All Bodies Sports Nutrition

We fundamentally believe that in nutrition there is no "black and white", or "one size fits all" approaches. In this episode Hannah unpacks the reasons why we don't apply "blanket rules" in our approach at All Bodies, as well as stepping through some practical advice for health professionals and clients to untangle which direction might work best for them. Learn more about our services: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/coaching/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14

Hannah dives back in with Exercise Scientist, Dr Peter Fowler, to understand the science behind sleep for health and performance. Is it really as important as they say? Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Get in touch with Peter: Instagram: @recoveryprojectau Web: https://recoveryproject.com.au/pages/about

Hannah chats with Exercise Scientist, Dr Peter Fowler, to answer all your burning questions about recovery from training. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Get in touch with Peter: Instagram: @recoveryprojectau Web: https://recoveryproject.com.au/pages/about

Hannah chats with Physiotherapist and Functional Medicine practitioner, Richard Game about other things other than weight, athletes should consider when they are feeling 'heavy'. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Follow along: Links mentioned in this podcast: Get in touch with Richard: Instagram: @evolvedhealth Web: www.richard-game.com

Your favourite pocast is back ;) We wanted to kick off the year with a reflection on the many changes we made last year! We'll always be encouraging our clients to reflect and so we wanted to take some of our own advice while being vulnerable about the challenges. Learn more about our services: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/coaching/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 We cover:

In this episode Hannah chats with exercise physiologist Sarah Liz King about Hypothalmic Amenorrhea (HA) and athletes. They dive into what HA is, how it impacts performance and some common questions and experiences athletes may like to think about as they consider their recovery journey. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Get in touch with Sarah: Website: https://sarahlizking.com/ Instagram: @sarahlizking Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sarahlizking In this Episode: 01:29.0 - Meet Sarah Liz King 11:33.9 - What is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)? 17:48.2 - Will you always lose your period when you're underfuelling? 20:03.2 - Can you lose your period or have HA without losing weight? 24:17.1 - Is HA more common in the neurodivergent population? 26:54.5 - How do athletes balance the impact of HA with body composition pressures? 33:37.4 - What are some early signs of HA that athletes can look out for? 37:12.9 - What does a HA recovery journey look like? 45:05.9 - The real challenges of HA recovery for athletes 51.41.0 - Do athletes need to gain weight to get their periods back and how to work through this

Hannah chats with Ryan Evernden, swimming strength and conditioning coach, about all things performance for athletes and swimmers. Note: This podcast contains cussing language that may be offensive to some people Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Get in touch with Ryan: Website: www.formidablestrength.com.au Instagram: In today's episode: 01:34.9 - Meet Ryan 04:31.7 - What inspired Ryan to become a coach 07:12.1 - Striking the balance of applying the latest science with tried and tested models in performance. 13:22.1 - Ryan's own experience with nutrition as an athlete 16:04.0 - What does performance nutrition mean? 18:06.8 - The top 3 priorites of an athletes strength and conditioning program: a) Stay in the water b) Manage load c) Performance 24:38.6 - Things to be aware of for neurodivergent athletes a) Perfectionism b) Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) & hypermobility 29:36.8 - Prevalence of underfuelling amongst athletes 38:02.1 - Challenges to meeting fuelling requirements for athletes 43:02.5 - Changes in performance when athletes are underfuelled 48:43.6 - The role of body composition and skinfold testing in sport 60:30.0 - Should young athlete's specialise in sport early

Hannah speas with Accredited Exercise Physiologist Zenia Wood about Load management Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 Get in touch with Zenia: Website: www.swiftmovementacademy.com.au Instagram: Youtube: Swift Movement Academy In this episode: 03:30.4 - Meet Zenia 09:49.9 - What does load management mean? 13:02.3 - Why does load management matter? 14:55.1 - What is overloading? 15:52.0 - What is underloading? 17:46.0 - Common reasons athletes will under or over load 21:00.0 - Other factors that impact your load tolerance 27:04.6 - Red flags for over or under loading 33:49.7 - Practical ways to manage your load 35:06.7 - How can you manage your load in a team sport context 40:43.7 - The importance of managing load across different tissues 43:23.8 - Strength training for endurance athletes 45:41.9 - Managing load across your menstrual cycle

