5 Nutritional Habits
On April - 13 - 2010

Proper nutritional habits for athletes do not differ much from non-athletes. Athletes should consume 2,000 or more calories per day. The average non-athlete should consume no more than 2,000 calories per day to maintain body weight. Athletes need to consume more calories due to the caloric cost of training. For athletes these calories should come from complex carbohydrates (CHO), not fats, simple sugars, or alcohol. Athletes will require more nutritional habits to reach the proper athletic nutrition fuel for their body; this translates into a higher CHO intake. Athletes will need to consume…
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