What Does It Take to FUEL D1 Athletes?! Meet the Nutritionist Who Helps BYU EAT to Stay ELITE!

06/08/2025 57 min

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Episode Synopsis

Life Beyond The 3 is BACK with a MASSIVE BRAND-NEW EPISODE!Get an inside look at the world of Sports Nutrition with BYU's very own Danielle LaFata as she joins this week's episode of Life Beyond The 3! Danielle shares her incredible journey from working with pro sports teams like the Phoenix Suns, US Soccer, and the San Francisco Giants to transforming athlete nutrition at BYU. Discover her strategies for managing both the men's and women's basketball teams in Provo, her insights on optimizing performance through proper eating habits, and her hilarious stories about working with world-class athletes. Learn more about our BYU NIL initiative: https://www.collegesportsco.com/news/center-street-media-launches-as-byus-groundbreaking-athlete-driven-content-networkFOLLOW CENTER STREET MEDIA HERE:► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/centerstmedia?igsh=MXVhZmF6eHNscGVjOA==► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@centerstmedia?_t=8rMO0mDnCVq&_r=1► X | https://x.com/centerstmedia?s=11► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtANVoFwsIYPBPZBEKixXXg► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/center-street-media/id1779536152► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/3krF2xjkvJHsy9JRZXpMZrCHAPTERS:00:00 - Intro01:24 - What's New03:28 - 2014 World Cup04:56 - San Francisco Giants06:39 - Arizona Coyotes07:41 - Phoenix Suns11:00 - Danielle's Favorite Workplace13:31 - Working with NBA Athletes16:57 - Collaboration with Kalani Sitake20:41 - Journey into Nutrition27:20 - Common Nutrition Mistakes30:55 - Muscle Gain and Fat Loss Tips33:55 - BYU Nutrition Program40:10 - Rapid Fire47:42 - Perfect Plate56:37 - Danielle's Advice#byubasketball #BYUbasketball #collegebasketball #cougars #ncaa #nba #big12 #provo #byu

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