How an Athlete should eat

Published by Tropical Brazil on July 27, 2021

How an Athlete should eat: be conscious about the importance of a “healthy menu” to complement and leverage your “training menu”

rigorous discipline, like any other aspect of an Athletes’ lifestyle

How an Athlete Should Eat – eating habits are an essential part of an athletes’ strategy to obtain desired results

Doesn’t matter if you are a high-performance athlete or just practices exercise for a healthy lifestyle: you have a goal regarding “why” you practice exercises.

By the way, a healthy menu is key to obtain your goals. It is as important as sleeping hours and the correct and planned practice of exercises. And it must be according to type, intensity, regularity, practice hours etc of the exercises you practice. Basically, the amount of carbohydrates and proteins will vary according to:

Objective and type: strength or endurance
Moment: gain or lose weight (muscle and fat)

So, How an Athlete should eat depends exactly on these factors.

Endurance / weight lost

– exercises and practices involving high levels of energy consumption
– complex carbohydrates: provide long-term energy and satiety
– examples: whole grain base food, lentils, chickpeas, carrots, peanuts

Strength / weight gain

– exercises and practices involving increase of muscle mass
– proteins: provide muscle building “inputs”
– examples: chicken meat, salmon fish meat, tuna fish meat, egg, cheese, avocado, milk derivatives , beans

All diets should include a variety of food options, among the Australian food groups. And always follow a certified professional guidance.

Follow the link to know more about Nutrition

Also some good information from Luana Marchi below:

Nutrition for Endurance Running
https://luanamarchi.com.au/blog/2019/5/14/nutrition-for-endurance-running

What to Eat Post-Workout

http://talk.brooksrunning.com/au/2019/04/16/eat-post-workout/

Fat for Endurance Athletes
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo9uRqQnHt1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Simple Nutrition Tips for an Endurance Athlete
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bow4um-HSip/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link