Over a hand shake at a Christmas party in 1999 and maybe a couple of beers with a buddy Colin, I decided to commit to a marathon the following spring. The next day, I went online and found an 18-week marathon training plan by marathon guru - Hal Higdon. In preparation for the program, I decided to, well go for the run - I was so excited. I told my wife, Bren, I was going and left with a huge smile on my face. I returned home 5 minutes later, broken, humbled and a bit embarrassed. When I entered the...  [Read more]

We are excited that we have officially launched proteinperday.com. It's an easy tool, with a bunch of resources that will both guide you on how much protein you need per day and how to achieve it primarily through real food. If you don't know how much protein per day, you should take a look! Getting the right amount of protein in per day can help the way you feel, your body composition and maintaining optimal skeletal muscle health.   [Read more]

Gruppo Nutrition and Speed Skating Canada partner to help fuel speed skaters at all levels OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada and Gruppo Nutrition have announced a new partnership that will help fuel Canada’s most successful Olympic sport by making premium sports nutrition products available to speed skaters at all levels of the sport, from recreational athletes to members of the National Team program. Gruppo Nutrition is dedicated to bringing the highest quality nutrition to endurance athletes worldwide. Originally established in 2006, the Ontario-based company specializes in tailoring supplements to meet the unique needs of today's high-performance athletes throughout their training, recovery, and nutrition...  [Read more]

Gruppo Sports Nutrition CEO, Darcy Haggith, was featured — along with Eighty-Eight Brewing Co., Sober Carpenter, and Marathon Surfaces, among others — in a Canadian Press article about small business support for top-tier Canadian athletes headed to compete this summer.   [Read more]

On June 22, members of the Gruppo Nutrition crew accepted the Windsor Cancer Centre's challenge to take on a thrilling event in support of the local cancer community... and rappelled 170 feet over the edge of downtown Windsor’s CIBC building.   [Read more]