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katkat
Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 515
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Posted: Sun, 18-Dec-2005 21:59 Post subject: Rhythmic gymnastics diet? |
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hello!
i would like to know what and how much the top gymnasts eat. i read in those scandal topics a bit about it, but i would like to know more about it, from different parts of the world. how is it in Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Argentina ... everywhere.
i would also like to point out that eating nothing in the morning and a meal in the evening is the worst type of diet and far from healthy.
*btw diet doesn't mean "what you eat when you want to lose weight" but "what you eat" (research is done on i.e. Lynx diet, trying to find out what they eat) . this diet term has become misunderstood since N America has been getting obese.
thanks for the info
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gorhythmic
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 363
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Posted: Mon, 19-Dec-2005 2:20 Post subject: |
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i am not from any of those countries, but i am an elite rhythmic gymnast. i think when gymnasts live in these training camps, it is not the gymnast's desicion what they eat, as they are monitored all the time, but MANY elite gymnasts still live with their families and have a bit more control over what they eat. i think it is ideal for a gymnast to eat healthy, the main word being EAT, but out of all the gymnasts i have meet all over the world, i have never meet one that has healthy eating habits, which is sad to say.
i dont want to say what country they are from (obviously one of the eastern european countries), but at one competition i went to a few years ago and all the gymnasts stayed in the same hotel and ate together, i noticed this country only ate for example 3 grapes or half an apple for breakfast when they were eating with their coach, but later that day i saw the same gymnasts going and buying 2 shopping bags full of candy and sweets from a near by shop when their coach was out. i didnt see them eat it but i suspect they threw it up afterwards (it was a day before the competition). note that the girls i am talking about are world champions.
so you can see that this controlling of the diet by a coach is not very healthy at all, but it is widely done in the sports world.
gymnasts who control their own diets still feel great pressure, such as myself. if you are a bit bigger than every other gymnst at the comps then you want to blend in, which can lead to a number of things. if you have a good gymnast body without restricting your diet you take advantage of this and eat as much as you want, which of course is not nutritional. i try to keep to a healthy diet (everything in moderation) but as most know this is harder than it sounds
i am only talkning from my life experiences, and i have no nutritional training whatsoever. i hope somewhere in there i answered your question...... |
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nai
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Spain
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Posted: Mon, 19-Dec-2005 18:43 Post subject: |
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Very interesant experience |
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Anahí RSG.net Moderator
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 213 Location: Argentina (Córdoba)
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Posted: Mon, 19-Dec-2005 19:36 Post subject: |
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Hi! I have seen many times what gorhythmic told...
I will tell you more things when I have time and also will tell you how is my diet...
Is normal to see gymnasts buying food when coaches are far of them...
Ok,have to go now,I will write letter.
Bye! |
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nai
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Spain
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Posted: Tue, 20-Dec-2005 1:34 Post subject: |
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Oks, I will wait impatient to know your experience |
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nai
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Spain
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Posted: Tue, 20-Dec-2005 1:48 Post subject: |
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Sorry for the question but I have seen that you are from Cordoba, Argentina...are you Anahi Sosa? |
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RGSuperfan
Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 3455 Location: France
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Posted: Tue, 20-Dec-2005 10:13 Post subject: |
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nai wrote: | Sorry for the question but I have seen that you are from Cordoba, Argentina...are you Anahi Sosa? |
Yes she is Can you imagine we've got RG stars on he board! _________________ I can now exchange rhythmic DVDs! PM me to get my list! |
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nai
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Spain
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Posted: Tue, 20-Dec-2005 10:30 Post subject: |
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I´m impressed...
You are a great gymnast !!!
Thanks RGFan for say me |
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Kaja =)
Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 5421 Location: Norway
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Posted: Tue, 20-Dec-2005 12:32 Post subject: |
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Yes it's great to have Anahi here! She always has insider info
And Anahi is a GREAT gymnast! _________________ And those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music |
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Anahí RSG.net Moderator
Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 213 Location: Argentina (Córdoba)
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Posted: Wed, 21-Dec-2005 1:06 Post subject: |
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Thanks for all your words... you made me very happy
Well,the food in RG is very complicated...but what I think is that you can eat "healtly ,normal and don´t be hungry " being in shape for the sport.
I know about some gymnasts...
Betty: she has a normal diet,Stella permits her to eat what she wants,of course,she doesn´t eat evryday chocolates but she has three food "healtly" at day and sometimes she can take sweets...and you can see Betty is thin and always looks in shape.
