Olympic fencing power couple Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt have learned a lot from balancing competitive fencing and medical school. Hear what they have to say on this episode of The Thorne Podcast: Performance Edition.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Olympic fencers Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt, who completed part of medical school while competing [00:00:31]
- Kiefer’s early fencing background and how it led her to Thorne [1:10]
- Meinhardt’s early fencing background and how it led him to Thorne [3:39]
- What led Kiefer and Meinhardt to each pursue medical school [8:47]
- The parallels between athletics and what Kiefer and Meinhardt have learned in school [14:05]
- What they’ve learned about health and wellness to support their post-fencing careers [18:28]
- Questions from the community [22:23]
- How do I find out more about fencing and what skills do you need to fence? [22:29]
- What’s your favorite city to compete in and what’s your favorite city to eat in? [26:11]
- How challenging was pausing your medical studies to focus on your Olympic careers? [27:35]
- What have your previous Olympics changed about how you’re preparing for Paris in 2024? [33:21]
- What’s your ride-or-die supplement? [36:13]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Links to products mentioned in this episode: Iron Bisglycinate, Whey Protein Isolate, Magnesium Bisglycinate
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