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Five Ways To Use Nutrition to Prioritize Recovery this Summer

May 21, 20226 min read

Five Ways To Use Nutrition to Prioritize Recovery this Summer

Competition season is over and now it’s time for summer! As a gymnast, I remember I always had mixed emotions about summer in the gym. Schoo

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2 Ways Food Can Help You Recover After Competition Season

Kerry Bair

Apr 23, 20223 min read

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2 Ways Food Can Help You Recover After Competition Season

As exciting as competitions season is, let's be honest... I know you're looking forward to the the end (at least a little bit)! You've been

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Why An "All or Nothing" Mindset Is Holding You Back From Reaching Your Goals

Kerry Bair

Apr 3, 20224 min read

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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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The 3 Things You Need To Know About Fueling With An Athlete's Plate

Kerry Bair

Mar 23, 20225 min read

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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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Is Your Nutrition Helping or Hurting Your Recovery?

Kerry Bair

Jan 30, 20227 min read

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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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You Feel Like You Overate on Thanksgiving... Now What?

Kerry Bair

Nov 28, 20213 min read

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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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3 Ways To Be More Comfortable Around Food This Thanksgiving

Kerry Bair

Nov 21, 20213 min read

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3 Ways To Be More Comfortable Around Food This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving (and the start of the holiday season) is here! Thanksgiving is actually my favorite holiday. Why, you might ask? Honestly, I ju

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Are You Struggling With Willpower or Are You Just Hungry?

Kerry Bair

Nov 14, 20213 min read

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Are You Struggling With Willpower or Are You Just Hungry?

As a gymnast, I know you try to eat healthy and fuel your body. No matter what you are doing, you know that eating healthy is key to your pe

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4 Ways To Start Preparing for Meet Day NOW

Kerry Bair

Oct 17, 20214 min read

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4 Ways To Start Preparing for Meet Day NOW

Meet season is only a few short weeks away! In the gym, you're working hard to get ready. You're dialing in those landings. You're perfectin

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Lauren Puscheck

Sep 26, 20217 min read

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Fall into Autumn Foods!

Fall is here, which means so are of your favorite fall flavors - the biggest being pumpkin and apple!! I don't know about anyone else but I

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5 Ways to Train Your Best Throughout Pre-Season (and Set Yourself Up for a Successful Season)

Lauren Puscheck

Sep 5, 20216 min read

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5 Ways to Train Your Best Throughout Pre-Season (and Set Yourself Up for a Successful Season)

The start of the school year also means the end of summer training and the start of pre-season for gymnasts - time to get serious! Competiti

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Recipes to Help You Celebrate The End of Summer

Lauren Puscheck

Aug 29, 20216 min read

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Recipes to Help You Celebrate The End of Summer

Need some recipe ideas that will help you fuel into the school year while also incorporating fall themes and produce? Here's some inspiratio

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5 Ways to Meet Your Fueling Goals During the School Day

Lauren Puscheck

Aug 22, 20215 min read

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5 Ways to Meet Your Fueling Goals During the School Day

For most gymnasts, back-to-school is here (and for many of you, in person classes are starting up again for the first time in a year and a h

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Lauren Puscheck

Aug 8, 20214 min read

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The Balancing Act of a Gymnast

Now, the upcoming school year is upon us... This means a change back to your fall practice schedule, (and a change in focus to get ready for

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6 Tips to Feel Confident Heading into Your School Year Schedule

Lauren Puscheck

Aug 1, 20215 min read

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6 Tips to Feel Confident Heading into Your School Year Schedule

Change can be challenging to deal with in any aspect of life and a change in your practices and fueling schedule can certainly be a daunting

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5 Ways to Train for Your Gymnastics Goals Like an Olympian

Lauren Puscheck

Jul 25, 20216 min read

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5 Ways to Train for Your Gymnastics Goals Like an Olympian

It's time!! The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are here! While most people only pay attention to gymnastics during the Olympics, us in the gymnast

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How To Eat Before Morning Practice (When You're Not An Early Morning Eater)

Lauren Puscheck

Jun 12, 20214 min read

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How To Eat Before Morning Practice (When You're Not An Early Morning Eater)

Whether it's because they don't think they have enough time to make and eat breakfast or because they don't feel hungry in the morning, it's

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Lauren Puscheck

Jun 6, 20214 min read

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What Gymnasts Need to Know about RED-S

Gymnasts, It's NOT normal to feel tired all the time. It's NOT normal for skills and routines that used to seem easy to now seem difficult.

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Kerry Bair

Mar 28, 20214 min read

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5 Steps to Build a Better Body Image

Gymnastics (like many aesthetic sports) has a long and complicated history with distorted body image. The basis of our sport is about being

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Kerry Bair

Feb 14, 20216 min read

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5 Reasons You're Always Hungry

As a gymnast, your body needs a lot of energy. Of course you need energy to keep up in training and to support your recovery. But that's...

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