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Alpine Updates – April 11th, 2021

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Alpine Updates – April 11, 2021 Dear Team Summit Alpine Ability, Age Class and SRD Parents; Full-Time Academy Athletes and Interested Parties:   REVIEW This season has been interesting, to say the least. The year was challenging in many ways. Athletes, parents and coaches were required to be better organized, more self-reliant and flexible. In some ways, the season was better than ever.   The benefits of day tripping to races, having more events at home and close to home, multiple races in one day and other necessary adjustments resulted in many cost and time savings and...

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Key Strategies for Fueling During Exercise

Written by Team Summit on . Posted in strength training.

Key Strategies for Fueling During Exercise By: Makayla Meixner, MS, RDN Similar to eating before exercise, eating during exercise can help increase your energy levels and improve performance. You may be wondering whether it’s always necessary to eat during training or competitions. The answer is: it depends. Whether or not to fuel during exercise depends on the intensity and the duration of the exercise. In many scenarios, fueling early and fueling often — particularly with carbohydrate-rich foods and beverages — can help improve endurance and aid muscle...

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Cookie Day!

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Gratitude Time! Calling all Team Summit Members!  We are designating this Saturday and Sunday, 4/3 and 4/4 as the day to show our resort partners how grateful we are for them this year!  We need them to know that their tireless efforts to create a fantastic season for us have not gone unnoticed.  Please take the time to bake your favorite cookies or put together your favorite treats in a baggy with a little thank you note and hand out to all of the front-line employees at the resort you'll be at this weekend.  This includes lifties, parking attendants, ...

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Athlete of the Month – Forrest Woodard

Written by Team Summit on . Posted in Archive 2020, Athlete Of The Month.

Team Summit and Podium Sports January Athlete of the Month Forrest Woodard – Park and Pipe Forrest joined our team two seasons ago. Forrest’s skiing is top-notch. He has a love and passion for skiing. Forrest is a fierce competitor, with fun as a virtue over competition results. Forrest is engaged at all levels. As a top athlete, other teammates naturally look up to him.  He has grown into a leader and is a team captain. Forrest welcomes our newest athletes to the team with friendship, stoke, and even support on Instagram. Forrest is the athlete always down,” for...

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Congratulations SMS Honor Roll Athletes

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Congratulations! Team Summit is so proud of our Summit Middle School Student-Athletes!  Please congratulate these awesome kids for excelling in school and on the slopes!   6th Grade Gold Honor Roll Taylor Dean Hannah Webb Trent Granshaw 7th Grade Gold Honor Roll Annika Broecker Collin Harris Saige Heflin Riley Hughes Forrest Woodard Jaxon Redhorse 6th Grade Silver Honor Roll Arabella Agee Aaron Green Wyatt Lyman Jay McDonald John McDonald Madeline Morton Beckham-Doyle Boddington Richmond 7th Grade Silver Honor Roll Asher Cockrell Axel Crawford Noah Dippenaar Madison Haser...

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Eating Before Exercise: The Basics

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Eating Before Exercise: The Basics By: Makayla Meixner, MS, RDN   Eating before exercise can dramatically improve your performance in both training and competition. However, the timing and makeup of your pre-exercise meals and snacks matter. This article discusses why it’s important to eat before exercise, what types of food to eat and when, and some examples of meals and snacks to get you started.   Benefits of eating before exercise  Eating before exercise is essential for supplying your body with important nutrients it needs to perform well. In general, a...

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