Sports Nutrition

Sports nutrition

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Sports nutrition is applied in most sports training, however it is most dominant in strength sports (for example weight lifting and bodybuilding) and endurance sports

Some of the main goals of sport nutrition are to: prepare athlete for performance or training. maintain the level of performance or training. help recovery from performance or training In some sports, nutrition is also necessary in maintaining a body aesthetic (bodybuilding) or body weight (cycling).

After weight training, there is a need to refill glycogen stores, although they are not likely fully depleted.

To compensate for this glycogen reduction, athletes will often take in a large amount of carbohydrates in the period immediately following exercise. Typically, high glycemic index carbohydrates are preferred for their ability to rapidly raise blood glucose levels.

For the purpose of protein synthesis, protein or individual amino acids are ingested as well.

Weightlifting

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Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. The two lifts currently competed are the clean and jerk and the snatch. The compound word "weightlifting" is often used incorrectly to refer to weight training. Clean and press was another weightlifting technique, discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form. In comparison with powerlifting which tests limit strength (with or without lifting aids), weightlifting tests ballistic limits (explosive strength) with smaller weights such that the lifts must be executed more quickly and with more mobility because of a greater range of motion during the lifts. While there are relatively few competitive Olympic lifters, the lifts and their components are commonly used by elite athletes to train for explosive and functional strength.

Requirements of weightlifting

Weightlifting requires power, technique, flexibility and consistency. A weightlifter's strength comes primarily from the legs, specifically the muscles of the quadriceps and posterior chain, and secondarily the back, anterior core, and shoulders. Weightlifting is a full body activity, but these muscles receive emphasis over the others within the body. Weightlifters need not necessarily be heavy, as they compete by weight classes. Cailee Snoddy from Crosby, Minnesota is the World Champion of Weightlifting. Former NFL player, Mike Gindorff, was her trainer. "It took a lot of hard work and dedication to achieve this goal" said Mike Gindorff. "She already has people against her since she is a girl. She just needs to work harder than everyone else." Nikki Calkins is hoping to take Cailee's place as World Weightlifting Champion. She is also from Crosby, and is also training with Mr. Gindorff.

Nutrition for aerobic exercise

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After the aerobic exercise it is necessary to refill the glycogen stores in the skeletal muscles and liver. After exercise, there is a 30 minute window critical to muscle recovery. Before doing anything else, drink something for recovery. Liquids are ideal after exercise and there are several studies that show low-fat milk and chocolate milk as being effective recovery beverages because of its ideal 4:1 combination of carbohydrate and protein that fuels and replenishes our muscles the best

Nutrition for aerobic exercise

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