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😑Last year I watched L10s at Nationals totally

😑Last year I watched L10s at Nationals totally crumble due to skipping breakfast before the biggest meet of the year.

Most of them had been CRUSHING it with fueling all season long, scoring their highest yet and making it to Nationals (a first for several of them).

And yet, when it mattered most…the nerves crept in and they threw those strategies out the door…
 Which resulted in sub-par performance, falls, short landings, and missed connections🤯
 This is what it’s all about.

Everyone trains.

Everyone competes.

Most hit their skills, connections, etc in practice but it’s about who can hit on the big day.

And fueling your brain and body can do WONDERS with helping you do just that!

Want to learn more?

We have 3 1:1 coaching spots open right now or you can DM “VIP” to get on the waitlist (and exclusive access to pre-sale pricing and bonuses) for our summer round of The Balanced Gymnast®️ Program…starting soon 👀

Sound familiar? 🥵 During one of the team talk

NEW LIVE WORKSHOP ALERT The Gymnast’s Guide to

What’s one of the #1 things you can do as a pare

What’s one of the #1 things you can do as a parent to help your gymnast to…

…reach her goals
…not develop an eating disorder
…not develop RED-S and all the associated injuries, health, and performance issues

💪🏻 Respect body diversity

There is no one “gymnast body”

And your gymnast’s “best body” will be the one where she’s fed properly, adequately, and has a healthy relationship with food.

Parents don’t often want to hear about the last part…

It’s not “sexy” to talk about a “healthy relationship with food” in this sport.

People don’t care.
 They want gymnasts to be little machines who do what they’re told, eat what they’re told, and often act like robots.

But, that’s just not the reality of working with adolescents. LOL.

And often, we try to strong-arm our gymnasts into doing what we think is “best”…

And it often backfires in a BIG way.

So many high level gymnasts end up heavier and with increased body fat after people intervene and try to get them to “tone up, lose weight, lean out”.

And no one talks about this and the rates of diet failure and weight/body fat regain + overshoot.

Gymnasts often end their careers cloaked in shame…thinking they just “couldn’t do it” when in reality, we failed them.

Learning to fuel THROUGH puberty and keep it focused on performance is one of the most protective things that can actually help your gymnast.

Gymnasts who are massively underfueled (usually unintentional when they’re younger) often end up with worse body composition when they’re older and when it matters most (i.e. more body fat, less muscle mass, lower bone density).

So, if you want your gymnast to be strong and with an optimal power to weight ratio when they’re older…

You must invest in learning to fuel them properly NOW.

There are the major long-term ramifications of underfueling that no one talks about.

And we have to keep the long-game in mind. And, remember that bodies change. That is a fact.

Want to learn more? Listen to Ep 34 of The Gymnast Nutritonist® Podcast—Ways to Improve Body Comp without Dieting (link in bio)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gymnast-nutritionist-podcast/id1637265989?i=1000601781591

“What can my gymnast take to XYZ…?” …have

I KNOW what it’s like to be injured… Especial

I KNOW what it’s like to be injured…

Especially when it feels like “all the time” 😔

My heart goes out to your gymnast if their season is already over or just hasn’t gone as hoped 💗

But, chin up! ☺️

Let’s focus on what we can do and control NOW to set them up for success this time next year and beyond 💗

Need support?

DM “VIP” to get on the waitlist (and exclusive access to pre-sale pricing and bonuses) for our summer round of The Balanced Gymnast®️ Program…starting soon 👀

As a former gymnast, I love gymnastics with all my

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 like that.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
* Why #dietculture runs rampant in gymnastics culture.
* The top 9 things I wish I’d known as a gymnast that would have likely given my career a much happier ending.
* When to get help if your gymnast is struggling with nutrition (hint it’s sooner than you think).

Link in bio to listen or grab the episode here: https://christinaandersonrdn.com/episode-06-9-things-i-wish-id-known-about-nutrition-as-a-gymnast/

And if you want support, there two ways to work with us:
* The Balanced Gymnast® Course- this is our self-paced program for parents of competitive gymnasts where you'll learn everything you need to know about helping them fuel for optimal performance. Motivated parents find great success if they watch the trainings and do the work. DM “free training” for more info

* The Balanced Gymnast® Program- this is how to work 1:1 with us. There is a chance your insurance could cover if you have Cigna, Aetna, BCBS, or UHC). The price is increasing next month, so now is your time to enroll to lock in the current rates. DM to chat!

It’s that time of year!   Preparation for n

It’s that time of year!  

Preparation for next season starts NOW.  Learning to fuel for optimal performance and injury prevention cannot wait any longer.  

If you want your gymnasts to have that “edge”, they have to focus on nutrition.  

Parents tell me all the time they wish they’d learned about fueling their gymnasts a long time ago.  

Coaches feel frustrated and worry about saying the “wrong things” to their gymnasts.  

When 15-18 year old gymnasts come to work with me, many who are trying to get D1 scholarships or have big elite goals and dreams…

  It’s often almost too late…  

They needed nutrition education and support YEARS ago. Fueling the gymnast for optimal performance begins at a young age.  

Our signature gymnast nutrition Team Talk Series is the easiest way to provide your entire team with low-cost, high-impact nutrition support!  

What do you get with the 4 part team talk series?  

-4 60 minute team talks to cover the major nutrition concepts your gymnasts and parents need to learn (nutrition 101, fueling, injury/inflammation, and preventing food/body issues) 

-3, colorful jam-packed PDF workbooks and handouts to support learning and habit change

 -Sessions can be recorded for those who cannot attend live 

-Sessions are usually held virtually via zoom, but you can always fly me in for in person  

Take a look to see what coaches are saying---everyone LOVES the sessions and even the younger gymnasts stay engaged.

This isn’t just a boring nutrition lecture.  

Link in bio to contact about working with your team—we coordinate with gyms, coaches, and booster clubs to provide this much needed nutrition support.

✨DM for more info

https://christinaandersonrdn.com/speaking/

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