Educational Webinars to Brite Performances in 2023
New for Brite Coaching this year is a focus on gratitude and education. Gratitude for the community we have developed after three decades of building relationships with athletes, experts, scientists, coaches, resources, suppliers and families. Education to the athletes for empowerment and involvement in their own plight and trajectory. As such, Brite Coaching is launching a 4-Part Webinar Series this winter to hit four core topics that we believe will supercharge the athletes ability to learn, implement and level up their training and racing experiences. This is a journey, there is no true destination, so if we can help pave the way with more comprehension, resources and education, we believe it will transform the how the athletes express their fitness when it counts.
Please join all the conversations this Winter. We want your voices and questions and involvement. Share with others and help us deliver our message to as many athletes as possible. All sessions will be recorded on Zoom and shared to registrants. We invite you to register for the webinars for access to the recordings.
Faster Freestyle 101 with Karlyn Pipes
Thursday, January 5th 2023
Pacific Time: 5:30-6:30p.m.
Please join us for a conversation with Swim Coach Karlyn Pipes of Kona, Hawaii. Karlyn has been coaching multisport athletes the skill of swimming for over three decades. Her ability to help athletes understand and implement an enhanced skill of swimming has transformed the experience in the water from confusion to speed, efficiency and ultimately an improved performance.
Karlyn will present the basics of the swim stroke(s) along key examples of how and why understanding how our bodies work through the water is imperative to improving your swimming.
Karlyn will also discuss the use of contrast drills to help you become a more self aware swimmer. When you figure out what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how you can do it better, you will be able to self-correct and continue to improve your technique long after the workshop is over.
About Karlyn: in 2022, She set 8 FINA World Masters Swimming records and was first swimmer out of the water at the Lavaman Triathlon in Hawaii. In addition, Karlyn was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Hawai’i Hall of Fame in 2018. While Karlyn is know as a fast, competitive swimmer even at the age of 60, she is equally amazing as a stroke technique coach as she loves helping swimmers and triathletes of all ages and abilities learn how to swim faster with less effort. For more about Karlyn please visit www.Karlynpipes.com
Join us for a conversation with Fuelin co-founder nutritionist Elizabeth Inpyn Nutrition on how a new app based program can help you understand your fuelling needs pre, during and post workout along with how you are nourishing your body between workouts. Elizabeth and her partners have developed a unique and easy to use traffic light system to guide athletes on when, how much and what type of nutrition to consume for optimized performance and health.
Nutrition is a topic of discussion we have daily with athletes and it remains a complex highly individualized conversation pertaining to the athletes needs, physiology, training demands, health and gut tolerance. The biggest factor for blundered performances in long distance sports are nutrition related yet what we put into our bodies is within our control. This conversation will empower you to understand what your body needs to train, recover and race optimally using Fuelin and the principles of feeding your body the right fuel and the right amount at the right time.
About Elizabeth: is a registered Sports Performance Dietician M.S. based in San Francisco. Elizabeth has been helping professional/elite competitors and teams, recreational athletes and coaches/organizations with all manner of health, high performance and wellness goals. Former NCAA Division 1 distance swimmer and water polo player, multiple podium finisher at the Olympic and 70.3 race distance and a USAT National Qualifier at the Olympic distance. Outside of her sports nutritionist certification, Elizabeth also is accredited in ISSN and Plant based nutrition with a Masters of Science (Applied Exercise Science: Sports Nutrition) and Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) from the University of California Santa Barbara.
Join us for a conversation with Strength Coach Gina Grain of Train With Grain. Gina is based in Vancouver, BC and specializes in helping endurance athletes understand the strength, mobility, power, stability and balance requirements for longevity in sport combined with unparalleled performance gains simply as a result of better movement. And better movement comes well before strength. Gina will explain why good movement is a pre-requisite to strength and even to chronic endurance. While most athletes are looking for more speed and power as a result of training, another invaluable benefit of movement is an enjoyment in the movement. Once we create space in our bodies with breathing skills, body awareness and range in our tissues, we feel better training. When we feel better, we move quicker. When we move quicker, we are faster.
This is a conversation to set you up for 2023. Gina will help us understand why movement before muscle will change your experience as an endurance athlete seeking performance gains. If you already work with Gina through Brite Coaching, then you know how knowledgeable Gina about movement for the endurance athlete. If you have yet to work with Gina, come learn about what we believe is the secret to a long, healthy and fulfilling journey as an endurance athlete.
About Gina Grain: a Canadian retired professional road and track cyclist having represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Gina has her Masters of Science and Exercise Physiology along with a Bachelor in Kinesiology and certified Strength and Conditioning. Her full bio found here.
Hydration in Sport, Work & Life with Precision Hydration
Friday, February 10th
Pacific Time: 1:00-2:00p.m.
Join us for a conversation with Sean O’Mahoney of Precision Hydration, the leaders in all things hydration for the endurance athlete and highly functioning individual (hey, that’s all of us).
The topic? Hydration in sport, work, and life. If you're a pro athlete, an amateur athlete, a fitness enthusiast, an executive or a busy professional looking for better energy management in life, you'll love this coaches conversation on the impact that hydration (or lack thereof) can have on our daily performance. Not only will we discuss hydration strategies for early morning and late afternoon training, but they also discuss the implications of:
· Walking through life in a dehydrated state
· Caffeinated beverages on performance
· Extended Travel
· Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Dehydration is, simply put, a performance limiter and Sean will provide practical advice and guidance on proper hydration in both training and daily life to help you reach your athletic and human potential. PH has also launched a series of fuelling options over and above the hydration product offering.
About Sean: Sean is based in Vancouver and supports the PH sales efforts in North America, particularly in Canada and on the West Coast. Sean is a successful technology start up manager in and boasts a wealth of international management and operational experience having been involved in Silicon Valley in the early years. A keen cyclist and triathlete, Sean is not only teaching athletes but also understands first hand.