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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 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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Episode 123: [Fueled Gymnast Fall] How to navigate...

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2024/11/11

How your gymnast consumes and behaves around the sweets and treats on the holidays is indicative of their relationship with these foods the other 364 days a year.I know that's a big statement, but stay with me. For example, if on Halloween your gymnast ate so much candy or sweets on the holiday they made themselves sick...more than likely they feel restricted and are probably underfueled and biologically hungry most of the time.Welcome to the second episode of our series, Fueled Gymnast Fall....

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

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2024/11/04

Could your gymnast be underfueled and you just not know it? What does that look like and what signs should parents be on the lookout for?Welcome to the first episode of our series, Fueled Gymnast Fall. I'm so excited to take the next few weeks to address a handful of specific issues that could be affecting your gymnast at this point of the year. Now is the time to make changes and adjustments before competition season is upon us. And underfueling is unfortunately all to common amongst gymnast...

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Episode 121: How nutrition will impact a gymnast in...

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2024/10/28

Today's episode is all about NCAA recruiting and how nutrition will impact a gymnast in the college recruiting journey. This is a huge topic for my junior and senior gymnasts who are actively going through recruiting. I hear a lot about their experiences in the process, and it's left me thinking about how essential nutrition is to your gymnast being successful, in the sport and in college recruiting. Just like college recruiting doesn't start on June 15th after her sophomore year (g...

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Episode 120: What age does your gymnast need...

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2024/10/18

If you've been listening to the podcast for awhile but have been wondering at what age does your gymnast need nutrition support, then this episode is for you!There's definitely no one hard rule when it comes to what age gymnasts should seek out nutrition support. It would be unrealistic to say the perfect age to start is 10, 11, or 12 years old. This is because 10, 11, 12 years old can look different for everyone. You could have an 11 year old level 6 training 15 hours a week or an 11 year ol...

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Episode 119: Spilling the Tea with Gymnast Parents...

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2024/10/14

We have a super special episode on the podcast for you today with some of our alumni parents who went all in with nutrition for their gymnasts. We asked parents who were once in your shoes all about how they've seen nutrition work for their gymnasts. Hear answers to your burning questions about our signature TBG Program. Our panelists, who are all experienced TBG Alumni, address a variety of topics that you might find helpful like injury, recovery, growth and development, gymnast buy in ...

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Episode 118: When denial gets in the way of nutrition...

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2024/10/07

Today's podcast topic is all about how sometimes parents and athletes are in denial when it comes to their gymnast's nutrition. It's not a unique state as we all engage in it. But what's normal isn't always what's best; especially when it comes to making sure your gymnast is properly fueled. This is a topic that's so relevant to the parents of gymnasts, particularly during the super busy and intense competition season months. But struggles and denial regarding your gymnast's nutrition is...

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Episode 117: Real Food for Gymnasts: A primer into...

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2024/09/30

Today I'm peeling back the curtain to discuss a very nuanced topic that definitely deserves a spotlight of it's own: the role of vitamins and minerals in your gymnast's diet. I'm taking you into the world of minerals for gymnasts and the impact they have on their overall long-term health. Here at The Gymnast Nutritionist, I talk a lot about addressing adequate fueling first; and that will never change. Too many gymnasts are underfueled and are ticking time bombs as a result. But once the...

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