Female Athlete Nutrition

As a Sports Dietitian for NCAA, professional, and recreational athletes alike, I know how powerful nutrition can be. I also know how quickly a female athlete can fall into the trap of under fueling which severely limits their health. That’s why I’m sharing my knowledge of female-specific nutrition, training, body image, and mindset to help you fuel your body to perform at your highest level. Whether you are looking for a competitive edge with your nutrition training and mindset, or looking to overcome harmful nutrition habits and body acceptance, you’ve come to the right place!

227: Navigating Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, PCOS misdiagnosis, & Luteal Phase Deficiency with dietitian Cynthia Donovan
Jun 5, 2025 – 00:54:37
226: Beyond Weight Loss: Six Steps to Lasting Health with Kim Shapira RD
May 29, 2025 – 01:00:31
225: First Steps to REDS Recovery: Join my Support Group!
May 22, 2025 – 00:18:43
224: Hollywood Diets & Fitness while Aging with Athlete & Actress Kerstin Schulze
May 15, 2025 – 00:52:21
223: Teen Eating Disorder Transformation: Nicky's Self-Discovery and Nutrition Recovery
May 8, 2025 – 00:46:26
222: Triathlon & Ironman Nutrition Tactics, Hydration & Sodium with Alex Larson Dietitian
May 1, 2025 – 01:00:00
221: Growing Gains: Training & Nutrition through Teen Growth Spurts with Erica Mulholland
Apr 24, 2025 – 00:49:52
220: Dairy and Beef 101: Myths, Facts, and Sustainable Practices with Lifelong Female Farmers Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen
Apr 17, 2025 – 00:57:45
219: Superfood Bars SEND Rock Climbing Champion Sasha DiGiulian to New Heights
Apr 10, 2025 – 00:35:28
218: Are You Eating Enough Protein? 5 Ways to Identify
Apr 3, 2025 – 00:22:36
217: Pro Soccer Player Gains Weight (and Gains her Health) to Overcome Amenorrhea with Jules Vazquez
Mar 27, 2025 – 01:02:42
216: Three Steps to Build Muscle & Flexible Vegetarian Diet with DJ Blatner
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:46:22
215: Treating Athletes with Eating Disorders with Downhill Cycling Champion & Clinical Sport Psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett
Mar 13, 2025 – 00:52:01
214: Rugby Training Injury Prevention Nutrition & Power on the Pitch with Georgia Cass
Mar 6, 2025 – 00:49:51
213: Endurance Speaker Series & Strength for Endurance with Kriss Hendy
Feb 27, 2025 – 00:47:51
212: Is REDS Real? with Sports Dietitian Rebecca McConville
Feb 20, 2025 – 00:52:22
211: Heal your Body Image "Inside Out" with Rowing Champion Whitney Otto
Feb 13, 2025 – 00:54:57
210: RUNSource App Keeps Runners Healthy -Recipes, Stretches & More -with Dr. Kate Edwards, DPT
Feb 6, 2025 – 00:42:27
209. Intuitive Eating for Athletes, Eating Disorder Recovery to Running 240 Mile Ultramarathons, Rest Day Nutrition + More! with Becca Rick, RDN
Jan 30, 2025 – 00:58:07
208. Is More Protein Better? + Nutrient Balance to Prevent Bad Workouts with Dr. Kyle Pfaffenbach
Jan 23, 2025 – 01:11:40
207. Supporting Female Athletes' Mental Health and Performance with Therapist and Former NCAA Athlete Olivia Papakyrikos
Jan 16, 2025 – 00:43:45
206. Nutrition for Ironman Triathlons + Sustained Elite Performance with Dede Griesbauer
Jan 9, 2025 – 00:58:18
205. New Year Updates + Diet Trends with Lindsey Cortes, RDN
Jan 2, 2025 – 00:29:13
204. Your Diet (+ Social Media Influencers) Sucks with Zoë Rom & Kylee Van Horn
Dec 18, 2024 – 01:00:42
203. Heat Training 101 + Her Strength Support for Girls with Julia Casadio
Dec 12, 2024 – 00:42:51
202. Fast Fueling Facts: Hydration
Nov 28, 2024 – 00:32:29
201. Special 200+ Episodes Celebration with a Surprise Guest, Lindsey Cortes, + Ruby Wyles
Nov 21, 2024 – 01:03:58
200. Faster as a Master’s Runner + Nutrition for Lyme Disease with Jen Saint Jean
Nov 7, 2024 – 01:12:04
199. Treating Eating Disorders, OCD and Anxiety in Athletes with Hannah de Groot, LPC
Nov 1, 2024 – 00:53:25
198. Injury Rehab and Nutrition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and NFL with Dr. Jessica Wulke
Oct 24, 2024 – 00:59:20
197. Understanding Chronic Pain, the Pelvic Floor + Concierge Physical Therapy with Dr. Kelly Baez, PT, DPT
Oct 17, 2024 – 01:03:45
196. Look Good, Feel Great, Perform Better Without Changing Your Body with Marina Paul
Oct 10, 2024 – 01:03:23
195. Fast Fueling Facts: During Training Sports Nutrition
Oct 3, 2024 – 00:36:17
194. Fast Fueling Facts: Pre + Post Training Sports Nutrition
Sep 26, 2024 – 00:32:16
193. How Being More Than an Athlete Can Improve Your Mindset + Performance with Mackenzie Myatt
Sep 20, 2024 – 01:21:35
192. Inside the Mind of an Olympic Sprinter + Mindset Tips for All Athletes with Micha Powell
Aug 9, 2024 – 01:05:24
191. Katie Moon’s Path to Becoming an Olympic Champion, Overcoming Food + Body Image Concerns with Katie Moon (née Nageotte)
Aug 1, 2024 – 00:59:17
190. How CrossFit Kickstarted RED-S Recovery, 12 Years of No Period + Concierge Medicine with Dr. Jana Baatenburg MD
Jul 25, 2024 – 00:52:29
189. The Power of Physical Therapy for Injuries, Pain, Breast Cancer Recovery + More! with Dr. Bobbie & Dr. Jess
Jul 11, 2024 – 01:06:01
188. JaNay Honest: Overcoming Injuries and Doubt to Compete as an NCAA DI Gymnast
Jul 4, 2024 – 01:11:09
187. How a Professional Athlete Fuels and Trains + Why You Should Embrace Fats! With Dani Moreno
Jun 27, 2024 – 00:44:32
186. Olympian Elise Cranny's Journey with RED-S + Amenorrhea
Jun 20, 2024 – 00:49:15
185. Softball & Baseball Fueling, "Healthy" Weight Gain, and Easy Cooking with Angie Asche, RD
Jun 13, 2024 – 00:47:34
184. How Improving Athletes’ Mental Health + Team Culture Benefits Performance with Lindsey LeMay Majkrzak
Jun 6, 2024 – 01:07:41
183. Researching RED-S and Female Athletes to Improve Performance + Health with Melissa Lodge
May 30, 2024 – 01:04:15
182. My Journey With Nutrition + Athletics: Part 2 with Lindsey Cortes, RDN
May 23, 2024 – 00:57:11
181. My Journey With Nutrition + Athletics: Part 1 with Lindsey Cortes, RDN
May 16, 2024 – 00:56:20
180. How To Fuel For Better Performance + Recovery Like An Elite Athlete with Carrie Verdon
May 9, 2024 – 00:51:03
179. The Importance of Nailing Nutrition Basics Even For The Pros (+ Is Candy Good Fuel?) with Kim Conley
May 2, 2024 – 00:50:14
178. How To Fuel Performance Breakthroughs with an Elite Runner + Sports Dietitian Maddie Alm, RD
Apr 25, 2024 – 01:17:49

