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How to Properly Fuel Sports Performance and Recovery through Nutrition and Supplemental Use |
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Sports Performance
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 10:22 |
Are you lacking recovery between games? Have the results you achieved during your off-season training vanished? Is your current training regiment providing diminished returns? Is your motivation so lacking that you are simply thinking about stopping exercise all together? If any of these situations sounds familiar, then know that you are not alone. The good news is that these are common problems that can be addressed with the right nutrition and supplemental program.
Being an athlete is a 24/7 job! Simply showing up for practices and games is not enough to keep you in top form or even competitive. Your ability to maintain mental focus and drive your body to the limit is tested every day. Are you consistently performing at the level you want?
If you are confused about what to eat and which nutritional supplements will allow you to maintain sports recovery, you are not alone. As a fitness professional and athlete, I am always looking for ways to push my mind and body, and to aid my clients in their ability to succeed on and off the field. In this article, I have put together the essential nutritional supplements that can properly fuel your performance, and more specifically your sports recovery.
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Ten Reasons to Train Athletes in the Water |
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Sports Performance
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 08:59 |
Ten years ago if you used the term “aquatic fitness”, many within the fitness industry would have associated images of senior citizens practicing synchronized swimming moves or individuals performing aquatic physical therapy. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few years.
Today, water fitness and aquatic training has progressed and diversified. Walk into any facility with a pool and you will see classes and training programs designed for all types of individuals ranging from both young and old, from novice to experienced athlete.
For some time now, health clubs and recreational centers have been turning to organizations such as the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA) to assist them in creating aquatic programs. As a result, many facilities have successfully developed a number of classes that effectively incorporate cardiovascular conditioning and strength development through aquatic-based resistance training.
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No Time to Exercise? Sandbag it! |
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Fitness
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:31 |
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The one thing I hear the most from people is just how little time they have to exercise. How we spend our time is just a reflection of where our priorities are. If there is the will you will always find the way. The desire has to just be for what the workout provides you rather than hoping to just get excited about the workout it’s self. During my 5 years in the military I spent just about everyday doing some sort of workout. I learned that if you didn’t have access to the gym or time to go to the gym you simply got to be creative. I think everyone in the military is taught to improvise, adapt and overcome. I do know I got very tired of doing hundreds of push-ups. It wasn’t long before I found ways to spice things up. Instead of just regular boring push-ups I would mix push-ups with other exercises. I would do push-ups on dumbbells so that I could add exercises between push-ups like rows, kickbacks, concentration curls, and front raises all from a push-up position. Fun stuff and the other exercise made the push-ups much more difficult. I used to bring my dumbbells back and forth from home and work using my sea bag and one day I wanted to run with my pack and needed some weight so I took the weights from my sea bag to add to my pack. After running a couple of miles I realized just how painful the weights had become as they slapped against my back. Perhaps I should have just sucked up, but I felt I could find an easier way to add weight. |
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Food Additive Increases Obesity |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:26 |
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a food additive and flavor enhancer that stimulates specific receptors in our taste buds. MSG is found both naturally and synthetically in a variety of foods. Mushrooms, tomatoes, nuts, legumes, meats and dairy products are among those foods that have natural amounts of MSG. Many processed foods such as canned soups, flavored potato chips, snack foods, frozen dinners, seasonings, and almost all fast foods add synthetic MSG.
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:20 |
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Soy products have long been praised as a great source of protein. For vegetarians and individuals looking for alternative sources of protein to meat, tofu has become a dietary staple. Unfortunately, research in recent years has tipped the scales on this particular product from being one that is good for you, to one that can cause serious damage to your overall health and well-being. |
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