As a former gymnast, I love gymnastics with all my heart, but I developed some really strange behaviors and habits with food + my body during the sport. It took a long time to unlearn these. Ultimately, these struggles ended my gymnastics career. Your (or your gymnast's) story doesn’t have to end ...
How much should a gymnast weigh?
One of the most frequent questions I get... How much should a gymnast weigh? Don’t worry, I “googled” this too as a teen gymnast. As a society, we are very image focused. And, some of us (especially gymnasts, former gymnasts, coaches, judges) are very numbers and data driven. There’s nothing ...
10 Best Foods for the Gymnast
It goes without saying, but a high level gymnast has extremely high energy needs with greater amounts of vitamins/minerals/antioxidants needed than the non-athlete due to this wear and tear from high levels of training (optional level gymnasts and above).Many gymnasts are missing out on some key ...
Top 10 Most Asked Gymnast Nutrition Questions
This post is a compilation of your most commonly asked gymnast nutrition questions throughout the year 2020. Many of these questions were received from parents or coaches of high level gymnasts through my Instagram, Facebook group, or course. There are so many blogs for you to enjoy over these ...
Preventing and Navigating Food Issues in Gymnasts
Gymnastics is a micro culture of our larger #dietculture. We live in a world that is consumed by thinness and health, and gymnastics is a more concentrated environment of our larger culture. So much of what our culture accepts as “normal eating” is in fact abnormal and disordered. This is even ...
Fueling the Gymnast with Food Allergy or Intolerance
Fueling the gymnast is a big undertaking and is made so much more complex when working with food allergies, intolerances, or other gastrointestinal issues. There is a lot of misinformation out there on what food allergies or intolerances are or aren’t, and this makes fueling the gymnast that much ...
PMS and the Gymnast
We’ve all been there as female gymnasts. While getting your period is the “entry into womanhood”, most young gymnasts think this monthly visitor is a total nuisance. Premenstrual syndrome can be very distracting from performance and overall fueling, and many of the related symptoms can be ...
A guide to Gymnast Performance Nutrition
It’s one thing to tell you “how” to fuel your performance in the gym. I’ve got tons of free resources for you on this (Instagram posts, blogs) and paid content (premium 1:1 coaching for high level gymnasts or my course The Balanced Gymnast Course for a really comprehensive education—launching again ...
Is your gymnast getting enough sleep?
Sleep plays a huge role in your gymnast’s ability to perform at their highest potential, optimally recover from training, and stay in touch with their hunger and fullness.If your gymnast isn't getting enough sleep, they will not be able to reach their full potential in the gym. How much sleep ...
4 Competition Nutrition Mistakes Ruining Your Gymnast’s Performance
It’s competition season, friends. Your gymnast has been working so hard in the gym, day in day out, to perfect her skills and routines for the big event. She has nailed her Performance Nutrition Strategy which has made a huge impact on her performance and recovery. In fact, you’ve never seen her ...
