Episode 124: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to keep your gymnast from imploding this competition season

Is your gymnast ready to crush it? Or will your gymnast implode part way through this competition season? Is there a way to predict or prevent it from happening?

Preparing for competition season begins the day after the last season ended, right? There’s no real “time off” in gymnastics. And each season brings it’s own challenges and struggles to focus on. “Off season” is filled with camps, upgrades, extra conditioning. And then preseason rolls around and things start really ramping up. Now, at this point of the year, gymnasts are putting together routines, working on 1st and 2nd halves, wondering if the skills are going to all come together. Wondering if they have the endurance to even make it through whole routines.

Welcome to the third episode of our series, Fueled Gymnast Fall. It’s been great taking the time to address a handful of specific issues that could be affecting your gymnast at this point of the year. Now is the time to make changes and adjustments before competition season is upon us. 

It’s so easy during the craziness of the year for nutrition to take a back seat. Some parents and gymnasts just don’t know it could be the reason they struggle during competition season. Or others think there’s plenty of time to figure it out…there’s just more important things to focus on first…

Until it’s too late to harness the power of performance nutrition to support your gymnast reaching her full potential during competition season. Or it’s too late to heal injuries or endurance issues and the season is over before it starts. But it doesn’t have to be this way!

Listen to today’s episode to hear the next episode in our series, Fueled Gymnast Fall. 

In this episode you’ll hear about: 

• Is your gymnast closing the recovery gap?
• The link between immune health and sleep – and how nutrition supports this
• How to be proactive rather than reactive with your gymnast’s nutrition this competition season

 Links & Resources 

• The Balanced Gymnast® Program for level 5-10 female gymnasts 
• Sleep and Immunity
• Enter the Fueled Gymnast Fall Podcast Giveaway
• Connect with Christina on Instagram @the.gymnast.nutritionist or support@christinaandersonrdn.com