Episode 218: What Gymnasts Who Score 38+ All-Around Do Differently With Their Fueling

Your gymnast doesn't need a perfect diet to score 38+ in the all-around, but she does need these three things. I'm sharing exactly what I see in our gymnasts who are going to nationals year after year and getting full-ride offers right now.

In this episode:
→ Why eating "healthy" and eating ENOUGH are not the same thing, and why comp nutrition starts the other 364 days of the year
→ The Level 10 who was stuck in the 37s, switched from one meal before practice to two, hit a 38 by her second meet, qualified to the Nastia and signed a full ride to her dream school
→ What fueling ownership looks like at 15, 16 and 17 (and what I tell all of my D1 commits about the jump to college)
→ How to support her fueling without becoming the food police, and why fueling is your insurance policy against injury
→ Why B+ nutrition beats bouncing between A+ and F-

Timestamps
01:17 Why comp season is my favorite time of year
03:04 #1: They eat ENOUGH (not just healthy)
04:02 You can't underfuel Monday through Thursday and fix it Friday night
05:18 From 37s to the Nastia and a full ride
08:50 #2: They own their fueling
11:06 What I tell my D1 commits about college
12:14 #3: Their parents support fueling
13:22 Fueling is your insurance policy against injury
14:17 What 38-39 all-arounders are NOT doing
14:58 B+ nutrition vs. A+ and F-
16:12 3 questions for parents this comp season
17:53 How we can help

Links & Resources
Free: Take the Gymnast Fueling Quiz
Read it: What Gymnasts Who Score 38+ Do Differently With Nutrition (blog post)
Work with us: The Balanced Gymnast® Program (Level 5-10 + Elite)
Boys: Men's gymnastics nutrition program
Instagram: @the.gymnast.nutritionist

Head to www.christinaandersonrdn.com/program to apply for The Balanced Gymnast® today, and we'll help you figure out if the program is the right fit for your gymnast.