Episode 47: Can Nutrition Help Prevent Gymnasts Mental Blocks? with Rebecca Smith M.A.

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 M.A. 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 blocksThe 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 TrainingConnect with Rebecca on Instagram @complete_performanceConnect with Christina on Instagram @the.gymnast.nutritionist or [email protected]