It is impossible to achieve serious results in sports without proper nutrition. A purposefully selected diet designed for high physical activity will help to accomplish the tasks.
Instructions
Step 1
A person who is seriously involved in sports expends much more strength and energy than someone who does not exercise regularly. Therefore, if you are an athlete, consider the fact that snacking on the run will not be able to replenish the energy expended during active training.
Step 2
To have an adequate supply of energy, take nutrition seriously. It should be balanced and contain a sufficient amount of vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and carbohydrates, as well as other substances necessary for the body. This is where specialized sports nutrition comes to the rescue, aimed at increasing endurance, strength, increasing muscle volume, strengthening health, achieving optimal body weight and normalizing metabolism. Being a product of modern technologies, sports nutrition is presented in small, non-overloading portions, which contain all the substances necessary for a training person.
Step 3
Keep in mind that each sport requires a different sports nutrition diet. The harder the sport, the more appropriate the special diet will be. For example, athleticism or bodybuilding requires very high energy costs, recovery of the muscular apparatus after training, and further growth of muscle fibers. It is almost impossible to achieve all this with the help of ordinary nutrition, since a very large amount of food is required, which the body simply cannot absorb.
Step 4
Please note that in addition to the usual 4-6 meals a day, the athlete's body needs additional support in the form of protein shakes, energy supplements, vitamin complexes. Before training, you should receive energy in the form of complex carbohydrates, and during the recovery period, vitamins, minerals and proteins.
Step 5
There are many different directions in sports nutrition. There are specialized products for gaining muscle mass, for getting rid of excess body fat, for strengthening bone tissue, etc. Each type of nutrition can be used in a specific sport or in a complex, depending on the loads received during training.
Step 6
Remember that there are a large number of substandard products on the sports nutrition market, or even just fakes. Therefore, choose products from well-known manufacturers - savings in this case are unacceptable, since we are talking about your healthier.
Step 7
When choosing sports nutrition, be sure to check with your trainer. He will be able to recommend you really high quality products. If you train on your own, focus on sports nutrition made in Germany or the USA - it is in these countries that the highest quality products are produced. Unfortunately, Russian manufacturers, in most cases, cannot yet compete with foreign manufacturers.
Step 8
Do not make sports nutrition main, it is an addition to your regular diet. But even simple food in the athlete's diet should contain the maximum amount of proteins necessary for building muscle, as well as fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
