{"id":19831,"date":"2023-08-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=podcast&p=19831"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:13","slug":"the-people-behind-the-tech-podcast-collier-madaleno-georgia-bulldogs-football","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/the-people-behind-the-tech-podcast-collier-madaleno-georgia-bulldogs-football\/","title":{"rendered":"The People Behind the Tech Podcast: Collier Madaleno – Georgia Bulldogs Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The program\u2019s Director of Football Performance Nutrition discusses the dietetic practices of the back-to-back national college champion.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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Collier Madaleno recalls the story of a defensive lineman that had put on weight during the pandemic when college football was brought to a halt.<\/h6>\n

\u201cHe used that next year to really focus on nutrition,\u201d she tells Joe Lemire and John Portch. \u201c[He] got down and dropped his body fat percentage by 7%, lost 45lbs [20.4kg], and he was a first-round draft pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just did such a good job at buying in and it made him a faster, more explosive person. He never lost any muscle mass, which meant he was really focusing in on eating enough of just the right things so that we were able to retain that muscle and focus on losing that fat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collier\u2019s pride is palpable, particularly as a native of Athens, Georgia, and long-term Bulldogs fan. \u201cIt\u2019s so much fun to see them buy-in and then say \u2018C, I feel so much better in practice\u2019. \u2018C, I didn\u2019t know I could have this much energy\u2019. It\u2019s probably the most rewarding part of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this edition of The People Behind the Tech<\/em> podcast, Collier lifts the lid on her work as the Director of Football Performance Nutrition at the Georgia Bulldogs, who retained the NCAA national championship in January.<\/p>\n

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    • How student-athletes are introduced to performance nutrition on campus [6:00];<\/li>\n
    • The importance of team leaders buying into Collier’s work [11:00];<\/li>\n
    • The question of recovery and inflammation [21:00];<\/li>\n
    • How Collier stays current in her work [22:30].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n