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Zen & The Art of Intuition: Off-Season Insulation

Zen & The Art of Intuition: Off-Season Insulation

Staying healthy doesn’t mean staying your leanest at all times.

Comparison, Performance & The Philosophy of Contentment

Comparison, Performance & The Philosophy of Con...

What if instead of feeling powerless and fearful of what we don’t know or haven’t yet achieved, we felt excited about the possibility of what we have to learn, and...

Gnarly Athlete Profile: Jackson Marvell

Gnarly Athlete Profile: Jackson Marvell

The theme in Jackson’s life of going all-in is truly evident in his dedication to climbing and seeking out new expeditions. His resume doesn’t belong on paper or in list...

The Weight of Body Image, Perfomance & The Female Athlete

The Weight of Body Image, Perfomance & The Fema...

Drop the notion that being athletic has a certain aesthetic, stop letting your body image get in the way of your potential and train with your unique biology.

Zen & The Art of Intuition: The "You" Diet

Zen & The Art of Intuition: The "You" Diet

Too many choices in our modern world have created a political battlefield of meat eaters versus plant eaters, gluten free versus bread lovers, high carb versus low carb … the...

Does Intermittent Fasting Improve Athletic Performance?

Does Intermittent Fasting Improve Athletic Perf...

Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a popular dieting strategy used to lose body fat in both sedentary and active individuals. There is also research emerging investigating the impact of IF on...

Zen & The Art of Intuition: Weight Cutting versus Fueling for Performance

Zen & The Art of Intuition: Weight Cutting vers...

The mindset that comes with cutting weight to send versus fueling for performance is one that every competition athlete deals with. Being lighter may lead to better performance, but at...

Zen & The Art of Intuition: The Process Model

Zen & The Art of Intuition: The Process Model

Learn about the “process” of taking care of our bodies even when we push them hard.

Is Iron Supplementation for You?

Is Iron Supplementation for You?

We all have a few baseline needs to take care of in order to perform at our best. Vital to our success as athletes and general function as human beings...

Uncategorized 5 min read

Is Iron Supplementation for You?

Magnesium, Muscles and Movement

Magnesium, Muscles and Movement

Have you ever been biking, hiking, ski touring or running for miles on end and experienced uncomfortable muscle spasms or cramps? Maybe you thought you were just dehydrated. But what...

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Magnesium, Muscles and Movement

Diet, Longevity & Supplements as a Vegan Athlete: A Conversation with Ultrarunner Trevor Fuchs

Diet, Longevity & Supplements as a Vegan Athlet...

Gnarly athlete Trevor Fuchs has set Fastest Known Times (FKT) on numerous trails around the world, including his most recent FKT on the White Rim in Moab, UT. Read Trevor's...

The Importance of Vitamin D

The Importance of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is not just the bone vitamin, but the whole-body vitamin.

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The Importance of Vitamin D

Gnarly's Baseline Products: What are they and why?

Gnarly's Baseline Products: What are they and why?

Our new line of products, Gnarly Baseline, is designed to help you fill in nutritional gaps in your baseline health, thus creating a strong foundation to support optimal performance and...

Longevity in Sport: Overcoming an Injury

Longevity in Sport: Overcoming an Injury

Last fall, Gnarly athlete Dan Mirsky herniated a disk in his spine. His sense of self and climbing goals were immediately shattered. Read about his experiences overcoming the injury and...

A Longevity in Sport Recipe: Anecdotal guidelines for staying stoked and fit into later years

A Longevity in Sport Recipe: Anecdotal guidelin...

At 52, I’m still running 100-mile mountain trail races and getting after big goals like Nolan’s 14. So, I suppose I have some advice that may be useful for others...

Trevor Fuchs: Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Trevor Fuchs: Getting Comfortable with the Unco...

Trevor Fuchs’ life changed about a decade ago when he started running everyday, replacing his daily habit of drinking a six-pack of beer, smoking a pack of cigarettes, and eating...

Longevity in Sport: Stress Management

Longevity in Sport: Stress Management

When we can effectively manage our response to stress, we improve our overall health, which builds the foundation for us to live long, adventurous lives.

Longevity in Sport: Nutrition through the Ages

Longevity in Sport: Nutrition through the Ages

Aging does not have to be a barrier to performance. With age comes more self-awareness and caution, along with a more concerted effort toward injury prevention, rest and longevity.

Have You Heard?! There's a New FKT on the Colorado Trail

Have You Heard?! There's a New FKT on the Color...

On September 21, Gnarly athlete and ultrarunner Mike McKnight set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Colorado Trail, a 485-mile-long path from Denver to Durango.

Gnarly Athlete Profile: Allison Vest

Gnarly Athlete Profile: Allison Vest

Meet Gnarly athlete Allison Vest: Canadian climbing crusher.

Can collagen help you recover from an injury? Ask Dr. Carrie Cooper

Can collagen help you recover from an injury? A...

Dr. Carrie Cooper became the patient after having ACL reconstructive surgery. Learn how she used collagen to help her recover from her injury and get back to her pre-surgery daily...

Tackling the Mind-Boggling Nolan's 14 Challenge

Tackling the Mind-Boggling Nolan's 14 Challenge

Nolan’s 14 is a project in the Sawatch Range of the Colorado Rockies that strings together fourteen 14,000’ mountains in a single push.

Collagen: What You Should Know

Collagen: What You Should Know

After reading this article, you'll have a better understanding of collagen's purpose and you'll know whether or not it's right for you.

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Collagen: What You Should Know

Meet Eric Bissell: Gnarly Athlete and Photographer

Meet Eric Bissell: Gnarly Athlete and Photographer

Eric’s current life is a culmination of many paths, a confluence of lives he has lived: a young, nerdy rock climber engrossed in the history of the sport, a college...