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The Gymnast Nutritionist® Podcast — 194 episodes

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Episode 196: What should your gymnast weigh?

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Episode 195: Help! My gymnast only wants to eat “junk food”

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Episode 194: The Must-Know About Fueling TOPS, HOPES & Elite Gymnasts

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Episode 84: Road to Nationals Part 2 - How to Keep your Gymnast Healthy this Season [REPLAY]

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Episode 83: Road to Nationals Part 1- Back to Nutrition Basics [REPLAY]

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Episode 193: Competition Season Didn’t Go as Planned? Here’s What Your Gymnast’s Body Might Be Telling You

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Episode 158: Why is my gymnast not putting on muscle/getting stronger with how much she trains? [REPLAY]

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Episode 145: 5 Reasons Gymnastics Parents Wait Too Long to Get Nutrition Support for their Gymnast [REPLAY]

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Episode 135: How to Support Your Gymnast's Nutrition When it’s a Rebuilding Season [REPLAY]

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Episode 139: Acute vs Chronic Underfueling in Gymnasts [Competition Season Edition REPLAY]

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Episode 192: Food Allergies vs Food Intolerances in Gymnasts

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Episode 191: Gymnast Periods, PMS, and Birth Control

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Episode 169: What we learned from our Gymnast Fueling Audits [REPLAY]

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Episode 190: Protein, Fiber, or Something Else? What should be the focus for 2026 for gymnasts?

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Episode 189: Are you (and your gymnast!) really putting in the work for the results you want?

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Episode 188: Gymnast Mental Blocks and Nutrition

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Episode 187: What to do when your gymnast refuses to eat before a competition

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Episode 186: Why Gymnasts Say They Want to Feel Light When Competing (And What Actually Works)

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Is it too late to start working on nutrition during competition season? [REPLAY]

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Episode 184: What to feed your gymnast when they're injured

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Episode 183: Competition Nutrition Strategies from Level 5-10 and Elite gymnasts

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Episode 182: Would your gymnast's nutrition score an 8.0 or 9.5+?

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Episode 181: Comp Season and REDs—Injuries, Immune Health, and Endurance/Performance Issues

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Episode 180: Can We Stop Telling Gymnasts How Their Bodies Should Look?

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Episode 179- Fueled Gymnast Fall: How to prevent the mid-season IMPLOSION

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Episode 178 - Fueled Gymnast Fall: Don't Waste This Season if your Gymnast is Injured

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Episode 177: Fueled Gymnast Fall - Should Your Gymnast “Clean Up” Their Diet Before Comp Season?

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Episode 176 - Fueled Gymnast Fall: Are so many gymnasts really underfueled?

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Episode 175: The Need-to-Know About OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans) and Nutrition for Gymnasts

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Episode 174 – Should Your Gymnast Miss Practice Because of Underfueling?

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Episode 173: Is Your L9/10 Gymnast Disciplined Enough with Nutrition to Reach Their Goals?

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Episode 172: So your gymnast wants to quit—will working on nutrition help?

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Episode 171: Our Approach to Labs, Supplements, and Mineral Analysis for Gymnasts

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Episode 170: Are You Nervous About Investing in 1:1 Gymnast Nutrition Coaching?

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Episode 168: What can parents *actually* control to help their gymnast crush it this competition season?

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Episode 167: Why Eating Healthy Isn’t Enough for Gymnast Success (and What to Do Instead)

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Episode 166: What’s the difference between a Nutritionist vs Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?

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Episode 165: What to Do When Your Gymnast’s Lunch Comes Home Uneaten?

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Episode 164: Holding the Boundary Around Safety + Nutrition for your Gymnast

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Episode 163: The Summer Slump Is Real: Why gymnasts (AND Parents) are struggling right now

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Episode 162: Worried Your Gymnast Is Underfueled? Start with a Gymnast Fueling Audit

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Episode 161: Can gymnasts make up a deficit with a few "good days" of nutrition? [Replay]

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Episode 160: Fueling the Gymnast at College Camps [Replay]

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Episode 159: Should you allow your gymnast to drink an energy drink?

