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Hey Alexander, just connected with you on Linkedin. Dan Pfaff and ALTIS are top notch. I had an opportunity to listen to him speak a long time ago at a conference. I haven't taken any ALTIS courses, but I've worked with several respected S&C coaches that use ALTIS and there is a lot of gold to be found in his content.

We also utilize the Precision Hydration sweat testing as part of our new athlete physical. We will gather this data, so we are informed on who is a heavy vs light sweater and who is perspiring more sodium vs less sodium. We will tailor our hydration strategies specifically toward each athlete's demands whether we are preloading them with more fluid/electrolyte and/or fueling them in-game with higher vs lower electrolyte supplements. We also utilize the MX3 Hydration testing for daily, pre-game, post-injury, etc hydration testing. The MX3 uses salivary osmolarity to test acute hydration. It is a very simple and quick test that gives us info up to the minute of our athletes' hydration levels. We use this pre-game or pre-workout whenever we travel to high altitude locations or hot climate locations to educate our players on their level of hydration so that we can intervene early in the day if needed. The post soft tissue injury testing is great to give feedback on how the lack of hydration can potentially impact the muscle strains/spasms/tightness etc and show our athletes how much better they feel and how much faster they can bounce back from the low-grade muscle tightness symptoms they experience. Lastly, we have the Intake Health InFlow Measuring Device which is a sensor that is attached inside our urinals. Every time our athletes urinate, the sensor will change colors (green, yellow, red) based on the athlete's hydration level. This is far more objective than when we ask them to gauge the level of darkness or lightness of the color of their urine. This also has created more organic conversations about how to properly hydrate and our athletes are more proactive and more accountable to hydrate themselves when they are getting regular feedback throughout the day without one of the Sports Medicine staff constantly pushing it.

As we are currently in basketball post-season, I am curious to see what other professionals here do for recovery in between games within 24 hours of each other? I have heard of some great modalities from other coaches and trainers such as contrast baths and breathing exercises but am curious to see what other recommendations you may have!

On 3/10/2025 at 10:38 AM, JordanAllen said: I find it hard to get my athletes to hydrate following games/competitions. Does anyone have helpful strategies that may help me influence my high school athletes to hydrate well after activity? Thank you in advance for the help. One strategy I've used is mixing in the Gatorlyte salt powder with some Gatorade and have that on the sidelines. It's been helpful for my teams that have chronic crampers. I've also seen the some college football teams have a post practice competition of who can drink a bottle of Gatorade the quickest in their position meetings so that could be helpful too. I like the idea of making Gatorade popsicles!! That would be sweeeeet!!

I agree with everyone about nutrition,  hydration, and sleep. But I'm starting to look into adding active recovery with my athletes and myself. Gatorade has resources for this that I've been reviewing. Between sports, activities, and school/homework, I encourage social engagements as recovery, take time for friends/family; it's a mental recovery. I've seen athletes have guilt for it because there is always something to do.  Many seniors get weighed down and get stuck from guilt and stress with all the things they're tryinng to balance; giving them "approval" to take time for friends helps take away the guilt.

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On 12/19/2024 at 9:40 AM, LaurenLinkRD said: As a dietitian of course my mind goes to dietary approaches 😊 Some common practices we use in regards to managing inflammation include: - Tart cherry juice (there are also some similar products that use black currant) - Omega 3 fatty acids (supplementally through fish oil, or via foods like olive/canola oil, fatty fish, avocados, and nuts and seeds in the diet) - Antioxidants in diet via fresh fruits and vegetables And not diet related, but stress and anxiety management can go a long way too!! This is fantastic insight! Part of being clinicians is treating the entire athlete/patient rather than an individual injury/condition. Will definitely be adding this to my toolbox!

Christina, I’ve done some lectures for the same group (sports MDs and fellows) on essentially “Top 5 things sports dietitians want physicians to know” - and covered supplements (and why they’re apt to be sketch), prevalence of ED in our setting (and things docs can to do not perpetuate), energy needs of athletes, etc. Good luck! Keep educating 🤓

@gechilders that question doesn't necessarily matter.  Adderall is an appetite suppressant, but the feeling isn't just "I'm not hungry." It's more than I'm not hungry so I'm not going to eat.  I don't know how to describe it.