Welcome to Second Arrow Nutrition
Learn more about Alex and Second Arrow Nutrition below....
ABOUT
Welcome to Second Arrow Nutrition Consulting, where we're dedicated to bridging the gap in evidence-informed nutrition. While elite athletes in NCAA and professional sports enjoy hands on nutrition support, we recognize that not everyone has the same access. Whether you're a junior, amateur, seasoned pro, weekend warrior, or part of a smaller sports community, Second Arrow is here to support your nutrition needs.
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Our mission: Collaborate, educate, and empower athletes, coaches, and teams to adopt a nutrition culture that's evidence informed, intuitive, and resilient.
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Our Purpose / Vision - Provide athletes with credible and collaborative sports nutrition guidance to reach their athletic potential while avoiding and healing from Diet Culture, RED-S, Eating Disorders.
We specialize in nutrition services for endurance athletes, but service all sports and ages.
Areas of Specialization
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Nutrition Periodization
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Hydration and Sweat Testing
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Competition Nutrition Planning
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Supplement Protocols and Education
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Treating and preventing vitamin and mineral deficiencies
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Meal Planning
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Travel Nutrition
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Body Composition
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Eating Disorders / Disordered Eating
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RED-S (Relative energy deficiency in sport)
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Get in touch today to take the first step towards a more competitive, resilient, and and healthy you.
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- Alex
Owner, Second Arrow Nutrition Consulting LLC
Alex Winnicki MS, RDN, LDN, CSSD, is a performance dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics based in Greenville, SC. With a background in professional cycling and NCAA athletics, Alex brings extensive experience to athletes of all levels. Specializing in endurance sports, RED-s, and disordered eating/eating disorders, Alex focuses on health optimization as the foundation of performance. Alex is committed to helping his athletes improve not only their sports nutrition know how, but also strengthening their relationship with their body and food.
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Originally from Winston-Salem, NC, Alex transitioned from a career in welding and robot programming at John Deere-Hitachi to pursue professional cycling with the UCI team: Cyclus Sports p/b Starlight Apparel. It was during this time that Alex recognized the critical need for evidence-based nutrition education among athletes.
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After earning degrees in nutrition and dietetics from Appalachian State and Lamar University, Alex further refined his expertise as a Performance Dietitian and Gatorade SNIP Fellow at Northwestern University. For the past two years, Alex served as a Sports Dietitian and then Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition at Liberty University, as well as the Assistant Cycling Coach .
McKayla Braender, MS, RDN, LDN is a registered dietitian based in Greenville, SC. She completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Food and Nutrition at Appalachian State University and Masters of Science in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship at Lamar University.
With a background in Bariatrics and chronic disease management, McKayla is passionate about helping people weed through the misinformation to achieve their health goals.
Her philosophy is that all foods can fit. She strives to help her clients improve their health and relationship with food by providing evidenced-based recommendations to support sustainable lifestyle changes.