Today I'm chatting with our very special guest Alanah Riely who is an exercise physiologist with extensive experience in the eating disorder space. We know that exercise is important and for athletes, training is pretty central to progressing in sport. However, not all exercise and training is helpful and so in my chat with Alanah today we are disucssing what a helpful relationship with exercise looks like and the impact that can have not only on our health but also on performance. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 1:30.7 - Meet Alanah 06:45.4 - The role of exercise in the mental health space 09:08.5 - What supports benefiticial exercise? 10:42.5 - What is a helpful relationship with exercise? 15:41.6 - Understanding 'allostatic load' 19:03.7 - How your body adapts to training load 22:55.0 - What is intuitive movement? 27:34.1 - Red flags for unhelpful 29:23.3 - Is intuitive movement important for athletes? 33:37.0 - 40 factors that impact athletic performance that have nothing to do with weight 36:36.1 - Key learnings from Alanah's journey as an exercise physiologist within the eating disorder space to share with other coaches 39:24.4 - How can coaches and trainers play a role in early identification of eating disorders? Important Links: Instagram: Website: https://autonomyinmovement.com.au/ SEES Guidelines: https://www.safeexerciseateverystage.com/sees-guidelines

In this episode, Hannah & Bronte discuss what a helpful relationship with food and our bodies looks like and explore some red flags for an unhelpful relationship with food. We also explore what 'disordered' eating really means and where these behaviours come from.

In this episode, Hannah speaks with West Coast Eagles AFLW player and All Bodies athlete, Aish McCarthy about her journey into the AFL and how she's learnt to fuel her body for the demands of professional sport. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14

Athlete's not only need to navigate the pressures of cultural body ideals, they are also navigating conflicting sports-specific body ideals. In this podcast, Hannah & Grace have an honest conversation around these pressures, why they exist and how they impact athlete performance. We also provide some practical strategies to help athletes navigate these pressures. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 03:19.6 - The the different body ideals athletes often experience 09:32.6 - Where do these pressures come from? 14:27.0 - How does body composition impact health & performance? 42:43.8 - How can athlete's (any really anyone!) navigate these pressures?

In this episode the All Bodies team shares the things we would go back and tell our younger selves. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 What we would tell our younger selves: 00:55.7 - Grace 10:11.0 - Hannah 16:01.9 - Bronte 19:39.9 - Claudia

In today's episode Hannah speaks with Registered Psychologist and Director of Rise Therapies Nicole Write about the psychology behind the high performing athlete. They discuss performance anxiety, how to notice it and what to do it you're experiencing it. They also discuss the role of performance psychology in disordered eating and navigating body composition pressures as an athlete. You can find Nicole at https://www.risetherapies.com.au/ and on instagram @nicholewrightpsychologist. 02:38.4 - Introduction: Meet Nicole! 06:02.7 - The role of psychology in sports performance 09:03.9 - The importance of balance, rest & recovery in performance 11:25.6 - Performance Anxiety 11:25.6 - What is performance anxiety? 16:23.8 - Why athletes become apathetic about their sport & training 22.20.0 - The difference in performance anxiety amongst men's & women's teams 26.13.5 - Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating In Sport 26.54.6 - Common eating disorder experiences in athletes 29:50.8 - Self check for athletes to know if they are at risk of an eating disorder 32.53.3 - Balancing perfectionism 35:65.1 - Navigating weight sensitive sports 39:35.2 - Navigating weight & body composition in team sports 45:10.7 - The impact of focussing on body weight & shape on performance 48:21.3 - Messages clubs can send to their athletes 48:27.9 - Navigating body composition pressures in their environment 52:37.1 - Navigating the transition to sport retirement

