Lachael Prouty is a Sports and Wellness Nutritionist / Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree from U.C. Berkeley in Public Health Nutrition emphasizing Sports Nutrition. Lachael helps fitness enthusiasts, amateur and professional athletes improve their health and wellness and meet performance goals through her consulting company, Painless Gains™.

Co-author of the sports, fitness and nutrition book, Breakin’ Down The Barriers, Lachael has been a Sports Nutritionist for over 15 years, serving as team nutritionist for the San Diego Padres (MLB) and San Diego Siege (NWBL), and consultant for the San Jose Sharks (NHL), Anaheim Ducks (NHL), USA Rugby, and Cal State University San Bernardino Women's Cross Country Team. Specializing in individual performance enhancement, Lachael designs customized nutrition programs for professional and amateur triathletes, marathoners, surfers, cyclists, extreme skiers, snowboarders, mixed martial artists, golfers, as well as football, baseball, hockey, tennis and basketball players.

In the wellness arena, Lachael has developed and implemented nutrition programs in several fitness facilities and thrives on helping all her clients make positive lifestyle changes.

Lachael also has an extensive background in supplementation research and is consistently staying up to date on the latest research to best educate her clients about appropriate, safe, and useful supplements. Lachael's experience and expertise is designed to help each client, whether they seek help with weight management or need an extra edge to reach or maintain peak athletic performance.

As an athlete herself, Lachael understands the importance of education and empowerment for athletes and active individuals.  Lachael helps identify personal goals for her clients, and implements a step by step plan to successfully reach those goals, whether it's losing body fat, gaining lean mass, increasing energy or focus, eating for peak performance or the ‘little things’ nutritionally that can help athletes gain the competitive edge they seek. She offers individualized one-on-one consulting as well as group/team seminars.

Beyond the nutritional aspects of her consulting, Lachael also assists clients through visualization techniques, positive self-talk, and positive mental coaching.