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Gratitude in Practice

Gratitude in Practice

In August of 2016, my mother and I flew to the East coast to start my next chapter at the University of Vermont. I stayed in the rental car while...

Gnarly Family 5 min read

Gratitude in Practice

Black Lives Matter. A Letter from Eli Kerr, Gnarly CEO

Black Lives Matter. A Letter from Eli Kerr, Gna...

At Gnarly Nutrition, we believe in people. We want to inspire all people to reach their potential. We believe in equal rights for all, but we recognize and acknowledge that...

Daily Routines - How USAC Athletes use Gnarly Products

Daily Routines - How USAC Athletes use Gnarly P...

What does a saucepan, five pairs of shoes, a good luck note and a kendama all have in common? They’re all items you can find in the gym bags of...

Mindful Eating Part 2: No Guilt, All Rewards

Mindful Eating Part 2: No Guilt, All Rewards

Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I just went for a run so I deserve that beer later” or “don’t eat that ice-cream because it is bad”. Our language and...

3 Steps for Revising Your Goals During COVID-19

3 Steps for Revising Your Goals During COVID-19

For many professional and amateur athletes alike, we brought in the new decade celebrating the possibilities of what was to come. We dreamt of a year where we would unwield...

Dietary Crossroads - A Personal Story of Transitioning Away From Veganism

Dietary Crossroads - A Personal Story of Transi...

Editors Note: At Gnarly we don’t advocate a particular diet and this article isn’t intended to be a statement ‘for’ or ‘against’ veganism. We are sharing this article as we...

So Fresh and So Clean, Clean...and So Quality

So Fresh and So Clean, Clean...and So Quality

Gnarly is NSF certified! But what does this mean, exactly? And why should you care?

Mindful Eating Part 1 -  Food That Can Help Manage Stress and Anxiety

Mindful Eating Part 1 - Food That Can Help Man...

The world is changing as we know it. Collectively we are experiencing the impact of this pandemic. There has been disruption in some individuals’ work, school, and daily routine forcing...

Endurance Athletes: Missing training days due to soreness? You may need more protein

Endurance Athletes: Missing training days due t...

Benefits of protein for the endurance athlete What’s the buzz about protein? First of all, we are made of it, literally. Everything from our muscles, bones, neurotransmitters, and hormones, to...

Gnarly Core Workout with Pro Climber, Nathaniel Coleman

Gnarly Core Workout with Pro Climber, Nathaniel...

We have a special workout designed by Gnarly Athlete, Nathaniel Coleman, to build the core power necessary for all those dynamic climbing moves Nathaniel pulls off so easily. Nathaniel built...

Alex Johnson: Coming Out, Coming Back, and Coming Full Circle

Alex Johnson: Coming Out, Coming Back, and Comi...

“Taylor Swift is growing on me, but I wasn’t a fan,” says Alex Johnson. It was the end of August 2019, and Alex, known to her friends and much of...

NSF Certification Explained

NSF Certification Explained

Our purpose in seeking NSF certification for Gnarly Nutrition products is to start rebuilding consumer trust and validate the effort and resources we’ve invested in creating high-quality and effective products....

Update from Eli Kerr During these Wild and Crazy Times

Update from Eli Kerr During these Wild and Craz...

To our customers and friends, I wanted to provide you with a quick update and send you some rad recommendations from our team members. We’re still accepting, packing, and fulfilling...

Everyday Supplemental Nutrition

Everyday Supplemental Nutrition

Battling malnourishment Living in a first-world country, malnourishment isn’t a national crisis. We live in a place of abundant food choices that come from all areas of the world. However,...

Advice for Transitioning to Plant-Based Eating

Advice for Transitioning to Plant-Based Eating

There are many athletes and non-athletes alike that have proven that a plant-based diet can certainly get you great results and keep you healthy. There are, however, some things to...

An Energy Mismatch: my experience with RED-S (Female Athlete Triad) - Part II

An Energy Mismatch: my experience with RED-S (F...

The consequences of RED-S are severe. If left untreated or diagnosed too late, a patient is left susceptible to osteoporosis and potential cardiovascular issues related to poor hormonal health. I...

An Energy Mismatch:  my experience with RED-S (Female Athlete Triad)

An Energy Mismatch: my experience with RED-S (...

“You need to gain fifteen pounds, ASAP.” Startled, having just set foot in a doctor’s office for a check-up required by work, my mind went to humor. “So, you mean...

Best Hydrate practices for running

Hydrate or Die-drate: Best Hydration Practices

Thermoregulation, our body’s ability to regulate temperature, is highly affected by how much water your body contains, and can play a role in preventing heat related illness by means of...

Going The Distance

Going The Distance

On a cold February day in 2012, Mike McKnight’s running career was almost snuffed out before it got started. Mike, then 21, and his friends were skiing at Beaver Mountain...

Fitness 5 min read

Going The Distance

5 Recovery Tips with Ultra-Runner Mike McKnight

5 Recovery Tips with Ultra-Runner Mike McKnight

We turn to Ultra-runner Mike McKnight to get his top 5 recovery tips. While Mike has completed a number of 100 mile trail races, his latest accomplishments might just blow...

Will increasing protein in my diet make me bulk up?  Hell no, but it may help make you stronger.

Will increasing protein in my diet make me bulk...

“Will increasing the protein content of my diet make me bulk up?” I hear this A LOT, both because I work for a company that makes protein powder and because...

Nina Williams: Looking In to Go Up

Nina Williams: Looking In to Go Up

On a bright spring day last March, Nina Williams stood below the tallest face of the massive Luminance boulder, in the Buttermilks outside Bishop, California. The problem she was there...

USA Climbing’s Olympic Hopefuls Utilize Gnarly Nutrition to Fuel Their Quest for Gold

USA Climbing’s Olympic Hopefuls Utilize Gnarly ...

Salt Lake City, Utah (October 01, 2019) — USA Climbing (USAC) today announced its partnership with Gnarly Nutrition to provide sports nutrition supplements for the organization’s athletes—including the group’s Olympic...

Whey Protein, Glutathione & Athletes

Whey Protein, Glutathione & Athletes

It’s commonly accepted that exercise is advantageous to our health, but what impact does exercise, at the intensive level of a committed and highly trained athlete, have on our bodies?...