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Episode 157: Why your gymnast needs a pediatric/adolescent sports dietitian

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Episode 156: Should your gymnast eat LESS food (or carbs) on rest days?

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Episode 155: Help Your Gymnast Standout as a NCAA Recruit (and earn more money)

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BONUS: Sample TBG® Program Nutrition Coaching Call

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Episode 154: The Top 5 Fueling Mistakes Gymnasts Make During Summer

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Episode 153: Fueling vs. Snacking: What Every Gymnast (and Parent) Needs to Know

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Episode 152: Debunking the Top 5 Myths About Gymnast Growth + Development

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Episode 151: What’s Next? Nutrition and Summer Training for Gymnasts

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Episode 150: When denial gets in the way of nutrition for gymnasts [Replay]

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Episode 149: Coaches Series - Do Gymnasts Really Need Snack Breaks?

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Episode 148: Coaches Series-What is their role in supporting gymnasts with nutrition?

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Episode 147: Why are you trying to copycat other gymnast’s nutrition?

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Episode 146: Update to our Team Talks Series (what we are and aren't doing moving forward)

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Episode 144: Why we do HTMA testing and labs with gymnasts (+ more of my story)

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Episode 143: Does your doctor KNOW what condition your gymnast is really in when it comes to nutrition and injuries?

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Episode 142: What to do when a gymnastics coach makes a comment about your gymnast's weight

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Episode 141- How do we prevent disordered eating in gymnastics?

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Episode 140: What is the "best" type of school for fueling your gymnast?

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Episode 138: Gymnast Labs, Endurance, and Iron Deficiency/Anemia

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Episode 137: Will working on nutrition give your gymnast a “complex”

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Episode 136: 5 Mistakes gymnasts are making with their nutrition in 2025

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Episode 134: Did you watch a real-time implosion with your gymnast this weekend?

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Episode 133: Is it too late to start working on nutrition during competition season? [MINDSET]

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Episode 132: Competition Nutrition Strategies from Level 6 through Elite/NCAA gymnastics

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Episode 131: If You're Team “No Days Off”, here's why your gymnast might be stuck + struggling (or will be)

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Episode 130: Origin Story- TGN® Team Megan Robinson, MS, RD, CSSD CDCES, LDN

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Episode 129: Why gymnast growth charts are so important to success in the sport

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Episode 128: Does your injured gymnast need to "manage her weight"?

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Episode 127: Origin Story- TGN® Team Ryann Mayer MPS, RDN, LDN

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Episode 126: Origin Story- TGN® Team Melissa Wallinga DCN, MS, RDN, CSPCC

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Episode 125: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to help your gymnast with nutrition if they’re stuck, struggling, or injured

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

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Episode 123: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to navigate the holiday sweets + treats

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Episode 122: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] 3 Sneaky Ways Your Gymnast is Underfueled

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Episode 121: How nutrition will impact a gymnast in college recruiting

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Episode 120: What age does your gymnast need nutrition support?

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Episode 119: Spilling the Tea with Gymnast Parents who went All In with Nutrition

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Episode 117: Real Food for Gymnasts: A primer into minerals for gymnasts

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Episode 116: Six surprising things that happen after fixing your gymnast's fueling issues

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Episode 115: Quick Tip—Are you panicking about your gymnast not being ready for season?

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Episode 114: The Impact of Underfueling on Gymnast Bone Health With Melissa Lodge, MS

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Episode 113: The 5 Stages of Underfueling- Gymnast Edition

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Episode 112: Is your "tiny gymnast" actually underfueled, or growing normally for them?

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Episode 111: The role nutrition plays in your gymnast's sleep this school year

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Episode 110: Navigating school lunch nutrition for your gymnast

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Episode 109: What We Can Learn about Gymnast Nutrition from the Paris 2024 Olympics

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Episode 108: How much does it cost to keep a Level 10 gymnast happy + healthy?

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Episode 107: Does your gymnast need a sports drink this summer?

