Sports Nutrition

Sports nutrition is nothing short of essential.  What you do not know about the athletes that you see on the television, competing in the Olympics and breaking world records is that they have a plan in place that allows them to succeed.

If you will succeed at your sport, you too need to insure that your nutrition is the top of the line.  Do you know what you need to do?

Ask yourself these questions:

•    Do you know when to eat before your game is to start?

•    Do you know what foods are going to help to ultimately win the game if eaten before you compete in the game?

•    Do you truly know how much hydration your body needs to power its way through all that you plan to put your body through?

•    Did you know that with proper nutrition, the right plan and consistency, your body can do better, perform harder and be more likely to be successful at what you want it to do?


Dedication Counts

When it comes to sports nutrition, there is no reason to assume that you know it all.  In fact, you should be hungry for learning.  Learn about what is out there to help enhance your body’s performance.  Learn about what you should be doing now so that your time on the floor is perfectly optimized.  And, learn how to properly take care of yourself to avoid the risk of injury.


When it comes to these things, dedication is the most essential element.  You will learn in this book that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be successful at sports nutrition. There are no short cuts worth taking either.

Knowledge is the first key to success.  You will learn how sports nutrition affects virtually every aspect of your game and how you can better enhance your game by the foods, exercises and processes that you put your body through. 

You should dedicate time to work through these steps and suggestions to better your overall performance.  As we mentioned, it takes quite a bit of dedication.  Therefore, do not expect to eat the right meal and get results right away.

Your body needs you to provide it with the fuel that it needs to do each and every thing that you want to do.  Yet, most sports players do not pay enough attention to their goals in sports nutrition.  Many make the mistake of believing that if they just work harder that they can do what needs to be done.


Work Smart By Learning First

As an athlete, you need to look at all aspects of the game.  Therefore, it is up to you to insure that your game has all the fuel and power behind it to allow you to succeed quickly and effectively. 

To get started, read through our ebook and learn what you are missing.  Then, move to using these elements in your everyday life, by adding them in as you go.  You should expect it to be hard work.  But, when you implement the changes you find here, you can also expect to find results.

It is recommended that you spend some time at least talking with your doctor to insure that your health is at an optimal level before playing any sport or changing your diet drastically.  Additionally, if you are facing any physical challenges or taking medications, insure that it is safe for you to follow these recommendations.

Success can and does happen when you look at all areas of your game including sports nutrition.

Aspects Of Sports Nutrition

There are several aspects that you need to consider when it comes to sports nutrition.  This is the overview of what we will cover here.

•    Hydration:  Your body needs fluids first and foremost.  It needs the right type of fluids and they need to be provided at the right time.  This may be a bit tricky at first, but ultimately, without fluids, your body is completely limited in what it can and will do for you.

•    Carbohydrates:  No, we are not talking about any type of diet here.  In fact, carbohydrates are an essential building block for your body’s workout.

You need to know when to eat them, what they will do for you, and how much to consume.  Luckily, you will find that information here.

•    Proteins:  Protein is the building block of our body’s muscle.  Without the right types of proteins in your body, your body can not successfully build muscle groups to accomplish tasks that you want it to.

You need to learn what you need, when you need to consume it as well as the right products to provide.

•    Fats:  Are they good or bad?  Do you know?  Your body does need fat, no matter what those diets tell you.

But, you need to know what fat is good fat and your body needs to have them delivered at the right time for them to be useful to you.

Doesn’t One Diet Work?

Something that is often misunderstood is the reason why there is not just one diet out there that is used for sports nutrition.

If you need certain amounts of foods, specific foods and at the same time, wouldn’t everyone be able to follow the same plan along the way?

The answer to this is no.  Each and every one of us has a very different body make up.  In that, we need various amounts and specific planning in our food consumption.

Another contributing factor to this is our age.  Let’s face it.  Our needs change as we age and our bodies need us to provide them with foods to compensate for those needs.

Even when you are young and fit your body needs something different as you age.

Additionally, the race that you are matters too.  Various cultures need various types of foods, minerals and vitamins.  Remember, bodies developed over time in various ways.

Therefore what you need is not the same as what someone around the globe (or right next door!) would need.

Finally, your body’s size matters too.  Obviously, the larger you are, the more calories your body needs to feed your body’s cells.  But, that does not mean that you can just take on a little bit more here and there.

Even more so, what you plan to do with your body will effect what you plan to consume.  Will you physically exert your entire body or will you simple exert just your arms?  These are plenty of differences that lie here too.