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I’ll just come right out and say it Gymnastics culture continues to have a serious problem with the intersection of nutrition, mental health, and proper training workloads for kids.
If you take a step back even more, you see this problem isn’t unique to gymnastics.
Especially when it comes to fueling enough for performance, keeping high quality food as the foundation of their intake, and dealing with other mental health issues around eating like body image and self confidence.
These issues tend to be magnified in aesthetic sports like gymnastics, dance, and many more. Once the concept of being ‘judged’ for a score based on performance is added to the mix, things can get dicey. On top of this, for sports like gymnastics, the amount of training hours required of young athletes causes them to burn through tons of energy when training.
When you add combined long training hours, growing bodies that are already consuming lots of energy, external judgement for competitive success, and current insane societal suggestions from marketing agencies, it’s easy to see how problems arise fast in kids.
Jason is highly qualified to discuss these issues, as he spends every day working with athletes ranging from recreational to Olympic level about food, performance, mental health concerns, and helping people who have unhealthy approaches to proper nutrition.
I feel the intersection of food, overtraining, and the lack of a long term athletic development model is a conversation gymnastics (and all youth sports) desperately needs to have, but isn’t.
In this podcast we talk about:
You can find it on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. I hope you find it helpful.
Nutrition, Mental Toughness And Recovery
Helping Gymnastic Coaches Stay Happy in the Gym / Changing Cultures
Dave Tilley DPT, SCS, CSCS is a Physical Therapist who graduated in 2013 from Springfield College. Dave comes from an extensive gymnastics background, being a former athlete and currently still coaching optional level gymnastics in Boston. Dave was a competitive gymnast for 18 years, 4 of them collegiately as part of the Springfield College Men’s Team. Dave has also been coaching gymnastics for 12 years, being involved in beginner, national, and elite levels. His unique background as a former athlete and current coach gives him a one of a kind approach for the performance and rehabilitation of gymnasts. He has successfully treated some of the most talented high school, collegiate, and junior elite level gymnasts in the country. Along with gymnastics, Dave enjoys treating athletes of all sports as well as the specialized treatment of Olympic Weightlifters and CrossFit athletes. He has worked with regional and national level Olympic Weightlifters, as well as Regional and Games level CrossFit Athletes. Dave graduated from Springfield College with his Bachelors in Science, a Minor in Psychology, and Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He became Board Certified in Sports Physical Therapy in February of 2016, and became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2017. His current interests include prevention and rehabilitation of extension based spine injuries, shoulder and hip instability, periodization and strength and conditioning models, as well as the science involved in long-term athletic development, mobility training, and motor control. He participates in ongoing continuing education by attending various courses, collaborating with other professionals, and staying up to date with the most current medical research. Along with treating in the clinic, Dave is also the CEO/Founder of “SHIFT Movement Science and Gymnastics Education”. This company was started in 2014 to help educate those involved in gymnastics, medical fields, Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit, and more about optimal performance and preventative rehabilitation strategies. By combining his roles as a healthcare provider, current coach, and athlete Dave looks to help remold the gymnastics world with current, scientifically backed principles that optimize a gymnast’s long-term potential. His new forward-thinking ideas have been nationally recognized with members of USA Gymnastics, being implemented into JO, Collegiate, and Elite level programs. Dave travels to speak both nationally and internationally at various events across the country including Make It Right Elite Gymnastics Camp, USAG Regional, and National Congress, Power Monkey Camp in Tennessee, and has consulted with many NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics. Dave is very passionate about his work both in the clinic and gymnastics training arena. He aims to deliver the best possible care to the clients he sees and athletes he trains. He hopes to soon become more active in the role of conducting research studies related to gymnastics. Dave is the newest addition to the Champion Physical Therapy and Performance Team.
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