When athletes travel for competition or training camps there is often food provided for them in a buffet-style setting. The quality and amount of food at a buffet can vary significantly and there is often a selection of a lot more food than you might usually have at home or at any one meal.
Eggs are one of the most versatile meal options an athlete can have. If you have eggs in the fridge you will always have a meal.
Planning ahead to anticipate when and what to eat at competition helps keep energy levels more consistent over the day.
Smoothies are a great way to add extra energy and nutrients, and can to be used as a post-training snack, light snack between meals or as a meal on the go.
When you are training hard the preferred energy source for short burst, high intensity activity and fast energy is carbohydrates.
At times it’s better to eat something than nothing at all. If you are out and need to fill a hole the nine snack ideas below are good options for when you haven’t prepared alternatives.
If you head off to school, university or work around training times it’s important to plan ahead and make sure you have the right foods packed, that way the fuel needed to prepare and recover from training will be available when you need it.
If you head off to school, university or work around training times it’s important to plan ahead and make sure you have the right foods packed, that way the fuel needed to prepare and recover from training will be available when you need it.
When out on the snow a nice cool drink may not be what hits the spot as much as it does in warmer activity. However failure to replenish fluid requirements of the body can lead to dehydration.
Winter sports require a wide range of skills, strength, concentration, technique and energy demands. While the principals of fuelling performance and fuelling training remain similar to summer sports, the thing that sets them apart so distinctively is the environment they participate in.