Sports drinks get a bad reputation these days for being high in sugar and “unhealthy” for athletes to be drinking. Some athletes will go as far as to avoid sports drinks altogether, even during intense exercise and athletic events/games. While it is great that these athletes are taking their nutrition seriously, they are actually doing …
During sports, the body prefers to use carbohydrates for fuel. The foods that you eat should also be easy to digest so that the food can be converted to energy and sent to the muscles to use. Eating the wrong types of food before games can cause stomach issues like bloating and nausea and can …
Starting a game, run, or workout well-hydrated is critical for optimizing performance. Our bodies are made up of 55-63% water on average, meaning water plays an important role in many bodily functions such as nutrient transport, blood flow, temperature regulation, muscle contraction, and more. Why Hydration Matters For Athletes When we sweat during exercise, our …
Let’s imagine for a second that you are about to take a trip across the cross country in your car. In order to get out of the driveway, your car needs to have gas in the tank. This fuel allows the car to drive. As you drive, you will periodically need to stop and get …
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Here at Sportsgrub, we are fascinated by the relationship between athletic performance and nutrition. Within nutrition, there are a few levels that we like to look at. It is extremely important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regiment throughout life both during the season and off the season. But one thing that really interests …
As the old saying goes, you get what you put in. And that could be no truer than for athletic nutrition. Thousands or researches have studied food’s effect on athletic performance. And with that research, we have learned numerous things on how food affects the body before, during, and after a game. At SportsGrub we …