Disordered Eating – Part 6: Nutrition and Body Image for Athletes With Michael Atunrase
Did you know that 95% of people with eating disorders are between the age of 12 and 25?
Looking at young athletes, we see a very specific issue they’re struggling with. On one side, they want to look a certain way in school, just like their friends. On the other side, they need their body to perform after school. They need their body to do extraordinary things. For many of them, this can feel like living a double life.
Today, your favorite coach is back: Michael Atunrase is joining us on the pod to talk about nutrition and body image for young athletes. He walks us through what we need and need to do for our athlete kids to educate them on nutrition & body image.
If you wanna be different in your end-goal, you have to be different in the things you do to get there.
Michael Atunrase
More about Michael Atunrase
After completing his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Michael pursued a professional football career. Knowing he wanted to continue pursuing a professional career in human performance training after football ended, he acquired his CSCS (Certified Strength Coach Specialist), NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine), and NASE (National Academy of Speed & Explosion) certifications.
Over the past decade, Michael Atunrase has trained several top athletes and helped them to reach their full athletic potential. His training model goes further than just workouts. He also focuses on educating his clients on what their minds and bodies endure through their training processes.
In 2020, he officially launched Resilience Fitness & Sports Performance, a virtual fitness and performance training service where you can go for both virtual and in-person performance training, group training, 1:1 training, yoga, HITT training, and much more.
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In this episode on nutrition and body image for athletes, we cover:
- The effects of an all-or-nothing mentality when it comes to nutrition & working out;
- How to approach talk about nutrition with athletes;
- Educating athletes about nutrition & body image;
- What we need & need to do for our athlete kids to educate them on nutrition & body image;
- Meal plans;
- How mindset should always come first;
- A performance-based mindset instead of an aesthetic-based mindset.
Resources and links mentioned in this episode
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- Have you listened to our previous interviews with Michael? Have a listen to Mental Health for Athletes Part 1 and Part 2.
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