About

Health and Performance Source was established in 2007 driven by a passion to explore healthy lifestyle choices. Our combined experience over the years is something we want to share with everyone.

We have developed products that are extremely beneficial to every consumer. My life now consists of trying to stay fit, trim and active in combination with work to achieve the optimal, healthy benefits for every day living.

Meet Joe Arnone

I have had a variety of life experiences that have shaped my product development ideas. At the same time, my experience and knowledge will be invaluable as I lead OUR community throughout it’s development and success.

I started my athletic career running high school track and cross country in Kalispell, Montana. I ran a 4:42 mile which was just an indicator of my athletic abilities. During the summer of 1978, a friend and I rode our bicycles from Montana to San Francisco. It was a turning point for me, as it fueled my passion for cycling.

My affinity for cycling continued while I attended Montana State University. Here, my passion for road cycling began to take shape. I spent more time cycling around southwest Montana than I did studying, much to the detriment of my grade point average. Regardless, I graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology in the summer of 1985 and throughout I managed to develop as a cyclist, graduate college and complete Air Force ROTC where I earned a pilot slot.

During Air Force Pilot Training in Columbus, Mississippi I kept developing my cycling abilities. The best cyclist in the state at the time lived in Columbus and we met up on a training ride one day. For the next 3 years I spent many miles cross-eyed trying to stay on his wheel while I continued to improve. I knew absolutely nothing about sports nutrition which made the suffering even worse. Many times I bonked to the point of needing to stop to get a fruit pie and a soda just to be able to crawl the last 10 miles home. I continued to get faster, to the point that I was beating my training partner regularly by the time I left Mississippi.

At the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs I was assigned as an instructor pilot. As soon as I told my Dad I was moving there, he went to work building my track bike. I raced on the Velodrome for the first time shortly after arriving in Colorado Springs. I developed further as a cyclist to the point of becoming a Category 1 on both the road and track in the early 1990’s. I won the Colorado Time Trial in 1991 and I was second in 1992 by only 9 seconds. The gentleman that won was selected to the 1992 U.S. Olympic team for the team time trial.

I raced on both the road and track in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials. Not focusing on a particular discipline probably didn’t do me any favors. Nonetheless, I enjoyed racing so much it was worth the sacrifice to me. My experiences racing on the road and track were some of the most enjoyable times of my life. I had the fortune to race against such notable cyclists as Lance Armstrong and Miguel Indurain.

While in the Air Force, I had the fortune of enjoying the best of both worlds. I was a pilot who flew some incredible aircraft (T-37, T-38, T-41, T-3 and C-141), and I was able to race my bicycle all over the world at the same time. I was a six-time member of the U.S. Military World Championships Cycling team between 1989 and 1996. The racing was sanctioned by CISM (Consiel International du Sport Militaire). I raced against the likes of Axel Merckx, Andrea Collinelli, Jens Voigt, and Richard Virenque among others. And although I was a part-time racer who really didn’t stand a chance of winning against some of the world’s greatest cyclists, it was incredible racing regardless.

Although I retired from cycling officially in 1996, it was during these years of training and competition when I began researching nutrition and performance supplements to increase my strength, endurance, and overall health. I tried countless brands and products. My five-year employment at Hammer Nutrition increased my knowledge in the field of nutrition.