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