Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

Nutrition coach rates athlete trends part 2

3 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment of a Q&A session, a nutrition coach evaluates a series of popular athlete nutrition trends presented by a host. For each trend, the coach assigns a rating (0‑10) and provides concise commentary. The coach strongly advises against cutting carbohydrates for performance, dismisses random GNC supplements in favor of food and sleep as natural steroids, gives moderate support to pre‑game candy but recommends natural carb sources, enthusiastically endorses in‑game "Flash Fuel" as a rapid carb source, expresses low confidence in apple cider vinegar shots, suggests a balanced view on eating the same meals daily—valuing consistency but encouraging variety for micronutrients, and finally raises the topic of pickle juice for cramps. The overall tone is practical and performance‑focused, with the coach prioritizing evidence‑based nutrition over trends.

Cutting carbs to get shredded as an athlete.
Zero. Do not cut carbs. That's more aesthetic focus, more bodybuilding methods, less I need to be explosive and perform really well in my game today. So do not cut carbs.
A whole bunch of random supplements from GNC.
Zero. Food and sleep are the two best natural steroids you could ever have.
Pre-game candy.
Five. Candy is full of carbs, and carbs are really good before games. I would just encourage my athletes to get them from more natural sources like applesauce or honey sticks or something like that.
Flash Fuel during the game.
10. For those of you who don't know what flash fuel is, it's carbs during the game. It gives your body quick carbs that keeps your energy high, so you really need that.
Apple cider vinegar shots. Zero.
One. I don't know enough about it, and we got bigger fish to fry with you guys.
Eating the same meals every single day. 4, 5.
I mean, I don't mind consistency, but sometimes variation is really good to get different fruits and vegetables and meats and stuff in there.
Pickle juice for cramps.
6.5. Yeah, it's high in sodium, and that can help, but overall, reducing cramps, you need to come into the game hydrated.