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The Gymnast Nutritionist® Podcast

Christina Anderson MS, RDN, CSSD, CSP

Welcome to The Gymnast Nutritionist® podcast, a free resource for gymnast, parents, and coaches to learn to fuel the gymnast optimal performance and longevity int he sport. Christina Anderson MS, RDN, CSP, CSSD is a board certified pediatric/adolescent registered dietitian nutritionist, former gymnast, and current nationally rated gymnastics judge. She helps gymnasts and their parents take a proactive approach to fueling, without the stress or overwhelm. This podcast is all #realtalk where she

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Episode 143: Does your doctor KNOW what condition...

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2025/03/17

Does your doctor really know what condition your gymnast is in when evaluating their nutrition and injuries? Working with pediatric/adolescent athletes is VERY different than working with professional athletes or the general population adults. Child and adolescent gymnasts train as much as professional athletes (20-30 hours/week) and yet their bodies, their physiology, their psyche is vastly different. They are not just "mini-adults" and shouldn't be treated like one. Something th...

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Episode 142: What to do when a gymnastics coach makes...

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2025/03/10

Hopefully this is never something you encounter as a gymnastics parent. But, it's 2025 and we're STILL having issues with coaches making inappropriate comments about gymnast's weight, body, etc. There are some INCREDIBLE coaches out there who never say a thing and truly understand that the journey through adolescence for the female body is a wild ride. They know how to coach athletes through the growth spurts, body change, etc. And yet, in the minority, we have coaches who I...

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Episode 141- How do we prevent disordered eating in...

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2025/03/03

If you are a gymnastics coach, health care provider, parent, etc today's podcast is crucial because I'm talking about a question that runs rampant in our sport. Specifically, how do we prevent disordered eating in gymnastics? Unfortunately, there are still WAY too many out there with outdated (and false) ideologies and beliefs about food + nutrition. And these incorrect teachings are perpetuated in too many gyms around the world. These beliefs, which translate to comments, statements, and ad...

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Episode 140: What is the "best" type of school for...

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2025/02/24

When it comes to fueling your gymnast, is there an advantage based on what type of school they attend? Here at The Gymnast Nutritionist®, we have clients from all walks of school life: private, public, hybrid, homeschool, you name it. And we have seen the advantages and disadvantages each situation can present. In an ideal world, your gymnast would be waking up at the same time every morning (after 9 hours of sleep of course), eating breakfast, having a mid morning snack, lunch, prework...

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Episode 139: Acute vs Chronic Underfueling in...

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2025/02/17

This biggest mistake we’re seeing high level gymnasts make right now is… Only eating WHEN and IF they “feel hungry enough”… “my gymnast eats well” is 100% subjective This can lead to "acute" underfueling. And a lot of gymnasts are already chronically underfueled, so this is a double whammy to acutely underfuel on competition day as well. Here's what we're seeing from gymnasts right now: 🤸‍♀️If the comp is early afternoon, they try to sleep in as late as possible and have 1 meal be...

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Episode 138: Gymnast Labs, Endurance, and Iron...

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2025/02/10

It's a significant topic in sports nutrition, particularly for endurance athletes, so today's podcast episode is all about understanding iron deficiency in gymnasts. In the sports nutrition world we’re super keen on screening for iron deficiency and/or iron deficiency anemia, because we know this can have major detrimental impacts on performance in all athletes. Most coaches, parents and athletes have an understanding of why iron is important in regards to endurance, stamina, powe...

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Episode 137: Will working on nutrition give your...

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2025/02/03

I hear it from parents all the time. They KNOW their gymnast isn't fueling enough for their training...BUT they worry if they bring up nutrition, they'll either give their gymnast a complex OR it'll just turn into another battle. And they just can't deal with one more thing. I totally get that it's a sensitive topic. Parents worry that if they bring up nutrition that it will cause problems with either the gymnast's relationship with food in their body...or it will cause relationship iss...

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Episode 136: 5 Mistakes gymnasts are making with...

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2025/01/27

Meet season is in full swing and we're already seeing the same five mistakes gymnasts are making with their nutrition. I know competition season is already stressful enough with nerves, travel, weird session times etc. BUT too often I see gymnasts and their families IGNORE nutrition during season (except for the night before or day of) because of everything else going on. Unfortunately, this is why so many gymnasts get MORE burned out/injured as the season progresses. Why routine en...

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Episode 135: How to Support Your Gymnast's Nutrition...

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2025/01/20

Is it a rebuilding season for your gymnast this year? It’s hard to sit on the sidelines when everyone else is competing.We have a LOT of gymnasts in this situation right now, and honestly I am so grateful we get to support them. They are taking advantage of an unfortunate situation to dial in their fueling to support health and a strong comeback).And for many, it was wakeup call to the fact their nutrition wasn't adequate to support everything they were trying to do in and out of the gym.&nbs...

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Episode 134: Did you watch a real-time implosion with...

