The Athlete Family

Your fridge is set up. Your pantry is stocked. But what happens when everything falls apart at 5:30pm on a Tuesday? In this episode of the Athlete Family Podcast, we close out the three zones of Pillar 2 with the one that saves you on the worst nights: the Freezer. Sylvie and Izzy break down exactly how to organize your freezer so it actually works as a system — not just a graveyard for mystery Tu...

We break down the three sections every performance pantry needs (performance carbs, grab-and-go snacks, and nutrition boosters), why athletes are almost always under-fueling carbs, the nut butter fridge vs. pantry debate, how to stop buying things you already have, and why the "junk food shelf" actually has a place in a healthy kitchen when you time it right. Plus we talk about the snack drawer si...

You know that moment when your athlete opens the fridge, stares into it, and says "there's nothing to eat" — and the fridge is full? That's not a food problem. That's a visibility problem. In this episode of the Athlete Family Podcast, we get into the first zone of Pillar 2: the Athlete Fridge. Sylvie and Izzy break down exactly how to organize your fridge so the right choices become the easy choi...

You looked at your schedule. You know what's coming. Now what do you actually do about it? In this episode of the Athlete Family Podcast, we get into Pillar 2: Preparation Windows. This is where the planning turns into action. We break down how to take your weekly schedule and find the realistic windows — even 10 minutes — where you can set your family up to eat well instead of scrambling at 8pm e...

Nutrition doesn't start at dinnertime — it starts the week before, when you actually have time to plan. In this episode of the Athlete Family Podcast, we break down the first pillar of family performance nutrition: Load Awareness. Before any meal prep happens, you need to understand what you're actually fueling for — your athlete's practices, games, and tournaments, but also your own work schedule...

Game day doesn't start at puck drop — it starts days before, in your kitchen and your gear bag. In Part 2 of our Preparation Hierarchy series, we break down the Environmental Setup pillar with a full walkthrough of what game day and tournament day nutrition actually looks like in practice. We're talking real examples, real meals, and real timing — from your morning breakfast through post-game reco...

In our first episode of the Athlete Family Podcast, hosts Sylvie Vilaca and Isabelle Dimambro introduce the foundation of their Preparation Hierarchy: Load Awareness. Drawing from their experience inside the GRP high-performance environment — and from real life as parents navigating busy schedules — they break down why so many young athletes feel underprepared heading into practices, tournaments,...