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What should an elite gymnast on 20 hours a week training be eating ?

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mivvy

Question:

What should an elite gymnast on 20 hours a week training be eating ?

My daughter is an elite gymnast with a naturally small build , but I am concerned she is not having enough in her diet to sustain her through the 20 hours a week intensive training. She is not able to eat large amounts of anything and has little time to eat between school and gym.

Asked by mivvy - 1 answer - 20 weeks 19 hours ago

scousemouse78

Well I am not a professionally trained nutritionist, but am trained in nutrition and weight management.

As far as i'm concerned, she needs to be taking in all of the essential nutrients - carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals and plenty of water too.

if her coach is not a nutritionist either then ask where you can get this sort of advice as she needs to be eating enough to sustain herself and her activities. This is a subjective test and needs to be done face to face to get optimal results, but quite straight forward.

Submitted 19 weeks 23 hours ago by scousemouse78