Legend has it that a number of great swimmers follow ridiculous diets during the Olympics (i.e. eating 10,000 calories-a-day), eating heavy meals based around food like pasta, yoghurt, hamburgers, cereals, sausages and jam…..
Absolute nutritional madness!
Bear in mind that the daily intake of calories for an adult sportsman should never exceed 3000 calories-a-day.
Paying careful attention to nutrition has become an essential part of a sportsperson’s training plan; that is because a good diet has lots of benefits, such as improving performance, boosting concentration and preventing injury.
If you are looking for information about proper eating habits, here are some invaluable tips about healthy nutrition for sports people.
Carbohydrates for fuelling your performance
Recent studies*have shown that consuming carbohydrates with a low glycaemic index (G.I.) before prolonged exercise can have a number of positive effects, including: improving performance, reducing the amount of lactic acid produced compared to a high G.I. meal and delaying the onset of fatigue.
There are two kinds of carbohydrates: “bad” (they enter your blood system quickly and have a high glycaemic index) and “good” (they enter your blood system slowly and have a low…
