Good Afternoon All! I'm excited to present at next week's CATS Spring Symposium to discuss collaboration amongst different disciplines in health and performance towards optimizing athlete performance. What are some ways that you have seen this approach benefit your current practices?

Hi everyone, I’m reaching out to spark a conversation around something I know many of us are tackling in our day-to-day work: how to increase and measure compliance in athletes who are prescribed vitamin or mineral supplements —especially iron, vitamin D, and magnesium. In my experience, compliance can really vary based on the athlete’s habits and motivation. Some things that have helped improve consistency in my settings include: Pairing supplements with existing routines (e.g., placing supplements next to their toothbrush or pairing them with their pre-fuel, refuel or bedtime snack). Using calendar reminder systems Visual tracking tools in their planners. Frequent check-ins with clear education on why it matters , with sport-specific context if possible. That said, measuring compliance reliably is still tough. Self-reports aren’t always accurate, and bloodwork isn’t always timely or accessible. How are you approaching this? Are you doing anything innovative to track or motivate compliance (tech-based, incentive-driven, coach-supported, etc.)? Is anything working long-term —not just for a week or two? Also— mark your calendars! If you’re attending ASPDA's Gatorade Sports Science Institute Pre-Conference next Wednesday , all of the sessions relate to this conversation: Session 1: Magnesium and Exercise Performance – Stella Volpe, PhD, RD Session 2: Shedding Light on Vitamin D – Enette Larson-Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM Session 3: Iron Deficiency in Athletes – Alannah McKay, PhD Session 4: Research Translation – Matt Pahnke, PhD, GSSI Would love to hear from you: What strategies have worked for you to increase supplement compliance? Any creative ways you’re tracking compliance or the impact the supplementation is having (through bloodwork or something else)? Are you attending the GSSI Pre-Con? Which sessions are you most excited about? Looking forward to learning from this group!

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Hey everyone! Wow! What a session! Thank you so much for attending my talk at this year's CSCCa National Conference! If you couldn't ask a question in time, feel free to ask it here! I'll be checking the forums throughout the conference all week and would be happy to follow up with you! Or, if you couldn't make it at all, check out my slides below and feel free to reach out with any questions below! As we all know, motivation is fickle and difficult to maintain! Hopefully, today's conversation gave you some areas to explore and act upon before your next athlete training session! Throw those questions in the forum and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! 💪 Coach Adam Feit Download the slides here ==> https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fot7qwg0t5ydzlpw7hb86/2025-CSCCa-x-Gatorade-Psychology-of-Motivation-FINAL.pdf?rlkey=tvy6esnyxlodyx2maaw4w6kup&dl=0