In this episode Hannah & Bronte chat about the whether athletes should listen to their hunger cues and the unique challenges athletes face when interpretting their hunger cues. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 02:27.5 - Why we are talking about this 03:45.5 - How are hunger cues controlled in the body? 06:42.1 - How can we tell when we are hungry? 09:02.7 - What are the different physiological factors that impact appetite cues? 10:33.7 - How does dietary patterns impact appetite cues? 14:10.2 - Reading hunger cues as a neurodivergent 15:38.5 - The impact of exercise & training on appetite cues 17:57.5 - The pressure of body Ideals and appetite & fuel 18:39.9 - The impact of sleep of appetite cues for athletes 19:19.0 - Pre-competition nerves and appetite 21:32.0 - Should athletes listen to their appetite cues? 23:23.1 - How should athletes navigate appetite cues 29:54.1 - Exploring alternatives to intuitive eating 34:55.8 - Summary of Hannah's thoughts 36.55.5 - Practical ideas for fuelling when you're not hungry

AFLW star Cathy Svarc shares her story of her rapid rise into the ALFW from a mixed sports background. She shares the realities of life as a female athlete and the challenges of juggling training with work. Cathy also gives us insights into what's been working for her nutritionally and what she's learnt since starting her professional career and working with us here at All Bodies. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14

We've had a blast getting our heads around podcasting over the last 2 seasons. Over this time, we've learnt a little more about what works and what doesn't. In season 3 we are making some changes that we think you'll love! Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14

Hannah & Bronte discuss their experiences and struggles with eating with ADHD. They explain why it is genuinely hard for people with ADHD to prepare food and also actually eat it and share some tips that you could try if you are struggling. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 In this episode: 2:39.0 - Meet Bronte 05:07.4 - What is ADHD 10:49.8 - Our thoughts on the social media boom 17:00.6 - What we wish more people understoon about ADHD 22:13.0 - Bronte's diagnosis & experience 28:05.7 - Hannah's diagnosis & experience 36:38.7 - What makes food with ADHD so hard? 37:46.5 - 1) Executive dysfunction 46:32.2 - 2) Sensory sensitivities 50:40.8 - 3) Medications 53:04.1 - ADHD & relationship with food 57:11.8 - Bronte's tips to make food & nutrition easier 60:17.2 - Hannah's tips to make food & nutrition easier

00:00.0 - Introduction 02:13.3 - Why do people train fasted? PART A: When to train fasted: 05:01.5 - Understanding the demands of your session 08:29.5 - What is carbohydrate periodisation? 09:08.7 - What happens if you don't have enough carbs in storage? 12:01.5 - Which sessions shouldn't be fasted? 14:19.6 - When could you consider lower carbs? PART B: How to train fasted 15:19.1 - Concept of fasted training 16:04.5 - Twice per day training 18:16.0 - Sleep Low, train low 20:10.9 - Total carbohydrate intake PART C: Long term considerations 23:49.6 - Considerations 25:02.6 - Our guidelines Conclusion

In today's episode Hannah speaks with Eating Disorder Dietitian Alex Rodriguez about eating disorders amongt males, including male athletes. Book your roadmapping session: https://allbodiesservices.com.au/get-started/ Find your best dietitian quiz: https://allbodiesservices.outgrow.us/allbodiesservices-14 In this epsiode: 00:10.1 - Introduction 03:17.2 - Welcome Alex 06:27.6 - Alex's background with an eating disorder 12:11.9 - The importance of increased awareness of disordered eating amongst men 19:20.0 - What are eating disorders and disordered eating? 23:33.6 - What does a healthy relationship with food look like? 28:25.0 - How do eating disorders present amongst males? Common signs to look out for. 36:57.2 - How common are eating disorders amonst men? 41:32.8 - Screening for disordered eating 44:06.0 - What causes eating disorders? 51:50.3 - What can individuals, coaches & clubs do to support athletes' relationships with food? 57:07.0 - What can you'd like to improve your relationship with food? Links Discussed in this Episode: The Eating & Body Attitude Spectrum - https://butterfly.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Spectrum-Infographic-converted.pdf EDE-Q - https://allbodiesservices.com.au/screens/ Alex Rodriguez: River Oak Health - https://www.riveroakhealth.com.au/services Alex's Instagram: @arod_dietitian Online websites & resources you can access: Butterfly Foundation: - https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/