by ELEVATE Performance Services | Mar 14, 2024 | endurance, health, marathon, pain management, training, triathlon
NSAIDs. What are they and should athletes be using them? Are there risks, should you swear them off? These might be questions that you have never asked yourself. Many athletes trust them to be safe and even find them helpful. Hopefully, after reading this post you...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Jan 19, 2024 | food, health, nutrition, sleep
Many athletes have Type-A personalities and are always striving to achieve more. Sometimes that drive for more can come at the expense of sleep. There was a time when it was trendy to sleep as little as possible, but that time has passed. Think of sleep as a reset...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Dec 11, 2023 | health, Life, off-season, training
Improvements in sports performance have become seemingly more accessible and transformative with the advancement of wearable technology. There are new devices hitting the market every day, tracking pretty much anything you want. I value the power of this type of...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Oct 31, 2023 | health, Life, nutrition
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Where Has Nicci Been? You may have noticed that over the past few years there hasn’t been a lot going on with my blog, website, or group programs. The reason for that came back in 2017 while working with a military special operations...
by Nicci Schock | Apr 26, 2017 | health, minerals, nutrition, racing, stress, training
When you don’t know what’s happening in your body you can’t make the best decisions to accelerate your performance. Every individual has different physiologic needs. Is your body responding well to your training plan? Can you be pushed harder? Do you need a rest...
by Nicci Schock | Jan 12, 2017 | fermentation, food, health, minerals, nutrition, sauerkraut
In the on-going quest for better health, a fitter body, and better performance knowing what to eat and when to eat it is great. Really great actually. But even when you know what to do and put it into practice, how do you know if your body, your digestive system, is...