sue
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Basketball player · four-time WNBA champion · five Olympic golds

8 steps · last checked 18 oct 2026

never skips breakfast, gluten- and dairy-free, a whey shake after games, tart cherry juice and 15 minutes of stretching every night.

from her 2018 GQ and 2020 Women’s Health diet interviews and her 2021 SELF bedtime routine, while she was still playing.

the stack · at a glance

what sue uses.

stack as of jul 2021

7 items

food · what she has described

breakfastnever skipped
egg sandwich
two eggs, sautéed onions and greens on a gluten-free English muffin or bagel; coffee with almond or oat milk (2020).
3·’20
lunchmidday
protein, carb, veg
“I make sure I get a protein, a carb, and a veggie in there.” (2020)
3·’20
snackafternoon
fruit or jerky
strawberries, pineapple or beef jerky; a banana with peanut butter on game days (2018–2020).
1·’18 3·’20
dinnerevening
rice bowl
brown rice, sweet potato, chicken and vegetables (2018).
1·’18

the routine · 8 steps

morning

Morning
Never skip breakfast
“I will wake up an hour early if it means I can get breakfast in.” Two eggs with onions and greens on a gluten-free muffin or bagel, and coffee with almond or oat milk.
nutrition

day

2:30–3 pm
Banana and peanut butter
her game-day snack to hold her over until the pregame meal, about four hours before tip-off.
nutrition
Training days
Blood-flow restriction and Normatec
she used a blood-flow restriction system on her legs almost every day, and Normatec boots.
recovery

evening

30 min pregame
Fast carbs before tip-off
half a shaker of Vitargo, a fast carb drink, before the game and the rest at halftime.
nutrition supplements
Postgame
Whey protein shake
almond milk, orange juice, fruit and whey protein.
supplements recovery

night

Before bed
Tart cherry juice
“I always drink Cherrish cherry juice.” Sometimes in a smoothie as her evening dessert.
sleep supplements
Before bed
15 minutes of stretching
“I like to stretch before I get into bed.” On nights she stretches, her recovery score is higher the next morning.
recovery sleep
If she wakes
Low noise to fall back asleep
soothing music, a sleep podcast, or a film she’s seen a thousand times at very low volume.
sleep