General Nutritional Advice
This page is a comprehensive guide to nutrition for all athletes. The information on this page is devoted to helping athletes understand what is needed to compete at the highest levels.
It takes time and effort to achieve a healthy state and compete at a high level. Athletes who learn how to properly stay healthy and sustain their health will nearly always see the effects in their training, performance, and results.
Nutritionally doing the right things is not always easy but taking the time to do it the correct way can make all the difference in how hard you can push your body and how long your career will last.
- Athletes Foundation of Nutrition-
-The H2O Principle- Optimizing fluid delivery for an athletes can boost performance and reaction times by as much as 15%. Developing a proper and usable delivery system for fluids can help maintain lean muscle mass, overall well being, and improve athletic performance.
-Vitamins and Minerals – Are needed in the body to catalyze cellular reactions. Athletes need more vitamins and minerals than the average person because of increased skeletal and muscular demands. Make sure that you are not suffering from any deficiency’s; and learn just what vitamins and minerals can do for you. If you are deficient we have tips on and how to maximize your vitamin and mineral intake by adjusting your diet.
-Preparing to Eat- Any good nutritional plan takes preparation and planning. Learn tips and advice on how taking time to prepare and plan
your meals can save you money and help you and eat right.
-Super Foods- Athletes often suffer from the pains and soreness of competition, and often reach for the aspirin or ibuprofen bottle to solve their problems. However, what athletes often don’t know is
that the aspirin or ibuprofen isn’t always necessary. There are many naturally occurring chemicals and enzymes in foods that can cure anything from headaches to deep tissue muscle soreness.
-Pre Workout: 5 Foods to Help Maximize Your Lift-An athlete that trains poorly might as well not train at all. By boosting energy levels just before a workout an athlete is able to get he most
out of their hard work. Learn what B Vitamins and Carbohydrates can do to ignite your metabolism and energy levels.
Calculate your Body Mass Index (B.M.I.)
2. Nutrition For Optimal Performance
-Eating Strategies a Week Before the Competition- Nutrient timing and delivery in sports is crucial because of its effect on performance. Knowing when to eat is just as important as what you eat. Often athletes are emphasized to eat after a workout or game, but what about before? Knowing how to properly prepare your body the week before the big game can make a big difference. Use our seven day pre-competition nutritional strategy to your advantage.
-Meal Timing For Peak Performance- Athletes can benefit immensely the properly timed consumption of meals. The body can only perform at its peak with the correct timing and delivery of nutrients. While eating the correct foods to meet the bodies demands knowing when to eat those foods is equally important. There are specific windows of time when the body can benefit most from eating. Find out if you are eating for peak performance.
