Shes never thrown a 45-yard pass, tried to block a blitzing linebacker or drawn up the Xs and Os of zone pass coverage, yet Jennifer Gibson is right there on the Chicago Bears sideline for every practice and game. Tucked among the behemoth linemen, coaches and training staff is a fit, 36-year-old Canadian with long, blonde hair dressed in Bears colors whos in her second season as the teams sport science coordinator and sport dietitian. Her goal: to help every athlete on the roster perform at his highest level.Gibson came to the Bears after several years working with the U.S. and Canadian Olympic programs, guiding many athletes to the medal stand. Shes also worked with teams and athletes in professional soccer, tennis and the NBA. She has a degree in nutrition, is a registered dietitian, has a masters in exercise science and is a graduate of the International Olympic Committees sport nutrition program. Seeing a sport dietitian at a leadership conference piqued her interest. The combination of liking science and growing up in an Italian family played a factor, too. I liked food, Gibson says. I was trying to find a career path that blended the two, and there it was.She works with coaches and training staff to develop fueling and recovery plans for every player on the Bears roster. Over her career shes helped athletes lose weight and gain weight.A former standout high school three-sport athlete (cross country, volleyball and softball) in Toronto, Gibson continues to stay active. She runs or cycles every day and also does yoga three to five times per week. She works daily at the Bears facility in Lake Forest, Illinois. She and her husband live in the Chicago area with their two dogs.Here is Gibsons story, in her words:Feeding the BearsAs sport dietitian, Im responsible for anything involving food for the guys. All their nutrition needs from handling the cafeteria here -- where we feed them twice a day -- to all our food on the road: hotel meals, plane meals, postgame meals, pregame meals, locker room food and individual plans for the guys. Also, individual strategies for hydration and recovery.Whats on the menu?What youre trying to do is satisfy the needs of a delegation of up to 130 to 150 people. You want to make sure theres something for everybody. Plus, guys have routines and habits, especially for pregame meals. You just want to make sure everyone has what he needs. We also accommodate food allergies or intolerances. We had a player last season for a short period who was a vegan. Our scoops in our cafeteria are pre-measured to make it easy. Theres a whole lot of science that goes behind their (individual meal) plans, but when it gets to the players level its about, three scoops of this and two scoops of that.Counting caloriesIt was an interesting transition for me here, because I came in from Olympic combat sports. I was dealing with wrestlers cutting weight. So youre managing really small calorie budgets and then, coming to football, youre sometimes on the opposite of that for bigger guys. So when youre doing meal plans for 6,000 calories, youre kind of going, Wow, this is crazy. As you can imagine, we go through a lot of food here.Individual plansIts not mandatory that our guys have an individual meal plan. But like all teams in the league, we have mandatory weight targets the guys have to meet. So that lends itself to making sure I touch base with almost every single one of our players. You get to know each other pretty quickly. For sure, there are guys with 100 percent buy-in and guys that are 5 percent in. But there are few guys that are 0 percent in.This isnt TimbuktuArranging team meals on the road isnt that difficult. I used to travel around the world with the Olympic teams. Id try to set up food in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China and remote villages in Europe, with language barriers and crazy things. So this is pretty easy. Were in the United States.Helping them healWe have a big emphasis here on anti-inflammatory foods because the players bodies are getting beat up all the time. So we have lots of fruits and vegetables, we have a juice bar, we have healthy, fatty fishes and nuts as snacks. We try to incorporate all those anti-inflammatory foods and have them available as snacks and in the cafeteria all day.Following her own adviceI have this joke that no one trusts an out-of-shape or overweight sport dietitian. I do eat a healthy diet. Its not that Im a food [stickler], either. Definitely theres 5 percent of my diet that I just enjoy whatever I want. But the bulk of it is absolutely what I preach.Science and techOur general manager, Ryan Pace, wanted to build our sport-performance department out a bit. My job as sport science coordinator is to investigate areas that are a bit non-traditional to improve performance. For example, we brought on a sports psychologist. And were using GPS technology. My job is to be aware of the research and trends so we can take a progressive approach.Tracking movement, sleepThe GPS trackers give us a sense of what theyre doing day to day on the field. How many yards theyre covering in practice, their speed, direction. Players are tracked during the game as well so you get a sense of what the load is on the body. That can influence practice tempos and reps and the stresses were putting on guys through the week. Were also educating players about sleep and looking at ways that can be optimized. We know sleep can be a valuable asset in recovery.Adapting to different athletesYou have to learn about the physiological demands and competition demands of different sports and adapt your nutrition interventions. Olympians and pro tennis players do a lot of global travel, so optimal eating on the road is an emphasis. Football has a lot of physical trauma and impact, so recovery strategies are important. Plus you have to understand the culture of each sport. Each sport and team has a different way they go about their business, chains of command and how you need to work. You really have to spend time learning the system to achieve your goals.PioneerOne of the things that makes this a really cool job is I know