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With the gold medalist's training fluctuating over the year, her diet has to follow suit. "We try to aim for carbs pre-training, just to have some energy to burn," she explained. "Then, protein after training to rebuild the muscles that you break down during training." "That's just very generally speaking," Erin emphasized. "There are ratios and things like that. It's not all carbs and all protein, but just making sure you hit those basic macros." The 33-year-old—who began speed skating in 2017 after transitioning from inline skating—knows that prioritizing her mental health is just as essential as her physical health. "The mental game is a really big part of a sport like mine, especially being so technical and so individual," she noted. "You have to be mentally prepared for what you're about to do. I would say I'm just pretty fortunate, I guess, to really enjoy pressure."
