Shawn M. Arent, PhD

We are so grateful to be a part of this community. Thank you to @GamecocksOnline for being so supportive and a real partner to enhance human performance. The best is yet to come. @USCArnoldSchool @UofSCSportSci @UofSCExSci @BMcfadden89 @harrycintineo @alexachandler08

@JoseAntonioPhD A huge MAHALO to the local

Local Hawaiian beat the 💩 out of Igor for throwing a rock at a monk deal 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Elite! No other team can say the same #DreamMerchant

@clintatc @SEC Congratulations!

Such a huge honor to be the recipient of the 2026 Chris Patrick award! CP is such a great man and a mentor to so many of us. The way he could polarize and bring us all together was very unique. Thank you to the @SEC

You take notes in meetings because you think you'll remember more. Princeton and UCLA proved the opposite. Laptop note-takers wrote down 65% more words than longhand note-takers. They also scored significantly worse on understanding questions. A week later — with their own notes in front of them — they were still worse. This effect has a name. It's not what you think. 🧵

JISSN had ~120,000 more downloads in 1Q 2025 compared to 1Q 2023!

Our Position Paper on Protein has the highest Altmetric Attention Score of JISSN. @ShawnArent @ZiegenfussTim @dougkalmanphdrd @ExphysPhD Full article: International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.11…

Phenomenal opportunity here to work with some truly elite athletes and teams! @runnergirladams @MollyBinetti @GamecockWBB @GamecocksOnline uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/205052

THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🐎 🏆 2026 @NCEA_Equestrian National Champs 🐓 @GamecockEQ #SECEQ x #ItJustMeansMore

SOUTH CAROLINA EQUESTRIAN IS YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPION 🏆

The inaugural Sports Nutrition and Human Performance Symposium took place at Coastal Carolina University, organized by Dr. K. Michelle Singleton and sponsored in part by the ISSN: the one-day evidence-based event drew researchers, poor PhD students, and performance maniacs. Sessions featured @ShawnArent Dr. Shawn Arent, Dr Eric Rawson and Dr Jose Antonio. Afterwards, Michelle treated all of us or most of us actually to sushi and beer. That's a success in my book 🍺🍺🍣 Last but not least. Congrats Megann on your award and Jenna for the very entertaining stories. 🤓 @EricRawsonPhD

The mission is unchanged – let's grow our game 🫡

Time for a #SpeakerSpotlight featuring @shawnarent! We can't wait for his sessions at #ASPDA2026🙌 Click the link below to register today! buff.ly/TG5CZ4x

The ISSN goes to Malaga Spain! 🇪🇸 congresosdbss.pro/en/sidane+issn/

Raven Johnson in 2024: “I went from being ranked Top 30 as a freshman to the No. 2 player in my class when I graduated. To climb the rankings like that, knowing how hard I worked, made winning the Nasimith High School Player of the Year mean so much more to me. I cried so hard that day. There were so many talented players in my class too. Azzi Fudd, Saniya Rivers, Sania Feagin, Amari DeBerry … SO MANY. And they chose me…. That recognition still leaves me kind of speechless. It was also at that moment that I realized that I, the athlete I’ve worked so hard to be, was joining such an amazing team in THE University of South Carolina with THE Dawn Staley. I couldn’t have been more excited to be on this team. I had so many goals for my freshman year, I couldn’t wait to get on the court. Instead of a breakout season, I tore my ACL. In my second game ever…. I know. That was my first real injury, too. I had to relearn how to bend my leg, how to walk again … I wouldn’t wish that level of pain on anyone. I got so depressed because I couldn’t play. I was scared … I didn’t know what was going to happen to me. I remember screaming at my trainer, yelling, ‘I’M NEVER GOING TO WALK AGAIN,’ almost in tears. The recovery felt so slow. I couldn’t be patient. So, if I wasn’t in rehab, I was passing the time in my room, eating. Food became such a comfort that I weighed almost 200 lbs. when I returned to basketball related activities…. I look back on that now and realize I’ve had a lot of moments in my life where I’ve had a decision to make: Do I tap out, or keep going? A lot of people would have quit if they were in my shoes. Success is never easy. There’s going to be some bumps in the road…. And while the lows feel neverending, I made it out stronger every time.... I’ve been challenged in every possible way, and instead of quitting, I let the hard times make good times. So yeah, you can call me Raven, Crockpot Johnson or ‘the girl who got waved off’ … I really don’t care anymore. Just don’t forget to call me a champion.” playerstribu.ne/Raven @HollywoodRaven | @GamecockWBB | @MarchMadnessWBB

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women's events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. spr.ly/6011B6e2aR

The International Olympic Committee announces new Policy on the Protection of the Female (Women’s) Category in Olympic Sport. Read: olympics.com/ioc/news/inter…

SIX STRAIGHT TITLES FOR THE WAHOOS! 🏆 This marks the first time in DI Women's Swimming and Diving history that one team has won six consecutive National Championships! #NCAASwimDive x @UVASwimDive

𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄!!!!!! Virginia is the first team to win 𝗦𝗜𝗫 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #GoHoos

The ISSN-Nutrabolt Conference wrapped up in Texas! Huge thanks to all the outstanding speakers who shared their expertise and advanced the field: from kickoff with Chris Lockwood PhD to the full lineup of researchers and practitioners. Grateful for the energy, insights, and community; here’s to more breakthroughs ahead! 💪 @ExphysPhD @ZiegenfussTim @ShawnArent @darrencandow

Way to go!!