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2025/01/13

Did you watch a real-time implosion this weekend at one of your gymnast's first big meets this competition season? If so...You're not alone! :)Comp season is just kicking off for most gymnasts so it's totally normal for first meet jitters to be making an appearance. But if your gymnast looked like a COMPLETELY different kid than the one at practice, could there be more going on? These gymnast implosions at competitions can feel like they're coming from left field...but were they actually prev...

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Episode 133: Is it too late to start working on...

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2025/01/06

Links & Resources The Balanced Gymnast® Program for level 5-10 female gymnasts Connect with Christina on Instagram @the.gymnast.nutritionist or christinaandersonrdn.comJoin our NEW Competition Season Nutrition Clinic-- Jan 5 & 6th for female level 6-10/elite gymnasts + parents!

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Episode 132: Competition Nutrition Strategies from...

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2024/12/30

With the 2025 competition season upon us, today's episode focuses on the varying needs for competition nutrition strategies for gymnastics at the different levels. Every new level brings with it new challenges and opportunities. It's easy to get distracted with things your gymnast doesn't need yet. Or spend years (and money!) on things that aren't what they really need in the long run. From marathon long meets, to weird session times, to nerves and pressure kicking in, there's a lot more...

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Episode 131: If You're Team “No Days Off”, here's why...

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2024/12/23

Episode 131-Episode- Dec 23-Team “no days off” and why this is keeping your gymnast stuck + struggling “No days off”? The fastest way to ruin your kids gymnast’s career A lot of the young, high level gymnasts we work with these days were just babies a few years ago during COVID. So, they don’t understand one of the most valuable lessons that came out of COVID, and that lesson was that even with extensive time out of the gym, gymnasts came out for the better. There’s such a per...

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Episode 130: Origin Story- TGN® Team Megan Robinson,...

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2024/12/19

To wrap up our introduction to the team podcast series, today I'm pumped to chat with Megan Robinson. She is our final dietitian on team TGN® and one of our pediatric/adolescent sports dietitians who supports our gymnasts + parents inside The Balanced Gymnast® Program. And on today's episode, we're covering a variety of topics including injury recovery nutrition for gymnasts!Not only has Megan spent 20 years in pediatric endocrinology, but as a former gymnast, current marathoner and run...

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Episode 129: Why gymnast growth charts are so...

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2024/12/16

In today's episode, I'm sharing why its critically important for your gymnast to be plotted on their growth chart multiple times a year. And how things can go sideways when they aren't.I know parents spend so much time seeing specialists for their gymnasts that often the pediatrician well-checks are pushed to the back burner. But without those visits and plotting the gymnast on their growth chart...it's scary how easy it is for your gymnast to get off track for where they genetically need to ...

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Episode 128: Does your injured gymnast need to...

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2024/12/11

Injury and time off is by nature stressful for the athlete and parent. But unfortunately, in an aesthetic sport like gymnastics that is steeped in backwards thinking, navigating weight gain or management in injured gymnasts takes it to a whole other level of stress.I know gymnasts fear gaining weight or growing will cause them to loose their skills when they're back to full training. So, to manage weight in injured gymnasts, a lot of well meaning coaches and parents will think their athlete n...

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

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2024/12/09

I'm so excited to introduce you all to the next dietitian on team TGN®, Ryann Mayer. She is another one of our pediatric/adolescent sports dietitians who supports our gymnasts + parents inside The Balanced Gymnast® Program. And she's making life a whole lot easier for parents of gymnasts who are picky eaters!Ryann is a former level 10 gymnast herself and knows the sport inside and out. It's this first hand knowledge, combined with her experience and training as a pediatric and sports dietitia...

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Episode 126: Origin Story- TGN® Team Melissa Wallinga...

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2024/12/02

A LONG overdue episode, on the podcast today I'm introducing you all to dietitian Melissa Wallinga. One of The Gymnast Nutritionist® team pediatric/adolescent sports dietitians who supports our gymnasts + parents inside The Balanced Gymnast® Program. She is a former NCAA athlete, current peds/adolescent sports dietitian (and super smart clinical dietitian with her doctorate--- that's Dr. Melissa to you), and mom of two darling girlies (one of which is a L6/7 gymnast). We're discussi...

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Episode 125: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to help your...

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2024/11/25

At this point of the year, parents ask if nutrition is something their gymnast should focus on while they're injured.A lot of gymnasts are injured right now and won’t even have a competition season. Or some are in the process of coming back and things feel uncertain. Or others are currently in pain but in are denial and hoping it will go away. It's easy to assume there are other things an injured gymnast should focus on besides nutrition. However, the bottom line is the best time to work on y...

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Episode 124: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to keep your...

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2024/11/18

Is your gymnast ready to crush it? Or will your gymnast implode part way through this competition season? Is there a way to predict or prevent it from happening?Preparing for competition season begins the day after the last season ended, right? There's no real "time off" in gymnastics. And each season brings it's own challenges and struggles to focus on. "Off season" is filled with camps, upgrades, extra conditioning. And then preseason rolls around and things start really ramping up. Now, at...

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