The Importance of Nutrition in an Athlete’s Lifestyle
The Importance of Nutrition in an Athlete’s Lifestyle
Tommy Li
Centennial College
FMNT 108
Reid
08 October 2013
Abstract
For an athlete to be successful not only do they need to put in a lot of effort into exercising and training but a big part of it comes to nutrition; athletes need to watch their intake of food and nutrients to make sure their training and exercise does not go to waste from eating something that counteracts the physical activities. Most athletes have personal nutritionists to make their everyday food menus and create diets for specific situations or training and they are usually very strict about it. Without proper nutrition, an athlete will almost always under-perform because it is equivalent of having 1/3 of their physical needs removed.
Encyclopedia It is known to most people that nutrition can greatly affect an athlete’s performance so it is recommended that athletes follow certain meal plans so they can get the best out of what they eat. Not only does nutrition help better their performance on the playing field but it can also help prevent serious injuries and illnesses. Sometimes the difference between you breaking your bone or not is the small amount of calcium you may be missing form your diet, right? Maughan (2013) stated that “Olympic Committee issued a consensus statement on nutrition in sport, which began with the following words: “Diet significantly affects athletic performance”” (p.204-208) Sometimes athletes or coaches blame losing on the lack of training they do and then when they add more training they get confused because the results don’t change. Maybe it is because they don’t get the nutrients they need, Nutrition is a big thing when it comes to individual performances but most people just tunnel under-performance into the subject of the lack of training when in reality there is more to it. More training maybe be good for better performance but like
Tommy Li
Centennial College
FMNT 108
Reid
08 October 2013
Abstract
For an athlete to be successful not only do they need to put in a lot of effort into exercising and training but a big part of it comes to nutrition; athletes need to watch their intake of food and nutrients to make sure their training and exercise does not go to waste from eating something that counteracts the physical activities. Most athletes have personal nutritionists to make their everyday food menus and create diets for specific situations or training and they are usually very strict about it. Without proper nutrition, an athlete will almost always under-perform because it is equivalent of having 1/3 of their physical needs removed.
Encyclopedia It is known to most people that nutrition can greatly affect an athlete’s performance so it is recommended that athletes follow certain meal plans so they can get the best out of what they eat. Not only does nutrition help better their performance on the playing field but it can also help prevent serious injuries and illnesses. Sometimes the difference between you breaking your bone or not is the small amount of calcium you may be missing form your diet, right? Maughan (2013) stated that “Olympic Committee issued a consensus statement on nutrition in sport, which began with the following words: “Diet significantly affects athletic performance”” (p.204-208) Sometimes athletes or coaches blame losing on the lack of training they do and then when they add more training they get confused because the results don’t change. Maybe it is because they don’t get the nutrients they need, Nutrition is a big thing when it comes to individual performances but most people just tunnel under-performance into the subject of the lack of training when in reality there is more to it. More training maybe be good for better performance but like
References: Bonsi, L. (2010). Sports nutrition for young athletes. Pediatric Annals. 39(5), 300-6. Retrieved October 9, 2013, from ProQuest database. Maughan, R.J. (2013). Sports and exercise nutrition. Encyclopedia of human nutrition (third edition). (pp. 204-208) Morgan, R. (2011) The importance of good nutrition for athletes. Retrieved October 9, 2013, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/445770-the-importance-of-good-nutrition-for-athletes/ Appendices