Recent Reviews

JoeSports1

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Game changer for female athletes looking to elevate every aspect of their performance. Nutrition, training, mindset and body image with honesty and heart. The host creates a supportive space that’s educational and empowering!
whitneyladd

Great resource

This is such a valuable podcast! Lindsey's expertise is extensive and she brings a lot of heart and practicality to her episodes.
ATLchefathlete

Good messaging on fueling, but anti-trans

Her messaging on fueling for women and girls is so good, and she gets good guests. But she uses dog-whistle anti trans language (“biological females”), and feels compelled to “just ask questions” and interject personal anecdotes that reek of white woman victim hood (she lost a competition to a man once! It really hurt her feelings!) when they really aren’t relevant. There’s also pretty heavy Christian overtones, so if that’s not what you’re looking for in a sports nutrition podcast, be aware.
QCODE listener

Surprised I didn’t know about this til now!

I found out about this podcast reading the Fast Women newsletter and discovered a library of information on running and nutrition. “IBS” (listen to understand the quotes), Red-S without being underweight but still not fueling properly, the dearth in scientific research on women—this pod addresses it all.
nannagamma27

Helpful and Unique Content for the Female Athlete

I’ve been listening to this podcast for the past few months and love the variety of guests and content. Lindsey is a great host and she, along with her guests, always share helpful information for the female athlete. Add this one to your podcast rotation! Highly recommend!
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Educational, Inspiring and Engaging!

Lindsay’s podcast has helped me as a parent to support my daughter in her recovery from RED-S. Lindsay is engaging and I find myself wondering where the hour went as she covers topics that educate and inspire. I especially appreciate her no shaming approach. She truly wants the best for her clients and her passion is evident in this podcast. Thank you! Thank you!
Paige Tonz

A much needed podcast!

One of my favorite podcasts! Lindsey has created something so special here. Her podcast has so many powerful and informative episodes. I love her passion for helping and supporting others. I am lucky enough to be a future guest on the podcast and I can’t wait for the episode with Lindsey! She is so real and relatable. Keep up the amazing work, Lindsey. It is so needed!
CJayBreezy

Incredible inspiring work

I’m a trainer and nutrition coach, and I want to tell you how amazing the interview with Abby was. So brilliant to hear such a grounded and body-wise perspective from a young woman. I only wish I had discovered how to kick disordered eating to the curb when I was Abby’s age. Good work you’re doing here!
gulligulli

Best sports nutrition podcast!

Always a great listen, and amazing advice. Highly recommended!! (From a fellow RD)
audpig

My fav nutrition podcast

This podcast has helped me so much! I now incorporate donuts and cookies into my diet on the daily and it has brought my running (and general life happiness) to a new level
5kcruiser

Lindsey is so knowledgeable and a great host!

This podcast is so important for educating female athletes about proper fueling and nutrition. It’s a must listen for any athlete or coach, no matter their level, and Lindsey does a great job leading these conversations.
NeelyRuns

Great conversation!

Excellent questions and helpful conversation. I loved recording with Lindsey as she was so organized and made the whole process easy and enjoyable!
RunnerGirlRuby

I’m a FAN

So excited to hear what golden nuggets of information you put out in the coming weeks! I love a good podcast!!! And I love what you are doing and your mission to help and empower female athletes. I’m already a FAN! (Cringey but true) You’re going to help inform so many with correct information, and change even more lives. Go Lindsey!!!