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Christie Robson

Feb 287 min read

SUPPLEMENTS: Do I really need that?

When you google supplements, walk into a supplement shop, or browse the supplement aisle at the supermarket, it can be very overwhelming...

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Christie Robson

Nov 15, 20237 min read

Junior athletes

Puberty, Performance & Potential

Puberty, the natural transition from childhood to adolescence, is a pivotal stage in a young athlete's life. While it's often associated...

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Building your race nutrition plan - Part 1: Carbohydrates

Christie Robson

Jul 28, 20234 min read

Triathlon

Building your race nutrition plan - Part 1: Carbohydrates

To build your race plan, there's a few things we need to work through: Carbohydrates Hydration: fluid requirements and what you will have...

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Christie Robson

May 16, 20233 min read

Training nutrition

How to train your gut

Just like we can train our muscles or heart to adapt and improve performance, we can train our gut as an athletic organ to improve our...

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Christie Robson

May 2, 20233 min read

Training nutrition

Nutrition for Sport vs Life

A topic I find myself discussing lots with people is how nutrition for sport is a little bit different to life. There’s a misconception...

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Stress: its impact on our health, performance, and ways to manage it.

Christie Robson

Mar 20, 20235 min read

Women's Health

Stress: its impact on our health, performance, and ways to manage it.

A topic that has been coming up regularly in chats with my athletes recently is stress. Stress both internally and externally. LISTEN TO...

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Can ChatGPT Be Your New Sports Dietitian?

Christie Robson

Feb 22, 20232 min read

Training nutrition

Can ChatGPT Be Your New Sports Dietitian?

You may have heard recently about ChatGPT…or perhaps you haven’t. Either way, there’s lots of interest in it at the moment. Is it going...

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Christie Robson

Feb 6, 20233 min read

Training nutrition

Does caffeine actually dehydrate you?

You’ve probably heard the saying before that coffee dehydrates you. But in fact, drinking moderate* amounts of coffee, and around...

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Christie Robson

Dec 5, 20224 min read

Triathlon

Triathlon Race Day Tips

Nutrition is a key part of your race day. It’s a bit like Formula 1 racing… you can have all the gear, and put in a good training block,...

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Female athlete health: Tips for fuelling to match your hormones

Christie Robson

Sep 14, 20224 min read

Women's Health

Female athlete health: Tips for fuelling to match your hormones

Over the past few years, there’s been more and more spotlight on female athlete health… In how we approach training, how we fuel, and how...

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Christie Robson

Aug 30, 20225 min read

Training nutrition

5 Must-dos for Plant-based eaters

If you’re an endurance athlete who is eating a plant based diet - whether that’s reducing your meat intake, eating vegetarian, or follow...

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Managing COVID-19, Adjusting to training, and Returning to Sport

Christie Robson

Aug 9, 20224 min read

Training nutrition

Managing COVID-19, Adjusting to training, and Returning to Sport

Many athletes have asked me to share some tips around COVID, eating, and returning to sport, so here you go! While many athletes have had...

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5 Things I Learnt Doing My First IRONMAN

Christie Robson

Mar 31, 20226 min read

Ironman & 70.3

5 Things I Learnt Doing My First IRONMAN

5 things I learnt doing IRONMAN Cairns. Tips for Ironman triathlon nutrition.

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Christie Robson

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Recipes

Corn & Feta Salad

Hot tip: serve with steamed / jacket sweet potatoes and our Cajun Chicken INGREDIENTS 100-125g Greek Feta , crumbled 4 big handfuls/ 200g...

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Christie Robson

Jan 28, 20222 min read

Training nutrition

RECIPE FEATURE: Bike Brownies

Boosting your foods for long distance sport As shared on SportsDietitian.com When I was training for my first IRONMAN - Ironman Cairns,...

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Using hormones to your advantage #girlpower

Christie Robson

Jan 3, 20223 min read

Women's Health

Using hormones to your advantage #girlpower

A recent post I wrote on SportsDietitian.com When you think about it, women’s hormones are pretty powerful. They continuously change...

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Fuelling the festive season: Don't count calories, count watts and km's

Christie Robson

Dec 13, 20212 min read

Triathlon

Fuelling the festive season: Don't count calories, count watts and km's

A recent blog I wrote on SportsDietitian.com “How can we stay on top of our nutrition during the silly season?” is a question I get asked...

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