Do you ever wonder if your gymnast is struggling more with food and her body than she’s letting on? If so, you’re probably right. Or, maybe she’s come to you and admitted she’s having a hard time, “feels fat”, and is worried about food and her body. Here are 5 things you must know as a parent ...
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Navigating the Topics of Gymnast Nutrition, Weight, and Body Image as a Coach or Parent
How do you approach the hard conversations about weight and nutrition with the gymnast as a parent or coach? How do you ensure that what you say isn’t going to spark an eating disorder or other harmful behaviors. How do you know if something is amiss or if the gymnast is just experiencing normal ...
The Must Know for Gymnast Recovery Nutrition
Recovery is known as the “5th event” in women’s gymnastics. This encompasses nutrition, physical/mental rehabilitation, and sleep to fully allow the body to repair and recover from high loads of intense training required by the sport.There are so many aspects of recovery that gymnasts can improve ...
Does a Gymnast have to “eat clean”?
What is "Food Freedom" for the Gymnast? Food Freedom is: -The ability to eat whatever, wherever, whenever -The ability to sort through the “nutrition noise” and see food for what it is -The ability to enjoy food without guilt/shame/anxiety How does "Food Freedom" relate to health? The ...
Help! My gymnast won’t stop eating sugar.
If I had a dollar for every time a parent tells me their gymnast’s number one nutrition struggle was “eating too much sugar”, I’d be rich! Just kidding. But really... Gymnastics is a sport where misguided advice like “create a culture of clean eating” and endless, unfoundedfood rules like “no ...
Why is your high-level gymnast not eating before or during workouts? 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 ...
Help! Am I causing my gymnast to struggle with food and her body image?
As parents of high level gymnasts, you only want to help. You want to help your gymnast achieve all of her wildest goals and dreams and don’t want to see her hurt or struggling. Nutrition and body image struggles can not only ruin your gymnast’s career but place a lot of tension on your relationship ...
5 Mistakes Your Gymnast is Making with Her Diet
This is your comprehensive, go-to list to see if you or your gymnast is on top of their nutrition game. The perfect diet doesn’t exist, but this is a list to help you see if your performance nutrition and overall fueling is optimal for elite performance! 1. Under fueling Gymnastics practice ...
Your gymnast gained weight, now what?
For many gymnasts, the post-COVID return to gym will bring about fears and body anxiety. Little girls and young teens don’t understand growth and development, and it didn’t really matter as much back in the day when social media didn’t exist. You didn’t used to see half-naked young women all over ...
Are carbohydrates “bad” for the gymnast?
These days, the term carbohydrate or “carbs” is practically synonymous with profanity in the gymnastics world. This term has different meanings to individuals whether you are an analytical chemist or a personal trainer. As a reformed carb-o-phobe, I implore you to see both sides of the coin and by ...
