5 Reasons Your Energy Sucks At Practice
It seems like every gymnast I talk to is always just so tired! For many, it feels like that is just the way things have to be as a high leve
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Kerry Bair
- Apr 3, 2022
- 4 min
Why An "All or Nothing" Mindset Is Holding You Back From Reaching Your Goals
When it comes to skills and training, many deem this goal of perfection as a positive and worthwhile attribute for a gymnast to have...
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Kerry Bair
- Mar 23, 2022
- 5 min
The 3 Things You Need To Know About Fueling With An Athlete's Plate
As a a gymnast, have you ever struggled to, have enough energy to get through your day? Perform your best at practice or competitions?
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Kerry Bair
- Mar 16, 2022
- 7 min
Fresh Spring Recipes
Move over winter! Spring is officially here! And with that returns so many of our fresh and seasonal favorites, including greens, peas, aspa
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Kerry Bair
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Why Are Gymnasts Always Getting Hurt?
Soreness, pain, and injuries are just seen as a regular part of the sport of gymnastics. But lately, it feels like major injuries - broken
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Kerry Bair
- Mar 5, 2022
- 6 min
Fueling the Female Gymnast
In the sport of gymnastics, there are some obvious differences between the "men's" and "women's" programs. There are differences in the even
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Kerry Bair
- Feb 26, 2022
- 4 min
6 Things That Happen To A Gymnast When They Don't Fuel 100%
As a gymnast, I know you are under a ton of pressure to perform your best. You have big goals for yourself. You have to live up to your coac
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Holly Murray
- Feb 20, 2022
- 5 min
The Comparison Trap and Body Checking
Unfortunately, the sport of gymnastics and eating disorders have been intertwined for decades. A 2009 study of all-sport female college athl
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Kerry Bair
- Feb 10, 2022
- 7 min
Valentine's Day, Chocolate, and Recipes for Gymnasts
New Fueling Gymnast Recipes!
Valentine's Day is such a fun holiday! But, as a gymnast, these types of holidays can seem a little confusing
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Kerry Bair
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
The Link Between Fueling and Confidence In Gymnastics - The Gymnastics Mindset Academy Podcast
I sat down with the team at Gymnastics Mindset Academy to talk about the link between fueling and mental performance! It can seem in gymnast
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Kerry Bair
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
7 Fueling Mistakes Gymnasts Make Before A Competition
As a competitive gymnast, competition season is your time to shine! You want to show off all of your hard work not only to the judges, but t
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Kerry Bair
- Jan 30, 2022
- 7 min
Is Your Nutrition Helping or Hurting Your Recovery?
Soreness, pain, and injuries are a regular part of gymnastics. But, did you ever think that maybe this sport didn't have to be this way.
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Kerry Bair
- Jan 23, 2022
- 5 min
4 Reasons You Feel Sluggish At A Meet
Do you ever wonder why you don't feel your best at a meet? Do you feel like, even though you're doing the same training, you just can't keep
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Kerry Bair
- Jan 16, 2022
- 5 min
The Link Between Mental Blocks and Under Fueling
One of the most frustrating things to deal with in gymnastics are mental blocks. Being terrified or forgetting how to do a skill that you kn
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Kerry Bair
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
3 Things You Need To Know About Fueling To Compete At Your Best
As a high-level gymnast, competition season is easily the most intense time of your year. You are training more: more high-level skills, mor
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Kerry Bair
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
Why Your New Year's Resolution Should NOT Be a New Diet (And What To Do Instead...)
Can you believe we've made it to the end of 2021!? And not to sound like a broken record...but what a weird, difficult, and challenging year
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Kerry Bair
- Dec 17, 2021
- 6 min
Warm Winter Recipes
The official start to winter is right around the corner! And while for many of us, we might not associate the cold winter months with fresh
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Kerry Bair
- Dec 17, 2021
- 4 min
5 Ways To Make The Most Out Of Your Winter Break
You've been counting down the days to winter break since Thanksgiving, and it's finally here! For most people, this time of year is filled w
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Kerry Bair
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
3 Signs You Need Some Extra Support With Your Nutrition
As a gymnast, I know you have a lot on your plate (literally and figuratively). You're trying to do well in school. You practice 20+ hours a
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Kerry Bair
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
You Feel Like You Overate on Thanksgiving... Now What?
If you're reading this, you probably feel like you over ate this Thanksgiving weekend. I mean, with so many delicious foods, how could you
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