Episode 47: Can Nutrition Help Prevent Gymnasts Mental Blocks?

Has your gymnast encountered mental blocks and it feels like you’ve tried everything to help them? Have you wondered if maybe their nutrition has an effect on their mental state?

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with mental block expert Rebecca Smith of Complete Performance Coaching and we’re discussing the role nutrition plays in overcoming mental blocks in gymnastics. 

It probably doesn’t occur to most gymnasts and parents to look at their nutrition when struggling with a fear or mental block. But if your brain is running on empty, that’s a threat to your health and safety. Since it’s our brain’s job to keep us safe, mental blocks are basically a flight, fight, freeze response and are exasperated by underfueling. 

Listen in to hear Rebecca’s advice on overcoming mental blocks in gymnastics.

In this episode you’ll hear about: 

• What a mental block is, how it can start, and how nutrition (or lack of) can contribute to its existence. 
• Controllables your gymnast can work on to battle mental blocks
• The role parents play in helping with both nutrition and mental blocks for their gymnasts to be successful

 Links & Resources 

• The Balanced Gymnast®  Program for level 5-10 female gymnasts 
• Rebecca Smith, M.A Complete Performance Coaching Training
• Connect with Rebecca on Instagram @complete_performance
• Connect with Christina on Instagram @the.gymnast.nutritionist or support@christinaandersonrdn.com