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Nutrition With Athletes

What should I be eating or drinking? What shouldn’t I be eating or drinking? How much of this should I eat or drink? These are all common questions athletes are faced with all the time. These are some of the questions I hope to solve during my research on this paper.

Protein, maybe one of the most important factors of an athletes diet should take up at least 33% of their diet. The reason why it’s so important is because it aids in muscle growth, although protein wont help out in muscle growth with out exercise. Exercise damages and breaks down muscle tissue and an athlete needs the minimum 1 gram of protein per pound of lean mass per day for ultimate muscle strength and growth to rebuild the muscle protein they breakdown daily. For example, I weigh 200 pounds, and if I have 8% body fat that means I have 184 pounds of lean mass so I would need 184 grams of protein a day. Because of how important protein i


s in muscle growth this is the main reason why it is so important for an athlete’s maximum performance. Some high quality proteins are lactalbumin, egg albumin (from egg white), beef, fish, poultry, soy protein, and vegetable protein.

and insulin. Even going 2 or 3 days not receiving sufficient amounts of Zinc will cause a sharp decline in testosterone levels. This is not good because testosterone is the steroid hormone responsible for growth of your muscles, libido, and blocking the catabolic effects of cortisol. White spot's underneath fingernails are a vital sign that you are not in taking enough quantities of Zinc.

those athletes who sweat a lot. Caffeine filled drinks or alcohol are not good drinks for athletes to have. Caffeine and alcohol are both diuretics that lead to hydration.

Regulating the intake of Protein, Zinc, Magnesium, Chromium Picolinate, Vitamin C, and making sure to drink sufficient amounts of water, rather t

Some topics in this essay:
NUTRITION ATHLETES, Vitamin Vitamin, Magnesium Magnesium, Chromium Picolinate, Picolinate Vitamin, athletes diet, muscle growth, chromium picolinate, Zinc Magnesium, factors athletes diet, sufficient amounts, zinc magnesium, cortisol levels, glasses water, factors athletes, lean mass, drinks alcohol,

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