All through his journey to Olympic gold, Crew USA shot putter Ryan Crouser has had the never-ending assist of his girlfriend, Megan Clark.
“She’s been with me each step of the way in which,” Crouser solely informed Us Weekly on Tuesday, August 27, when discussing Thorne’s NSF Licensed for Sport Dietary supplements. “I really feel so blessed to have her in my life. It may be troublesome as knowledgeable observe and subject athlete, simply with the time calls for and the sacrifices. You may’t exit on a Friday night time or a Saturday night time. She understands the dedication.”
Earlier than beginning medical faculty, Clark was knowledgeable pole vaulter from 2006 till 2021.
Nowadays, nonetheless, the College of Arkansas for Medical Sciences pupil spends extra time learning for exams than on the observe.
“She simply obtained her Step 2 examination outcome again, and it went rather well,” Crouser shared when gushing over his girlfriend. “She’s at an thrilling time, as effectively, however she’s additionally been hands-on within the journey in that she’s helped me as a physio.”
In between medical faculty, Clark has rolled up her sleeves and helped Crouser with bodily remedy and massages. Together with his girlfriend’s love and assist, the Nike athlete turned the primary shot putter ever to win three gold medals on the Olympics.
“Moreover supporting me mentally, she’s really actually been there bodily as my physio and labored as a volunteer for USA Monitor and Discipline,” he stated. “She’s a really particular particular person, a really giving particular person, and I really feel so joyful to have her in my life. She’s made an enormous distinction for me on this journey.”
Whereas Crouser could not publish about his largest cheerleader on Instagram, he confirmed they’ve been collectively for the reason that fall of 2017.
As Clark shares her presents and skills along with her boyfriend, he hopes to repay the favor in one other method.
“I needed to discuss her down off the ledge a number of occasions throughout Steps learning,” he joked. “The teaching facet of me has been there to assist, sort of attempt to life coach her slightly bit by a number of the stresses of med faculty. We do effectively as a pair.”
Relationships apart, Crouser stays exhausting at work coaching for his subsequent spherical of competitors. When talking with Us, the athlete was far-off from residence and making ready for the 2024 Rome Diamond League.
He continues to comply with his strict eating regimen objectives of 5,000 good energy and 350 grams of protein per day. He additionally incorporates his favourite Thorne dietary supplements into his coaching together with the Multi-Vitamin Elite.
“When it comes to efficiency, it makes a distinction. It’s extra of a foundational distinction,” he shared about Thorne’s merchandise. “My favourite is the multi-vitamin and it’s only a effectively thought out, widespread sense product. It’s meant to fill any holes that you just may need in your eating regimen when it comes to the micronutrients. You attempt to eat as well-balanced of a eating regimen as you may as an athlete and even as simply a mean particular person. However there’s more than likely going to be holes in your eating regimen. … I prefer to know my multivitamin is filling in these gaps if I didn’t get sufficient zinc or vitamin C or no matter it could be on that day in my eating regimen.”
After making historical past on the 2024 Paris Olympics, followers would perceive if Crouser wished to sit down again and calm down for only a bit, however with the Video games headed to Los Angeles in 2028, the athlete feels motivated to maintain going and finish his profession on an unforgettable notice.
“That want to do an Olympics on American soil is what has impressed me to go for 4 extra years,” he informed Us. “I bear in mind the Olympics in Atlanta vaguely. I bear in mind it, however not the small print, as a result of I used to be three and a half years outdated, however simply the chance to expertise it will be a dream come true.”