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7 Sports Nutrition Tips

By AJ Roberts

If you are looking to gain a winning edge over your competitor and become an elite level athlete then these sports nutrition tips needs to be a key part of your training program.

1. Eat food every two to three hours.

As an athlete you should be eating every two to three hours to ensure your body gets sufficient energy, stimulates metabolism, and balance blood sugar levels. This will in turn improve your body composition and sports performance.

2. Eat protein, vegetables and fruit with every meal.

In order for you to have correct sports nutrition you should eat lean protein, vegetables and fruit at every meal. By doing this it will ensure that you not only are eating optimally but also you meeting the your daily requirements.

3. Only eat non fruits or vegetable carbs after training.

Things such as simple sugars, sports drinks, rice, pasta, potatoes and other carbohydrates should only be ingested after training, as this is when the body can process these the best.

4. Don’t be scared of fats.

Despite what the media wants you to believe not all fat is bad fat. Although you will want to avoid trans fats it is important that your sports nutrition plan have a balance of saturated, monosaturated, and polysaturated fats in your diet.

5. Drink more water.

It is very important for you to remain hydrated at all times. A great way to do this is to carry a water bottle with you at all time and continually sip on it throughout the day.

6. Do not replace food with supplements.

Supplements should never replace foods in your sport nutrition plan, as they simply do not offer the same benefits as whole foods.

7. Plan Ahead.

With everything that you have going on as an athlete it is important that you plan your meals ahead of time. A great tip is to prepare all your meals for the day the night before so that you can remain consistent and achieve that winning edge over your competition.

About the Author:

AJ Roberts is a performance enhancement coach based out of Spokane, Washington. Visit AJ’s website, www.EliteSportsTraining.com, and sign up for your free copy of "Smoothies for Athletes" - 126 Easy Recipes for Maximum Sports Performance!