Eating right prepares our athletes for superior performance. High level performance is made up of many parts: solid strength and conditioning, proper skill development, fierce determination, continual practice, and the often-overlooked aspect of nutrition. WSU Athletics department encourages student-athletes, coaches, and others to recognize the importance of nutrition in the performance, health and wellbeing of our student-athletes.
For sound nutrition information and guidance, WSU offers nutrition education and counseling by a Registered Dietitian (RD) who is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD). The Coordinator of Sports Nutrition works with certified athletic trainers (ATCs), team physicians, team and strength coaches, as well as other student services staff to help WSU student-athletes reach their full potential.
Collegiate athletes have unique nutrition demands. The lifestyle of a student-athlete creates challenges in meetings these needs with a full schedule of classes, practice and conditioning sessions, team meetings, travel, etc. Lindsay educates student-athletes on not only basic nutrient needs, but deepens teams' understanding of their unique needs through focused, team education. She also spends time working with athletes individually. Lindsay is a member of the Supplement Approval Committee and is the designated professional to answer questions about banned substances and the use of nutritional supplements to ensure safety, efficacy and compliancy to the NCAA dietary supplement rules/regulations.
Lindsay is one of only 26 fulltime Registered Dietitians in a Division I athletic setting. She is invested in enhancing athletic performance through quality nutrition and improving the wellbeing of each student athlete at WSU.
Benefits of Proper Nutrition
Effects of Poor Nutrition
Enhance overall athletic performance
Reduced stamina and endurance
Maximize training sessions
Fatigue
Amplify endurance and energy
Undesired weight changes
Enhance recovery from exercise
Stress fractures and other injuries
Prevent illness and infections
More frequent illness
Prevent injuries
Nutrition can either make or break the athlete.
With conflicting nutrition information on TV, in magazines, on-line, and in the locker room, it is hard to know what to believe and what is safe. Lindsay Brown is here to help you figure out how to safely and effectively maximize your potential through proper nutrition.
Services for Student-Athletes
Private assessment of nutrition behaviors and intake with specific plans to:
Develop effective eating strategies to use before and after activity that will enhance athletic performance
Set goals and make plans for weight and body composition changes during off-season â€" replace with "Educate on how to utilize proper nutrition to make healthy body composition changes in the off-season"
Support weight maintenance in-season
Learn budget-friendly ideas and skills for meal planning, grocery shopping and cooking
Develop strategies for snacking, meal timing, restaurant eating and portion control
In conjunction with ATC and physician, help manage/treat anemia, diabetes, high cholesterol, injuries, food allergies and more with Medical Nutrition Therapy
Learn more about supplements
Talk about individual nutrition concerns
Services for Coaches
Consultation on nutrition-related concerns about student-athletes
Education:
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Nutritional Sciences from Oklahoma State University
Certifications:
Registered Dietitian (RD)
Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD)
Licensed Dietitian (LD)
Certified Personal Trainer - National Exercise Trainer Association (CPT-NETA)
Work Experience:
- 2011-Present: Washington State University Coordinator of Sports Nutrition
- 2009-2011: Director of Dietary and Head Clinical Dietitian at Estes Park Medical Center, Estes Park, CO
- 2008-2009: Consulting Sports RD for Oklahoma State University Athletics
- 2006-2009: Personal Trainer and Group Aerobics Instructor, Oklahoma State University Recreation Center
Hometown: Hennessey, OK Husband: Justin Children: Lane (son)
Contact Lindsay Brown, MS, RD, LD, CSSD, CPT-NETA Coordinator of Sports Nutrition
Washington State University
Bohler Addition M-90A
Email: lindsay.brown@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-4665
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