I'm feeling very lucky the last few weeks. First a #GetIrelandGrowing box arrived unannounced, then today a copy of #SustainableDiets courtesy of MyNutriWeb Delighted and looking forward to getting stuck in! 🍅📖 GIY Get Ireland Growing Professor Tim Lang @pamela__mason

Energy availability is such an important topic for anyone who is active, you don't need to be on Team Ireland for it to make a difference to your #health and #performance . We are looking at females for now and hopefully males in the near future. Check it out 👇

We've still so much to learn about gut #microbes and links with #performance 🏐, #obesity and 🧠 Great intro to the topic by Tim Spector MD (Prof) In one sentence... "Rather than thinking of your body as a temple, think of it as a garden" Time to ditch the cleaning and play with 🐕

What an amazing week to be working with Rowing Ireland! Every athlete's journey starts with a local club, its coaches, members and supporters. Helping those clubs and coaches to develop can only benefit the athletes of the future. Roll on #Paris2024

So many important messages here. The key is a change in mindset; "to be able to see I could eat a lot more and then train harder - and stay at the same weight - was eye-opening. It made a huge difference to the way I trained, because I could work harder.” bit.ly/2WsEeft

Training response, energy utilisation, injury risk and cognitive function are just a few of the areas that are affected by your hormones. Females aren't just smaller males, we can't just apply male centered research to female athletes and hope for the best, they deserve better!

Last night I delivered the Nutrition & Hydration module to Rowing Ireland Level 1 Coaches. Lots of information to help our athletes (of all levels) stay fuelled, healthy, and achieve their goals. 💪🚣

One to watch for anyone involved in sport - Unspoken tonight on RTÉ one, 22.15. Eating disorders and disordered eating don't only affect teenage girls, they can affect anyone, regardless of age, size or gender. For info and support check Bodywhys bit.ly/3oJ5ArS

So many great questions about #recovery, #protein and #training at last night's workshop with Jes Rowing. It's great to see such interest in #nutrition from our younger members, their parents, and the coaches that support them. You're in good hands! 👏💪 #wearerowingireland

Thanks to Graiguenamanagh RC juniors and their coaches for hosting my final talk of 2021 (yikes). If you would like to host a talk with your club in 2022, get in touch 👇. We have lots of exciting things planned for the new year, so watch this space! 👀 #wearerowingireland

New year = new food trends! Some can benefit your health and the 🌍 - #reductionism Others need more thought - potato milk. More juice than milk, with ⬇️ protein and no vit B12. Potatoes are a healthy food, but they're not an alternative to 🐄 milk. amp-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.rte.ie…

An evening with Blackrock College RC rowers, coaches and parents talking all things nutrition! Remember: 💡To build💪you need calories, protein alone is not enough. 💡Carbs during training sessions over 60mins will help you train harder and for longer 🍌🧃

Are you: ♂️or♀️? A rower, coach, volunteer or parent? A member of Rowing Ireland? Then this is for you! It will be a great event, full of useful and important info. Best of all, it's FREE. Join Sharon Madigan, Claire Lambe and me on Wed 2nd Feb @ 7pm. Be there or be⏹️!

We are so excited to have Sharon Madigan presenting this evening. With over 500 people signed up, it looks like you are excited too! We're kicking it off with context!

If you missed this week's hugely popular webinar with Sharon Madigan, don't despair we have you covered! The recording and other resources are now available on the Rowing Ireland website for you to watch back and share. 💡Get your pen and paper ready! rowingireland.ie/nutrition-and-…

Thanks Steve Ingham, PhD, Sophie Killer and everyone else at Supporting Champions for your help, ideas and support 👏

After just over 5 years working on the Sport Ireland Campus, I am delighted to have started a new role with Irish Rugby and Ulster Rugby as a Performance Nutritionist with their academy. bit.ly/3I38Hm1

Catching up on the Supporting Champions summit - a powerful talk by Emma Ross from thewellhq on creating a system where females belong. Take home: Only 13% of sports science research that looks at male only groups state it in the title, the rest use athletes, participants...

Not only is a juice cleanse ill informed (we don't need to cleanse), but it can also cause harm. Some personal trainers have qualifications in nutrition, many do not. Check with SENG.IE or SENR to make sure you're getting sound advice. bit.ly/3NjhHaD

Delighted to deliver a whistle stop tour of nutrition to today's group, even if I was upstaged by Chris Shields stadium tour 🤣.