Rowena Visagie

Sports Dietitian. REDs awareness, treatment & prevention. Performance nutrition. MSc. Former pro triathlete 🇿🇦.

[Cyclingnews @Cyclingnewsfeed]

'Breaking the taboo' – Tour de France Femmes riders highlight issues of low rider weight and disrupted menstrual cycles https://t.co/BJNag3kFdG

[Kerry McGawley @KerryMcGawley]

We're looking for female athletes competing at an elite/international level to interview for our research study investigating menstrual cycle/contraceptive symptoms and management strategies. Please share this information and/or contact me via DM, or at [email protected] 🙏🏼

[PINESorg @PINESorg]

Are you a sports nutrition professional who wants to connect other leaders from around the globe to share knowledge, practices and experiences? Join PINES! https://t.co/gFPvQn5vhK

[PINESorg @PINESorg]

#Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance is prevalent. This consensus approach to treatment offers helpful information for @PINESOrg sports dietitians and others who want to help dancers avoid potential health and performance problems
https://t.co/2QCJytzAiZ

[Running in Silence @running_silence]

Sharing: Study seeking both athletes and supporters, and participation would involve a one-on-one virtual interview to discuss the key people and actions that are needed to support athletes during the reintegration into sports following eating disorders or disordered eating.

[Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance @WuTsaiAlliance]

Thrilled to share our @bostonmarathon study in @BJSM_BMJ! This is the largest marathon study of its kind on low energy availability to date, finding that under-fueling is linked to slower race times & 2.8x the risk of a major medical encounter. Read more: https://t.co/wZkA9iwdPZ

[Rowena Visagie @RowenaVisagie]

Come and join us at PINES for this online symposium on some interesting topics related to energy availability @PINESorg:

[Team South Africa @OfficialTeamRSA]

CONGRATULATIONS to the Proteas Women – through to the FINAL! 🏆⚡️🏏🇿🇦

What a brilliant performance, taking down Australia by 8 wickets in the #T20WorldCup semi-final!

#TeamSA #ForMyCountry

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

📢 #EventAnnouncement 20th SASMA Congress

Breaking Boundaries in Sports and Exercise Medicine & Science 🙌 #SASMAStrong

🔗 Register today https://t.co/ag5g2PCv80

[David Roche @MountainRoche]

In a post-Leadville 100 Q+A, I was asked about my weight and bodyfat percentage. I responded that I didn’t know. We tossed our scale in the dumpster sometime around 2014, and I haven’t weighed myself since.

There is some nuance there, which I wanted to expand on. Yes, we discarded our scale, and it had been around a decade since I saw those numbers intentionally. But going through my bike accident medical records a week or so pre-race, I stumbled on my weight. I was much heavier than I was the last time I saw the number (I am not giving specific numbers so that no one compares to their own unique journey).

Thankfully, I didn’t think much of it. I was about to chase history at my first 100 miler, I’m a dad now, and I was going to do my week of pre-race burgers no matter what. And when I was 5 miles away from setting the Leadville record, I remember thinking: “Thank god for strength.”

After I quit football in college, I weighed myself every AM and PM for 2 years. I had heard equations about weight and height for runners, and I tried to reverse engineer my own solution. I wish I could go back in time to tell myself what I learned since then:

Running is a power sport. Find your strong, no matter what that weight corresponds to and what that looks like relative to other athletes or even other versions of yourself.

For me, that meant tossing the scale and telling doctors that I didn’t want to know during routine check-ups. For you, it might mean something else entirely. Just remember:

Strength is not a number. For me, numbers got in the way. I set a record because I am a powerful MFer. EMBRACE YOUR POWER 💪🧡

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

🚨 Do you want to learn more about REDs? 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️

📣 Introducing this fantastic #Infographic series on relative energy deficiency in sport

Find the other 4 infographics in this NEW #BJSMBlog👇

https://t.co/FhNH5Mq7xp

[Women in Sport @Womeninsport_uk]

Teenage girls are more likely than teenage boys to say they're no longer sporty despite enjoying PE in primary school.

This is deeply concerning and widespread with generation after generation of girls falling out of love with sport.

How can we help? https://t.co/IXhSCwCk8x

[Sharon Madigan @madigan_sharon]

Food is not the enemy. It’s crucial for health and performance. Training consistently without injury is the key to unlock performance.

https://t.co/WTp8Q0LSlS

[Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift @LeTourFemmes]

💛 Here's all what you have to know about the #TDFF2024 !

#WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift

[ABC SPORT @abcsport]

Obsessed with being as light as possible, Tour de France cyclist Jonas Abrahamsen went to extreme lengths to stay skinny. His under eating resulted in delayed puberty, but he has since put on 20kg and is cycling better than ever.

https://t.co/m6sK8kDVGV

[Brukner&Khan's ClinicalSportsMedicine @BruknerKhan]

REDS. Men are less able to identify eating disorders. ⁦@margomountjoy⁩ https://t.co/Yoi1Dx5HoW

[PINESorg @PINESorg]

If you are a sports nutrition professsional who wants useful links to the latest science about fueling athletes, join PINES. Only $35 (US) for invaluable info. https://t.co/gFPvQn5vhK

[NickyKeayFitness @drnickykeay]

Psychological aspects of relative energy deficiency in sport REDs #athlete #dancer #nutrition #psychology #training https://t.co/BrZv59Wc1Q

[PINESorg @PINESorg]

Athletes, being well-fueled can enhance performance more than being lighter! This open access article reviews the effect of nutrition on rowers. Prior weight reduction impaired their performance. https://t.co/2s3JZ3Ivgj

[Stuart Phillips (he/him) @mackinprof]

Top tip for BCAA supplementation and... well, just about everything muscle related...

Don't bother! 😂 Save your hard-earned 💱

They do nothing a little extra protein can't do, and protein's >>> better! 😉

#BCAA #supplement #useless #muscle #musclegrowth #sarcopenia #aging