Months out
Structured Weight Loss
The biggest opportunity to make weight well happens weeks and months before the scales — improving body composition while protecting training, recovery and health.
Read the full guideNutrition built for female athletes
Most sports nutrition advice wasn't developed with female athletes in mind. STRIVE builds your plan on evidence that actually studied women — matched to your training, your physiology and your goals.
Whether you're chasing a podium, a title, or simply training to feel strong, STRIVE has the edge.
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Female athletes need more than a generic nutrition plan
Your nutrition requirements aren't one-size-fits-all. Training load, menstrual health, iron status, bone health, body composition and life stage can all influence what your body needs to train, recover and perform at its best.
A plan that ignores those factors isn't personalised — it's a template. STRIVE builds your strategy around the full picture, so your nutrition supports your body rather than working against it.
Nutrition backed by science
Whether it's winning a world title or performing at your best in everyday life, STRIVE exists to support performance, recovery, and long-term health through evidence-based nutrition.
For female athletes, that means strategies grounded in research that studied women — delivered by Accredited Sports Dietitians, and refined with objective data from DEXA body-composition and metabolic testing where it adds value.
Making weight, built for female fighters
For combat and weight-category athletes, making weight isn't one decision — it's three phases. Most weight-cutting advice was built around male physiology; STRIVE's approach is built for yours.
Fight week
Acute Weight Cutting
Female athletes respond differently to rapid weight loss — total body water, sweat rates and cycle-driven fluid shifts all matter. Screened, planned, supervised.
Read the full guideAfter weigh-in
Refuelling to Perform
What happens between weigh-in and competition decides whether you step in flat or ready to perform. Recovery, individualised to your cut and schedule.
Read the full guideHow STRIVE can help
Personalised Nutrition Consultation
A comprehensive 1:1 assessment with an Accredited Sports Dietitian, built around you as an individual.
Training & Competition Fuelling
Practical strategies to fuel sessions, race days and competition — matched to your schedule and sport.
Recovery Nutrition
Nutrition to support muscle repair, adaptation and backing up day after day.
Iron & Nutrient Support
Evidence-based guidance on iron and key nutrients, in collaboration with your GP where testing is needed.
RED-S & Low Energy Availability
Support to restore energy availability and protect performance, bone health and long-term wellbeing.
Body-Composition Guidance
A measured, health-first approach to body composition — built on data, not guesswork.
DEXA & Bone-Density Scanning
Gold-standard body-composition and bone-density measurement at our Alexandria clinic.
RMR Metabolic Testing
Measure — rather than estimate — your resting metabolic rate to inform your fuelling strategy.
Safe Weight-Making Strategies
For weight-category athletes: structured, supervised approaches to making weight built for female physiology.
Meet your dietitians
Laekin
Accredited Practising Dietitian
Laekin works with female athletes across combat sports and beyond — from first fight camps to elite competition. Her focus: nutrition strategies built on the research that actually studied women, applied to your real training and your real life.
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Hannah
Accredited Practising Dietitian
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The athletes we work with
From first fights to world titles — some of the female athletes STRIVE is proud to support.
Initial nutrition consultation
A comprehensive, 1:1 assessment with an Accredited Sports Dietitian, designed to understand you as an individual. We assess:
- Training demands, goals and competition schedule
- Menstrual health, medical history and life stage
- Current intake, digestion and previous approaches
- DEXA and RMR data, where relevant, for added precision
You leave with a personalised, evidence-based nutrition strategy aligned with your performance and health goals.
DEXA & metabolic testing
Objective data can take the guesswork out of key decisions. DEXA provides gold-standard measurement of body composition and bone density, while RMR testing measures — rather than estimates — the energy your body uses at rest.
For female athletes, this is particularly useful for tracking bone health, informing fuelling targets, and monitoring body composition in a measured, health-first way. Not every athlete needs testing — your dietitian will discuss whether it adds value for you.
Frequently asked questions
I've lost my period. Can a dietitian help?
A missing or irregular period can have many causes, so the first step is seeing your GP to rule out medical reasons. Where low energy availability is a contributing factor, an Accredited Sports Dietitian can help you restore your fuelling to match your training demands — and we regularly work alongside GPs and other health professionals to support this.
What is RED-S?
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) occurs when the body doesn't have enough energy available to support both training and normal body functions. It can affect recovery, bone health, menstrual function, immunity, mood and performance. Support typically involves restoring energy availability through nutrition, alongside your broader healthcare team.
Should I be taking iron supplements?
Not without testing. Iron needs vary widely between athletes, and supplementing without knowing your levels can be unhelpful or even harmful. We recommend blood testing through your GP first — then your dietitian can help you address intake through food and, where appropriate, discuss supplementation as part of the bigger picture.
What does a DEXA scan show, and do I need one?
DEXA provides gold-standard measurement of body fat, lean mass and bone density. It's a useful tool for tracking changes objectively and informing decisions — but not every athlete needs one. Your dietitian will discuss whether it adds value for your situation.
I want to lose weight or change my body composition. Is that something you support?
Yes — with a measured, health-first approach. We focus on body-composition goals that support your performance and long-term health, built on data rather than guesswork, and at a pace that protects your training, recovery and wellbeing.
Do you offer online appointments?
Yes. Consultations are available online Australia-wide, so you can access support wherever you train. DEXA and RMR testing are conducted in person at our Alexandria clinic in Sydney.
Do I need to be an elite athlete to book?
Not at all. We work with women at every level — from those just starting to train seriously, through to developing and elite athletes. If you're active and want your nutrition to support your training and health, you're exactly who this is for.