Exclusive: How this diet coach helped the Philippines bring home four Olympic medals

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How this diet coach helped the Philippines bring home four Olympic medals

Sports nutrition Coach Jeaneth Aro has worked and collaborated with hundreds of Filipino athletes in her almost two-decade career. But her Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games experience was one for the books.

One of the reasons she decided to focus on sports nutrition is because she was previously an athlete herself. She used to compete in taekwondo back in high school and college. After completing her collegiate studies and got her license as a nutritionist-dietician, she transitioned to having a private practice as a dietitian, catering primarily to clients engaged in sports, fitness, and weight management.hospital dietetics.

Over time, the team has been able to refine their strategies and goals, and establish the roles of each member, leading to a series of wins: a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Championship, a gold medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila, and three gold medals at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. Team HD is quite unique for having a dietician as part of its team of coaches.

There was a time the athlete was having difficulty with training, Coach Jeaneth recalls. So while she’d send her meal plans, she didn’t want to be so strict. “I opted to show her more compassion and make the adjustments on my end so [Hidi] could cope with her nutrition needs and still able to do her training.”

Weigh-ins happened early in the morning so she’d wake up as early as 4:30AM to be with the boxers at 6:15AM. The athletes would have 4 to 6 hours to allow their bodies to recover from the weigh in. She would bring food along so they could eat on the way to the venue.dining hall. Many would expect me to be there the whole time. But I go with the athlete all the time, provide them their fueling needs.

When they arrived at the weightlifting venue, the Japanese staff won’t let Coach Jeaneth inside; she didn’t have a venue accreditation for that day particular day. Coach Julius had to talk to the Olympic staff again and explain how important it was for them to enter the venue. They were stuck waiting for 45 minutes before they were let in.

 

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