nutrition for sprinters

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jero

Question:

nutrition for sprinters

does food eaten have an effect on my
performance an an athlete.if yes what kinds of food
should a sprinter takes.

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MartinM

Sprinting is a tough sport to do very specific nutrition for if there are no specific goals and ones diet is fairly sound.

Clearly a healthy diet is necessary however beyond this one needs to look at specific goals.

In most sprinters I work with, bodyfat is naturally very low and therefore no specific bodycomposition strategies need to be employed.

Recovery is one of the key things that must be focused on, training 2-3 times per day with track sessions and weight sessions puts a lot of stress on the body. Therefore ensuring adequate energy intake, sufficient protein and also that the vitamin/mineral/antioxidant content of the diet is suitable.

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