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Washington State using uncoventional formula in preparation for playing at altitude

This week’s situation, for the Washington State football team, is a nearly 5,000-foot change in elevation as the Cougars open their 2018 season Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming.

PULLMAN – Lindsey Barkley knows which players are eating their vegetables this week, and which ones aren’t.

Approximately one month into her tenure as Washington State’s director of performance nutrition, Barkley is still adjusting to a job that pulls her in many different directions. She’s the one measuring the caloric intake of various Cougar athletes, monitoring the nutrients they shovel into their body and, when the situation calls for it, calling some necessary dietary audibles.