Written BY Nathan Jendrik
Nathan is an author and fitness trainer, having written such books as Get Wet, Get Fit with his wife, Megan, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Swimming with Olympic coach Mike Bottom. Nathan has been a trainer for nearly ten years, having worked with individuals from all walks of life from stay-at-home mom's to champion bodybuilders to Olympic gold medalists.
A question that comes up often is what swimmers should do about their nutrition during the off-season. I have a lot of swim parents ask me about the downside of their athlete eating "like a swimmer" in the couple of weeks they're out of the water, and even more often, I see parents trying to limit what their children are eating because they're afraid of them putting on weight while not training. This is an important subject, not just from a swimming standpoint, but from a simple health aspect, as well, so I wanted to cover it this month.
