes: Getting healthy "Not-to-do's"

My body is torn up. Day in and day out I’ve been grinding both in the weight room and the pool. Lately, it’s felt like I was losing the ability to even remotely recover from one workout, before heading to the next. Although there are definitely times to feel like this, and now is one [...]

As we work to become fit and make ourselves healthier it’s generally inevitable that at some point we’ll be hindered by some type of injury. Most of us have either had strains, sprains, fractures, breaks, or even surgeries. We can and should always be proactive about staying healthy, but sometimes our training or life’s unexpected [...]

Heading into every training period or meet it’s always ideal to have a few specific goals. The beauty of goals, much like most things in life, is that they can be whatever we decide to make them. Goals help us get better by forcing us to develop a plan of attack to achieve them. When [...]

Since March 14 I’ve been in San Diego training at the US Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Chula Vista. USA Swimming organized a training camp for professional athletes like myself so we could get a change of scenery, and also train with some different athletes. This camp comes at a perfect time as many of [...]

For years, Garrett has incorporated a small piece of dark chocolate into his training diet. To be honest, the exact reason from his nutritionist has been lost from precise memory–helps lower high blood pressure, helps reduce stress, helps lower cholesterol, contains antioxidants that may help prevent cancer…plus it just tastes great, giving you a little [...]

What a day, I had a great story about me on Yahoo Sports by Author Adam Watson. I’m completely honored.

So often I am utterly blown away by the kindness and helpful nature of the people I’m surrounded by. (Click “Read More” below to access the links and you’ll see what I mean!) There’s no question [...]

Whether you’re trying to get in shape, lose weight, you’re a recreational, elite, or even a professional athlete, there are always ups and downs in training. We can’t always be at our best, nor deep down would we want to be. I believe there’s a commonality in humans that seeks to be great at something. [...]

Since I was a young boy I always wanted to be the best. It didn’t matter to me if I was playing soccer, Monopoly, cards, basketball, Scrabble, or swimming. The consequence of not being the best would eat me up inside…I hate losing. Losing a game of Monopoly would ruin my night. Luckily, as I’ve [...]

At 185 pounds Steve Mesler was a quick, strong, and competitive decathlete at the University of Florida. Unfortunately, for five years he battled injury after injury. Towards the end of his track career, with his competitive drive still alive, Mesler needed to find a new way to compete.
It wasn’t long before he started learning about [...]

What I know for sure is that Garrett ate a lot. So often, our schedule revolved around Garrett’s hunger pains. If he got hungry or thirsty when he was just a toddler, he would howl. He needed immediate attention. Get that kid something to eat or drink. He was inconsolable [...]