Racing Weight - Sport-Specific Nutrition

Sport-Specific Nutrition

The specific nutritional needs and best muscle fueling practices differ from sport to sport. In other words, if you\'re a swimmer, don\'t fuel your body like a soccer player (or vice versa)!

Carb-Protein Supplementations Helps Heat Acclimatization
Post-workout carb-protein intake enhances blood volume increase.

Does The Type of Fat Affect "Fat Loading" Effects?
A new study shows saturated and unsaturated fats are interchangeable in terms of fat loading for endurance.

Cyclists: Stay Well Fueled To Preserve Your Bones
A new study suggests low bone mineral density in cyclists may result from training energy deficits.

Burn More Fat, Perform No Better
Enhanced fat burning is an effect without a benefit in shorter races.

Nutrition and the Runner's Immune System
Hard training suppresses the immune system. The right diet will minimize this undesirable effect of your running.

Swimmers: How to Overcome a Nervous Stomach
Pre-meet nervousness can affect the ability of swimmers to fuel themselves properly for performance. Here's how to fight back.

How Much Carbohydrate Do Runners Need?
There's surprisingly little evidence that a high-carb diet is best for runners

Protein Fanaticism
Protein Fanaticism

Can You Become a Fat-Burning Machine?
Eating a high-fat diet and training at lower intensities will increase your fat burning during exercise--but will it help you race better?

The Top 10 Nutrition Tips for Triathletes
If you only follow 10 rules of diet for maximum health and performance, follow these 10.

Triathlon: Avoiding the Bike-Run Bonk
Taking in too much nutrition during long-distance triathlons is more common than not taking in enough

10 Ways to Train Your Brain for Better Performance
Muscle fatigue is caused by the brain. Here are 10 ways to train your brain to delay muscle fatigue.

Running: Nutrition for Older Runners
Masters runners need every advantage they can get--including every nutritional advantage.

Cycling: Muscle Saving Foods
The right nutritional interventions will leave you less sore after today's right and help you perform better in tomorrow's.

Wrestling: Hydration Tips for Wrestlers
Proper hydration practices are critical to success in wrestling.

Skiing: Preventing The Afternoon Bonk
Some well-timed carbohydrate and protein consumption will help you get much more out of your next winter trip to the mountains.

Triathlon: The Starving Endurance Athlete
Calorie-conscious competitive triathletes are more likely to consume too few calories than too many.

Swimming: Fueling Your Swim Workouts
Swim workouts require a very different muscle fueling approach than other endurance sports.

Basketball: Boost Your Speed
Proper training will increase your speed and quickness. Proper hydration and refueling practices will help you sustain your speed and quickness in practices and games.