Moni: Simona doesn´t eat as Betty does,but Marietta is not pressuring her all the time... Simona loves sweets but she knows what she has to do. At morning Simona for breakfast normally takes fruits,te and honey.For lunch she takes salad and for dinner depends....
Russians: Well,I was in Russia and rellay the junior team ate a lot! for breakfast they had everyday chocolate cereals with milk!!!
Kabaeva always had problems...she normally went to bed without dinner as well as Zarina Guizikova.
Sessina,Kapranova,Yussupova,Gurbanova eat what they want, for me too much! hehe for breackfast they take butter,croassants,milk with chocolate....for me is a lot for going to train,but well,maybe they´re used...and of course,I don´t know if they always do it.
In Udine I shared many time with Kapranova,Dinara and Gurbanova...for lunch and dinner they ate fish,salads,rice and olso they took spaguetti.
I don´t know very well about Anya and Natasha...but I think Anya is more carefully than Natasha...Maybe IH can talk us more
Belarussians...Inna can eat what she wants, I was very surpried the first time I saw her!,she is really thin naturally,in few words...she is very lucky! hehe
I have seen her eating chocolates,ice cream in front of her coaches with out problems and before competitions
Not the some for Vala and Sveta.....
Almu eats normal too...very normal! I think Almu eats as me,I will tell you my diet leter,I am sorry but I don´t have much time
I remember Teodora Alexandrova...she suffered a lot with the diet...she got weight easily and she spent a day with out eating.I don´t agree with this sistem.... because automatically gymnasts go and buy food "not healtly" outside,(as gorhythmic said).
I have seen "MANY TIMES" gymansts eating hidden and to me,it is not sport and you cannot be happy
Promise to tell about my diet in a day,just be patients |
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Tahnee RSG.net Moderator
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 3296 Location: Perth, Australia
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Lika
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 301 Location: From Russia but now in New Zealand!
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Posted: Wed, 21-Dec-2005 6:50 Post subject: |
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I'm from Russia but I didnt start doing RG until I moved to New Zealand (sadly ).
But my mum (Whos also from Russia) told me a story:
when she was at a camp, there were young
(around 9, 10, 11 years old) gymnasts and what
they did every time before they ate is they weighted
them and if they put on weight more than what
they need to weight they would exclude something
from their meal wich would make up for it,
but nothing that major just something like bread
or that sort of thing.
So I think they (in Russia) manage younger
gymnasts when they dont really understand
whats good for them yet. But ofcourse they
still manage them (if they dont manage themselves)
when they get older.
There is a diet on Ira Chaschinas' website which she uses when
she needs to loose weight. I will translate it and post it here soon.
Hope this was useful |
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Lika
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 301 Location: From Russia but now in New Zealand!
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Posted: Wed, 21-Dec-2005 7:50 Post subject: |
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OK I'm back.
What I got is that in Russia they know what
vitamin/mineral/etc. a sports person needs
(everyone, not only gymnasts). So whatever it
is they need the most, is what they feed them
(with all the other foods ofcourse!!!) and they dont
just use vitamin capsules to get it, they use the
food that has lots of that vitamin/mineral and
they will even ship it from other countries for them!
So here is Iras diet.
A week before a competition she eats everyday:
dark chocolate,a peice of black bread with red
caviar (with no butter), low calorie youghurt or frughurt,
a glass of kefir (its like what they call here 'youghurt on the go'
which is kind of like liquid yoghurt without flavouring),
a salad from tomatoes,cucumbers, parsley without any oil or mayonaise, freshly juiced fruit or vegetable juice.
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It says that Ira keeps her weight under control without any diets
but every now and again she uses 'light fruity' diet:
BREAKFAST: glass freshly juiced pineapple or apple juice
LUNCH: Fruit salad (equal amounts of peices of pineapple, orange,
kiwi fruit, and skinless apples). And a glass of juice of one of those fruits.
DINNER: a glass of mineral water without gases and a green apple.
Staying on this diet for 5 - 7 days a self deciplined person can lose 3 - 5 kgs.
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Thats All hope it was usefull too! |
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holly Guest
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Posted: Wed, 21-Dec-2005 12:13 Post subject: |
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thank you Anahi, your post was very very interesting. And Lika too. Yes Anahi, I would be very interested to know what you yourself eat usually.
Thanks! |
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nai
Joined: 26 Oct 2005 Posts: 703 Location: Spain
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Posted: Wed, 21-Dec-2005 18:54 Post subject: |
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Yes, all your post are very interesant! Anahi, what interesting that you know all that thing about all that gimnasts...are they friendly? In competitions, all of you talks, go together...or each one is with her countrymates and there aren´t relation between differents countries? |
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