ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Athletes can eat large amounts of the foods they like such as pasta, bagels, bread, pizza, pretzels, cereals, and tortillas. These foods are high in complex carbohydrates, the body's best source of energy. Carbohydrates are the most essential nutrient in an athlete's diet because they are the only fuel that can sustain intense exercise for extended durations. Low carbohydrate intake can hurt performance, but high-carbohydrate intake can improve endurance.

Dr. Michael Colgan (2) says that The most important nutrient in your body is plain water. The quality of your tissues, their performance, and their resistance to injury, is absolutely dependent on the quality and the quantity of the water you drink. Light exercise in a temperate climate uses half a gallon of water a day in breath, sweat and urine. Athletes in heavy training use over two gallons a day. Dehydrate a muscle by only 3% and you cause about a 10% loss of contractile strength, and an 8% loss of speed. Performance literally dries up. Can you afford an 8% loss of speed?

Dr. Colgan also states that it must be pure water. The EPA says that about 85% of faucet water in America is contaminated..85%! Yet many athletes who are very careful what food they put into their bodies, are careless about water. They will drink from public water fountains, from faucets at home and gym, or from gym coolers filtered only through a cheap carbon filter to make the water taste better. This polluted water will pollute muscles, organs and brains. One example he gave was an athlete that missed his shot at the Olympic Trials because he had been drinking polluted water. When you get serious about your water, look at distillers.

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Contrary to popular belief, Vitamin & mineral supplements generally do NOT improve performance. One exception is athletes with IRON deficiency anemia. Usually female, these athletes can often improve their performance with iron supplementation under a doctor's supervision.( From "Nutrition for the Athlete" by Judi Adams, RD, MS. ) She also recommends calcium supplements for women to reduce bone injuries. Do make sure the calcium is in a form easily absorbed by your body. See Calcium

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