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Episode 105: Fueling the Young, Beginner Gymnast

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Episode 104: Nutrient Density, Real Food and Gymnastics

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Episode 103: Sports Drinks, Cavities, and Dental Health with Dr Clayton DMD

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Episode 101: What June 15th and NCAA Recruiting has to do With Your Gymnast's Nutrition

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Episode 100: A tribute to messy action (and how it relates to fueling your gymnast)

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Episode 99: Dangerous Assumptions to Make about Gymnasts + Nutrition

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Episode 98: Upgrade Season Pt 4- Going to Nationals as a Sports Dietitian

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Episode 97: Upgrade Season Pt 3: It's never "not busy"

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Episode 96: Upgrade Season Part 2- Is your gymnast "unsafe" to do gymnastics?

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Episode 95: Upgrade Season Part 1- Your gymnast didn’t “make it”…now what?

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Episode 94: Does Gymnastics Stunt Growth?

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Episode 93: Navigating Gymnast Nutrition and Picky Eating

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Episode 92: Gymnast Nutrition and Strength Training with Dr. Stacie Barber PT, DPT, CSCS

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Episode 91: The Science behind our approach to Fueling Gymnasts

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Episode 90: Should your gymnast eat CANDY during a competition!?

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Episode 89: Why we focus on performance versus weight in gymnasts

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Episode 88: Will your gymnast get results from The Balanced Gymnast® Program?

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Episode 87: The Magic that Happens When Nutrition "Clicks" for your Gymnast [Gymnast INTERVIEW]

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Episode 86: Road to Nationals Part 4 - Your gymnast's nutrition plan when it matters most

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Episode 85: Road to Nationals Part 3 - Making every meal count for your gymnast

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Episode 82: Why Our Language Around Food Matters for Gymnasts

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Episode 81: Force Feeding or Adequate Fueling?

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Episode 80: 3 Signs Your Gymnast Needs Nutrition Coaching (+ when they don't)

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Episode 79: Supporting an Elite Track Gymnast with Performance Nutrition [PARENT INTERVIEW]

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Episode 78: Top 5 Ways to Make 2024 Your Gymnast’s Best Season Yet

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Episode 77: Gymnast Nervous Stomach and Competition Nutrition

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Episode 76: Can we stop saying this phrase?

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Episode 75: You vs You- Is your gymnast meeting her full potential?

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Episode 74: Know Better, Do Better [PARENT INTERVIEW]

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Episode 73: Fueled Gymnast Fall: How to help your gymnast with nutrition if they’re stuck, struggling, or injured

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Episode 72: Fueled Gymnast Fall-How to keep your gymnast from imploding this competition season

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Episode 71: Fueled Gymnast Fall-How to navigate the sweets + treats of the holidays

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Episode 70: Fueled Gymnast Fall- 3 Sneaky Ways Your Gymnast is *Actually* Underfueled

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Episode 69: Why a gymnast's goal weight might not be their healthiest weight

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Episode 68: Diet Culture and Disordered Gymnastics with Leslie Schilling MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S

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Episode 67: How to Fix Your Gymnast's Sugar "Addiction" [PARENT INTERVIEW]

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Episode 66: Origin Story- The Balanced Gymnast® Program

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Episode 65: Dangerous advice you may get about fueling your gymnast

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Episode 64: Is your gymnast overtrained or underfueled?

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Episode 63: 3 Nutrition Reasons Why Your Gymnast Complains of Dizziness

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Episode 62: When trying to get your gymnast to eat "healthy" backfires

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Episode 61: The 411 on Recovery Nutrition for Gymnasts

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Episode 60: Unmotivated and lazy, or underfueled? A case study

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Episode 59: Nutrition is a controllable for gymnasts

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Episode 58: Why Sport Dietitians Nutritionists aren't the Food Police

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Episode 57: How do I get my gymnast to eat enough?

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Episode 56: What does it mean to "unlock" performance with nutrition?

