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Episode 221: Why Gymnasts Implode Mid-Season (Burning the Candle at Both Ends)

2026-11-0920:20

Every year, somewhere between the first meet and the middle of the season, the same messages start coming in. She's exhausted all the time. She's been sick three times since Christmas. She's falling on skills she's had for two years. And parents always ask, "What happened? She was doing so great." Nothing happened all at once. Your gymnast has been burning the candle at both ends for months, and the mid-season implosion is just the moment the wax runs out. In this episode: → What burning the...

Episode 220: What Should My Gymnast Eat Before a Meet? Fueling for 8 AM, Midday and Evening Sessions

2026-11-0212:27

"What should she eat before the meet?" is the #1 question I get from parents every comp season, and my answer is always the same: it depends on what time her session is. An 8 a.m. session, a 1 p.m. session and a 6 p.m. session are three completely different fueling days. A lot of the mid-meet meltdowns we see (the crash in warm-ups, the stomach ache on beam, the gymnast with nothing left by her last event) come from treating all three the same. In this episode: → Why meet day is so different...

Does Gymnastics Stunt Growth? [REPLAY]

2026-10-2625:51

🎧 Replay! Winter 2027 early enrollment for The Balanced Gymnast® Program opens November 1st at current prices -- apply now to lock in your spot. Does gymnastics stunt growth? It's quite the hot topic and many people weigh in with their own opinions. We've even heard conflicting opinions from medical providers. It's such a big question that it's actually been investigated and researched quite a bit in the past few decades by some heavy hitters such as the International Gymnastics Federation. ...

Episode 219: Does Your Gymnast Have REDs? What's Changed Since 2022 (and What Parents Need to Know Before Comp Season)

2026-10-1922:15

Four years ago, our RED-S episode became one of the most downloaded episodes of this podcast. A lot has changed since then. In 2023, the International Olympic Committee updated how REDs (relative energy deficiency in sport, or underfueling) is defined and screened for, and most gymnastics parents, coaches and doctors haven't caught up. If your gymnast is heading into comp season tired, banged up, moody or just not herself, start here. In this episode: → What REDs actually does inside your gy...

Episode 218: What Gymnasts Who Score 38+ All-Around Do Differently With Their Fueling

2026-10-1220:02

Your gymnast doesn't need a perfect diet to score 38+ in the all-around, but she does need these three things. I'm sharing exactly what I see in our gymnasts who are going to nationals year after year and getting full-ride offers right now. In this episode: → Why eating "healthy" and eating ENOUGH are not the same thing, and why comp nutrition starts the other 364 days of the year → The Level 10 who was stuck in the 37s, switched from one meal before practice to two, hit a 38 by her second me...

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