with the Bears, Im the first female staff on the football operations side. Last year there were six to seven of us in the league in football operations and this year theres 12. Its neat to see, to be on the forefront.Catalyst for changeIts been a little bizarre being the first woman on this side of the building. Like, where do we put you to change? What do we get you for apparel? Are you allowed to go here? Even on the sidelines Ill be stopped sometimes and told I cant enter because they think Im media, or not being allowed in the locker room until you show them your credentials. But its neat, because you feel youre at the beginning of something.Golden momentsAt the 2012 Olympic Games in London, I worked very closely with the combat sport athletes, because they have to make weight. To be a trusted member of an athletes journey to an Olympic medal, the highest sporting achievement on the planet, is an indescribable feeling. Hydro Flask 20 Oz Coffee . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. 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Hydro Flask 32 Oz Wide Mouth ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter.Kimi Raikkonen led a Ferrari one-two to outpace Mercedes in second practice at the Chinese GP and suggest F1s world champions could have a fight on their hands this weekend. Having warned that their Italian rivals have not yet shown their full potential in 2016, Mercedes lost out to Ferrari on the supersoft tyre runs mid-way through the session by two tenths of a second.After matching his best finish for three years in Bahrain, Raikkonen ended the opening day in Shanghai on top with his 1:36.896 time one tenth of a second quicker than team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Mercedes completed their qualy-style, supersoft tyre runs slightly earlier and Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton wound up third and fourth respectively. Hamilton, who will start Sundays race no higher than sixth owing to a gearbox change penalty, was two tenths adrift of his championship-leading team-mate, who had earlier topped P1.Its tantalising to see if Ferrari can actually get up there in terms of performance, said Sky Sports F1s Ted Kravitz. David Croft and Paul Di Resta take you through all the headlines from Fridays Practice; and theres interviews with Massa, Vettel and Raikkonen But still the reliability question hangs over them. As we understand it, they do understand the reasons for Sebastian Vettels failure in Bahrain and they are sure that particular problem wont happen again.Vettel, who did not take the start in Bahrain after a valve failure, expressed hope Ferrari could move to within striking range of Mercedes in qualifying: It depends what the others are doing, but I think if we get everything right we could be closer. But then it is only Friday today so I wouldnt stress, I wouldnt put too much importance in the times today. Whens the Chinese GP on Sky? All the broadcast times you need for this weekends exclusively live race In keeping with the Mercedes-Ferrari dominated start to the season, the pack were a long way adrift around the demanding Shanghai circuit - although Red Bull strengthened their claim to be the grids third-quickest team by finishing fifth with Daniel Ricciardo. Max Verstappen was close behind in sixth for Toro Rosso, three tenshs clear of the first Force India of Nico Hulkenberg and the second Toro Rosso of Carlos Sainz.Having been given the go-ahead to complete the race weekend by the FIAs doctors, Fernando Alonso ended his first day back in McLarens car with the 11th-fastest time as the teams two former world champions finished just outside the top 10.Therre is more pace to come which is encouraging, team boss Eric Boullier told Sky F1.dddddddddddd There is a long straight here which is not in our favour, but we hope [for points]. Williams, Fridays perennial low-key runners, were 10th with Valtteri Bottas but the dramatic events of the earlier session meant there was more focus on them than usual on day one.WATCH: Wheel worries in P1!Having traced the double rear-tyre failure on Felipe Massas FW38 in P1 to cracked wheel rims, the Brazilian returned to set the 14th-quickest time in P2 and afterwards said: We made a modification and we understood the problem. If we didnt know the problem it would have an effect. but the team understand so I trust them.We can have a completely different day tomorrow. We need to be ready for everything. We can have a lot of different sessions.After his own mechanical-triggered puncture in P1, Renaults Kevin Magnussen was not so fortunate in the afternoon with the Dane sidelined for the whole session while mechanics worked to repair the RS16s rear suspension. Martin Brundle talks of Williams wheel issues, Fernando Alonsos fitness and Lewis Hamiltons grid penalty ahead of the Chinese GP. Practice Two timesheet1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:36.8962. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 1:37.0053. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:37.1334. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37.3295. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 1:38.1436. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:38.2687. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India. 1:38.5278. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, 1:38.5429. Sergio Perez, Force India, 1:38.56910. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 1:38.72311. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 1:38.72812. Jenson Button, McLaren, 1:38.82813. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 1:39.17814. Felipe Massa, Williams, 1:39.21415. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, 1:39.77416. Romain Grosjean, Haas, 1:39.89017. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, 1:39.94118. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 1:39.97919. Rio Haryanto, Manor, 1:40.55020. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 1:41.06621. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, 1:42.95422. 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