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Episode 55: Investing in Your Gymnast's Nutrition Part 2- The ROI

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Episode 54: School Year Nutrition Struggles for Gymnasts

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Episode 53: How to Get Your Gymnast in the Kitchen

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Episode 52: The Gymnast Injury-Burnout Cycle and Nutrition

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Episode 51: No Period, No Problem for the Gymnast? Not Quite

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Episode 50: Feeding Your Gymnast and Family

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Episode 49: Fueling the Gymnast: Carbohydrate Edition

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Episode 48: Do Gymnasts Need Snack Breaks?

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

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Episode 46: Nutrition Non-Negotiables for High Level Gymnasts

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Episode 45: What College Bound Gymnasts Need to Know about Nutrition with Tiffany Campbell MS, RD, CSSD, CBDT

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Episode 44: Gymnast Nutrition & Recovery in the Off-Season-Nutrition Can't Wait Until Next Season

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Episode 43: Gymnast Nutrition & Recovery in the Off Season- Gymnastics Culture

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Episode 42: Gymnast Nutrition & Recovery in the Off Season- Spring cleaning (labs, supplements, etc)

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Episode 41: Gymnast Nutrition & Recovery in the Off Season - What to ask their doctor

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Episode 40: Gymnast Nutrition & Recovery in the Off Season- Look back to move ahead

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Episode 39: Creating a Pro-Fueling Culture in Gymnastics

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Episode 38: 5 Ways to Improve Performance between Now and Nationals

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Episode 37: How to support your gymnast’s nutrition (when they don’t want it)

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Episode 36: Gymnast Nutrition and ADHD

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Episode 35: The Gymnast's Guide to Plant Based Diets

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Episode 34: Ways to Improve Gymnast Body Composition without Dieting

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Episode 33: How to "salvage" your gymnast's competition season

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Episode 32: What foods can gymnasts eat to "boost" their immune system?

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Episode 31: Investing in Your Gymnast's Nutrition for Sport & Life

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Episode 30: What Gymnasts Wish Their Moms Knew about Nutrition

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Episode 29: NCAA Gymnastics Recruiting and Nutrition- The Need to Know with Jill Hicks

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Episode 28: Longevity in Gymnastics- What parents need to know about fueling from Compulsory to Elite

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Episode 27: Don’t make these Gymnast Nutrition Mistakes in 2023

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Episode 26: Gymnast Gut Health with Special Guest Dr. Heather Finley

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Episode 25: 4 Mistakes Gymnasts Make with Competition Season Nutrition

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Episode 24: Using Nutrition to Optimize Injury Recovery for the Gymnast

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Episode 23: How to Fuel through Puberty for Power and Performance with Guest Dave Tilley

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Episode 22: Fueling the Gymnast to Beat Competition Nerves

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Episode 21: Should Gymnasts Eat Less on Rest Days?

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Episode 20: 8 Truths About Injury Nutrition for the Gymnast

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Episode 19: Is Your Gymnast Ready for Competition Season?

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Episode 18: Help! My gymnast eats too much sugar

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Episode 17: Part 2 Top 10 Gymnast Nutrition Myths

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Episode 16: Part 1 Top 10 Gymnast Nutrition Myths

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Episode 15: Bone Health for the Gymnast

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Episode 14: The Must Know about Gymnasts and Supplements

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Episode 13: Back to School Nutrition for the Gymnast

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Episode 12: Growth Spurts 101 for the Female Gymnast

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Episode 11: 5 Signs It's Time to Start Working with a Sports Dietitian

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Episode 10: Do Gymnasts Need to "Eat Clean" to be Successful?

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Episode 09: How to Get Your Gymnast to Eat Breakfast

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Episode 08: Gymnast Nutrition + Endurance

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Episode 07: Nutrition Related Gymnastics Deductions

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Episode 06: 9 Things I Wish I'd Known About Nutrition as a Gymnast

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Episode 05: How Coaches Can Talk to Their Gymnasts About Nutrition

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Episode 04: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport and Gymnastics

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Episode 03: The Busy Gymnast Parent’s Guide to Meal Planning

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Episode 02: What should a gymnast weigh?

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Episode 01: Normal Nutrition vs Performance Nutrition for Gymnasts