EP 725: What Every Young Athlete—and Parent—Should Know About Nutrition
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
4.5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
We all know that nutrition is essential for peak performance—but for young athletes, it’s so much more than just fuel. In this episode, we’re joined by expert coach and author Michele Pettinger to explore how nutrition supports adolescent athletes as they navigate growing bodies, shifting hormones, academic pressures, and evolving relationships. Michele shares insights from her book on how parents, coaches, and mentors can guide youth through healthy meal planning, hydration, and recovery. We also discuss the impact of energy drinks, body image concerns, and the early signs of nutritional issues. With practical tips and a focus on lifelong habits, this conversation is a valuable guide for anyone helping young athletes thrive—on and off the field.
Michele's new book, The Young Runner’s Guide to Nutrition: How to Fuel Your Body to Train Smarter, Run Faster, and Recover Quicker.
Check out Michele's website: P3 Running
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| 0:00.0 | You know, with all of this, my goal is that the athlete has a healthy relationship with |
| 0:08.5 | food and doesn't become too restrictive or calculated to a point where it becomes unhealthy, |
| 0:17.0 | right? |
| 0:18.0 | But I also think knowledge is power. |
| 0:20.7 | So getting a better idea of what's going to be unique to them because you know what a 15 year old |
| 0:27.6 | high school girl needs and what an 18 year old high school boy needs are two totally different things. Welcome to the trailhead of Trail Runner Nation. |
| 0:50.0 | I see that there's some trail signs out there that are going to lead us down a trail that |
| 0:54.3 | are going to help us become better runners, faster, stronger, more efficient, have more fun |
| 1:00.8 | on the trail, and maybe that translates into us being a happier and better human being. |
| 1:06.3 | And today we're going to talk to the author of the Young Runners Guide to Nutrition. |
| 1:10.4 | Learning habits early are so important for how we perform the rest of our life. |
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