| If you regularly train using cardiovascular | | | | |
| workouts and a weight resistanceroutine while | | | | There are six nutrients needed on a daily |
| taking nutritional supplements but are not | | | | basis. These include: water, |
| paying attention tobasic nutrition than you | | | | vitamins,minerals, fats, carbohydrates and |
| are essentially throwing away a good portion | | | | proteins. There are three types of |
| of thebenefits you are gaining from your | | | | caloriesincluding: carbohydrates, fats, and |
| workouts. | | | | protein. Carbohydrates are converted tosugars |
| | | | during exercise. Complex carbohydrates are |
| Basic nutrition is absolutely essential to | | | | what your body needs toperform at optimum |
| making the most of your sports training. | | | | levels. Fats also fuel the body for exercise. |
| | | | Saturated fat iswhat you should strive to |
| Food calories supply energy and nutrients to | | | | avoid while monounsaturated fat is the |
| the body during exercise. | | | | leastdetrimental to the body. Protein helps |
| | | | build and maintain muscle mass. |
| Without proper basic nutrition you loss | | | | |
| energy more quickly resulting in aless | | | | Foods high in protein include chicken, egg |
| intense workout. While simple sugars are used | | | | whites, lean beef, beans and skim milk. |
| up almost immediately,complex sugars or | | | | |
| complex carbohydrates provide prolonged | | | | It is recommended that your daily diet |
| energy to themuscles during exercise. Protein | | | | consists of 50% carbohydrates, 30% fat,and |
| is composed of amino acids which | | | | 20% protein. If you exercise regularly you |
| supportgrowing muscles. In fact, basic | | | | may want to increase yourcarbohydrates and |
| nutritional deficits can cause you to lose | | | | protein intake while slightly decreasing your |
| hardearned muscle to muscle tissue breakdown | | | | fats. |
| or catabolism. | | | | |
| | | | To improve your nutrition you should try to |
| According to Joel Marion, prior Body for Life | | | | consume five servings of fruits andvegetables |
| 2001 Grand Champion, notonly are the foods | | | | per day, drink eight glasses of water (more |
| you eat important but proper timing in | | | | if you are consuming alot of proteins and |
| relation to workoutsplays a vital role in | | | | complex carbohydrates), eliminate junk food |
| maximizing your performance, optimizing fat | | | | and unnecessaryfat like in whole milk, and |
| loss, andminimizing muscle loss. The | | | | consume only lean meats. If you want to |
| intensity of your workout is directly related | | | | maximize yourwork outs while eliminating |
| to theamount of calories and fat you burn. | | | | unnecessary muscle breakdown, it is |
| You can not be at full intensity if you | | | | recommendedthat you consume a nutritional |
| aresuffering from lack of proper nutrition. | | | | supplement before and after workouts to |
| | | | restoreglycogen and creatine levels, decrease |
| In addition, intense exercise can increase | | | | muscle tissue catabolism, and encouragemuscle |
| muscle loss in people who are notmeeting | | | | tissue growth. |
| their caloric needs.(1) | | | | |