Hi Everyone! I am a dietitian who is looking to start working exclusively with swimmers in private practice. I grew up a swimmer and waterpolo player throughout college. I am confident in my own knowledge and experience as a swimmer/polo player growing up, but want to reach out and learn more about other people's experiences with the sport.
What are your goals with swimming? Do you want to improve performance? Get faster? Stay in shape? Etc?
What struggles do you experience when it comes to food and nutrition that affect your ability to accomplish what you want to achieve with swimming?
Two suggestions for the original poster. *** 1) It's a question about diet and weight. Please don't label the topic a "general question." *** 2) There is a section for non-swimming related questions. It's valuable for this type of question. *** That being said, until I turned 35 (or actually until they closed the pool I swam in at 34 years and 6 months) I was always (unsuccessfully) trying to gain weight and get my weight up to the 160's. After I turned thirty five (or actually 34 years, 9 months, when they reopened the pool and the locker room with the scale), I was always (again unsuccessfully) trying to get my weight DOWN to the 160's.
Two suggestions for the original poster. *** 1) It's a question about diet and weight. Please don't label the topic a "general question." *** 2) There is a section for non-swimming related questions. It's valuable for this type of question. *** That being said, until I turned 35 (or actually until they closed the pool I swam in at 34 years and 6 months) I was always (unsuccessfully) trying to gain weight and get my weight up to the 160's. After I turned thirty five (or actually 34 years, 9 months, when they reopened the pool and the locker room with the scale), I was always (again unsuccessfully) trying to get my weight DOWN to the 160's.
