Bec Stone Nutrition

I am a qualified nutritionist, personal trainer and spin class instructor. I’m a former national level athlete, and regularly compete in recreational triathlons and long distance trail events.

I strongly believe in using whole foods and natural supplements to fuel the body for optimal athletic performance, recovery and muscle development.

This is my website where I’ll post about everything related to nutrition – the latest research, recipes, and things to watch out for in our advertising saturated world.

You can read more about me, and if you are interested in an appointment, find out where I am working.

Sports Performance and the Menstrual Cycle – Part 2 – Luteal Phase

1 Jul 2022

Throughout the female menstrual cycle our hormones fluctuate, causing physiological changes in our body. Learning to train & eat around your cycle can make a huge impact on your sports performance and recovery.

During the luteal phase of our cycle the hormone progesterone is high. While progesterone is fantastic for mood (amongst other things), it can make us feel more fatigued, sluggish and less powerful when we exercise. However, this does not mean that you can’t get a PB during the luteal phase! We just need to understand and adjust our training and food intake to help us perform at our best.

Sports Performance and the Menstrual Cycle – Part 1 – Menstruation

24 May 2022

Sports performance during menstruation is something I wish was talked about more often. I am seeing a large number of female athletes in clinic who tell me that they fear having their period on race day or during a heavy training week because they are worried it will impair their performance.

I know menstruation can definitely be a hard time for some females, they can feel lethargic, bloated, suffer from cramps and can bleed quite heavily. This is quite common but this doesn’t have to be your normal!

Why Sports Recovery Nutrition is So Important

14 Jan 2022

Recovery nutrition is slightly different for male and females, however both males and females should be eating as quickly as possible after a training session or race for optimal recovery, digestion, immune health and hormone health. Let’s discuss why.

When you exercise, regardless of whether it is aerobic or strength training, your body uses glycogen to fuel the majority of the training session. This glycogen will come from the food sources you eat before training sessions as well as the stored glycogen in your muscles and liver.

After training, your body is primed to make move carbohydrates (glycogen) back to your muscles, to replace the used glycogen stores. Your body does this from the carbohydrate-rich foods you eat after you finish your training session. This newly stored glycogen will then be used as energy for your body during the rest of the day and in your next training session.

Preconception Nutrition Talk

9 Nov 2021

What we eat plays a big role in getting our body baby ready!

Both females and males can benefit from optimising their preconception nutrition! The food we eat has a big impact on female egg quality, as well as male sperm health.

If this is something you or someone you know would be interested in learning more about, then please come along and join me on Thursday the 18th of November at 7.30pm.

I will be discussing everything preconception nutrition and how to best nourish your body before becoming pregnant. Best of all it is a FREE event 🙂

You can join me in person at my new work location, Radius Health in North Melbourne or jump online and join me via zoom from the comfort of your own home!

Make sure you sign up below before next Thursday to join in the fun!

If you are coming along in person then please sign up here

If you are joining via zoom then please sign up here

Look forward to seeing you next Thursday 🙂

Bec Stone Nutrition