Gymnastics

Gymnasts are required to perform difficult tumbling and acrobatic skills that are easier for smaller people to do so maintaining leanness is important to serious competitors.

Artistic gymnasts in particular are often very small in stature but have a high percentage of muscle mass. Artistic Gymnastics
typically involves the women's events of uneven parallel bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault.

Men's events include floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar. Controlling energy intake through the use of nutritional supplements can decrease bodyfat in a healthy way so you have control over the amount of calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat in your diet without having unhealthy impact on your health or losing valuable muscle tissue.

Muscle loss will inevitably result in poor performance so amino acid intake should be adequate to help speed recovery from microscopic muscular tears that occur through training.

A well conditioned and nourished athlete can achieve a higher level within the sport with a lower risk of injury. Protein shakes, Nutrition bars and Meal Replacements are healthy and low fat options which provide necessary macronutrients without causing stomach distress, making them ideal for pre and post practice.

Practice involves repeated bouts of highly intense, short duration exercise with periods of rest in between. This maximal effort and short duration categorises gymnastics as a high-intensity, anaerobic sport.

For this reason gymnasts rely heavily on fuel from carbohydrates and it’s important for gymnasts to refuel both pre and post training.

Elite gymnasts often train for up to 30 hours per week so their regime is rigorous, Energy products like gels, pills and mixes can increase stamina and aid recovery between efforts.

Due to the strict nutritional regime of serious gymnasts they’re often found to have some vitamin & mineral deficiencies which can easily be rectified with specific nutritional aids, such as Multi-Vitamins.

Female gymnasts are at a particularly high risk of iron and calcium deficiency and male gymnasts sometimes suffer from low testosterone levels due to low caloric intake.

Our Men’s Health and Women’s Health categories contain specific supplements which can be chosen based on your gender, specific need and level of competition.

As gymnasts can easily experience injuries due to heavy landings, falls, or striking apparatus; taking a joint supplement can protect joints, ligaments and tendons and provide protection before injury occurs.