Kim Tirapelle- Sports Nutritionist

🥗 Wrestling Nutrition: How to Fuel, Make Weight & Perform Your Best | Kim Tirapelle, Sports Dietitian What should wrestlers eat in the off-season, pre-season, and during wrestling season? How can an athlete reach the right weight class without sacrificing strength, energy, recovery, or performance? And once you make weight, what should you eat and drink to rehydrate, refuel, and be ready to compete? In this episode of Full Circle Wrestling, I sit down with Kim Tirapelle, MS, RD, CSSD, a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, to break down practical, evidence-based wrestling nutrition and weight management strategies for wrestlers, parents, and coaches. We cover: • Off-season wrestling nutrition for growth, strength, and muscle development • Pre-season nutrition and preparing for your ideal weight class • In-season fueling for practices, tournaments, and recovery • How to determine an appropriate wrestling weight class • Safe weight management without crash dieting or extreme restriction • What to eat during the week leading up to weigh-ins • How to properly rehydrate after weigh-ins • The best foods for refueling before competition • Protein, carbohydrates, fluids, and electrolytes for wrestlers • Common nutrition and weight-cutting mistakes wrestlers make • How parents and coaches can support healthier nutrition habits 🎙️ WRESTLERS: Learn how to fuel your body for better performance and recovery. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 PARENTS: Understand how to help your wrestler manage nutrition and weight without encouraging unhealthy habits. 🤼 COACHES: Get practical strategies you can use to build a healthier, performance-focused approach to nutrition within your wrestling program. 📲 Follow Full Circle Wrestling Instagram: @FullCircle_Wrestling YouTube: @FullCircleWrestling TikTok: @FullCircleWrestling Facebook: Full Circle Wrestling 🥗 Follow Kim Tirapelle: @kimtirapelle 👍 If this episode helps you, LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE it with a wrestler, parent, or coach. Helping athletes learn how to fuel properly can improve not only their performance on the mat, but their long-term relationship with nutrition and the sport.