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The Face Behind Your Bacon

October 16, 2021November 19, 2021 Rick 49 Views 0 Comments awareness, bacon, facts, friends not food, go vegan, ham, hockey, hockey player, pig, pigs, plant based, plant-based athlete, pork, smart, vegan, vegan athlete, vegan for the animals

Someone shifted the conversation in the locker room from hockey to inquire about my decision to go vegan for the

Go Plant Based, Train Harder!

September 13, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 94 Views 0 Comments athlete, educate, empower, health, healthy, hockey, hockey player, ice hockey, impact, inflammation, inspire, mentor, muscle, nutrition, plant based, plant-based athlete, plant-based diet, recovery, sore, train, vegan, vegan athlete, vegan diet, wellness, wfpb, whole foods plant-based diet, workout

“It’s the best thing I can ever do to help you become a better athlete.” That powerful realization hit me

The Key to Staying Disciplined

August 11, 2021August 19, 2021 Rick 131 Views 0 Comments athlete, commitment, determination, discipline, fitness, focus, grateful, gym, inspiration, inspirational, inspired, leg day, lift, motivation, motivational, passion, plant based, plant-based athlete, power, sacrifice, strength, strong, thankful, vegan, weightlifting, will, workout

“I could never live like you. I wouldn’t want your lifestyle.” Said to me by a 19-year-old elite junior hockey

My First Class

June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 Rick 139 Views 0 Comments athlete, better, college hockey, dairy free, dairy-free athlete, development, friends, friendship, graduation, grow, hockey, hockey photography, ice hockey, improve, mentor, mentorship, plant based, plant-based athlete, skate, tbt, throwback thursday, train, ucla hockey, vegan, vegan athlete, work

“It’s bigger than hockey.” Adam has said those words several times about the friendships that have formed on the ice

The Art of Kaizen

May 24, 2021May 28, 2021 Rick 185 Views 0 Comments athlete, biceps, change, changes, grow, growth, improve, improvement, inspirational, inspired, kaizen, monday motivation, monday vibes, motivated, motivation, motivation monday, motivational, muscle, plant powered, plant-based athlete, plantstrong, strong, vegan, vegan athlete, veganstrong, workout

Kaizen is the Japanese business philosophy of continuous change and improvement, but I embrace the concept for all aspects of

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