I enjoyed this process so much- getting to understand my body and what works for me has been such a great experience. I truly believe everyone should invest in a year of tracking to figure out what works for them. I’ve hit PRs this last year that I didn’t think were possible, took 1st place in a competition, made it the furthest I have in the CF Open, and over the weekend ran 8 miles.

I joined Black Iron Nutrition as a performance client when I first started competing because I knew no amount of training would outperform the wrong nutrition plan. I chose BIN because of the impressive coaching team and how their mission focuses on clients as individuals and embodies everything positive about the health and fitness industry.

When I came to BIN I was a year into a new job that had taken me to full night shift. I've been a lifter/crossfitter for many years and couldn't figure out why I was losing so much strength. My coach has taught me so much more than just how to eat. I've learned the importance of different levels of my nutrition, and in just 10 months I have all of my strength numbers back and am currently hitting PRs!

People (women, especially) don’t fuel enough for what we ask our bodies to do day in and day out, and then we expect to perform our best too? It doesn’t work that way. And (thankfully for me) ultra running isn’t a sport that praises aesthetics. But we are rewarded with strong legs 60 miles in because we shoved mashed potatoes down at mile 50. Over the last 6 months I’ve been practicing eating for this kind of thing, because it takes just that - so much practice.

My experience with BIN has been truly eye opening! I had a lot of support from my coach and I really learned to fuel my body appropriately for my workouts. As a result there were a lot of PRs on a lot of my lifts and metcon times. This was when I truly got to experience what it meant to eat for performance. This was so encouraging that I decided to do my first powerlifting competition.

I had used BIN in the past and knew I would benefit from the accountability, but worried about focusing too much on my weight and body. When I saw the Performance challenge, I knew that was exactly what I needed. This challenge and my coach have been so helpful in keeping me on track and helping my achieve my goals. I’ve learned a lot about balancing my nutrition, daily habits, and workouts in a way that I can sustain.

I had previous experience with tracking macros, but never stuck with it because I never knew how to properly adjust my numbers or where to even start with numbers. My coach made it super easy for me when it came to giving me my goal macros to hit and I never once questioned the numbers she gave me.

Having a full time job, as well as being a husband, and father of 2 young boys, I still hold a massive amount of value in being able to perform my best. Working with Kelsey has allowed me to put my focus into my family and career while taking the guessing out of my nutritional needs.

When I started with BIN I would have said I was the fittest I had ever been, but they took me from lean (too lean) and semi-fit, to a stronger, thicker (yes! thicker! it’s a good thing!), healthier, more badass super hero I feel I am now. This is without a doubt the best nutrition coaching I have ever had. I am forever grateful for all they’ve taught me, and continue to teach me.

I have fallen back in love with working out and love the programming that comes with it! I feel stronger than ever and indestructible. As a member of BIN I now have a better relationship with food and understanding of how to eat and what to use to fuel my workouts AND recover. I could go on and on about my love for what Black Iron has done for me!

Food, body weight, weight management can be tricky things to tackle. Especially for someone like me that openly loves to eat but has to manage my weight to compete in a sport. Even as an elite athlete with a lot on the line, aka the Olympics, I make a lot of "mistakes".

Not only did Meagan complete one of the hardest physical races in the world, but she trained through a pandemic, took on every nutritional advice to aid her performance, and did it all with a smile.