What are some heathy foods volleyball players can eat before matches?
Most volleyball players have their tournaments at big sports centers. At those sports centers, all they sell is junk like candy, soda, pretzels, and sugary sports drinks. A solution for higher performance is to pack healthy, energizing snacks. To maximize your performance, you need protein, carbohydrates, healthy fats, and some natural sugar. Some good protein-filled foods to eat are beans, meat, fish, nuts, eggs, and seeds. Each one of these products has a good amount of protein to help you perform better. Some good carbohydrates to eat are pasta, bread, bagels, and oatmeal. According to Colorado University, carbohydrates are very important. "Athletes benefit the most from the amount of carbohydrates stored in the body. In early stages of moderate exercise, carbohydrates provide 40 to 50 percent of the energy requirement." Another important factor in maximizing performance is eating healthy fats. Healthy fats provide a good amount of energy and make you stay full during your matches. Avocados, olives, olive oil, sun flower oil, peanut oil, canola oil, nuts, and peanut butter are important healthy fats to eat. Natural sugar gives you a lot of energy. Energy is what you need for higher performance. Natural sugar comes from a lot of fruits like apples, bananas, watermelon, peaches, plums, lemons, grapes, melons, strawberries, acai, blueberries and blackberries. Those fruits can lead you to an awesome game or even a win! In conclusion, protein, carbohydrates, heathy fats, and natural sugar are all very important to a good game. It is your choice whether or not you want to take care of your body and improve your performance.
Since you're an Olympic medalist now, I consider this expert information and advice! ACAI!!! :D
ReplyDeletegood advice except it is not easy for me to follows because i am not a very creative in cooking without any good/easy recipes from you.love bubu
ReplyDeletebrooke i love this blog as it lays out the basic building blocks for good nutrition. people that eat well and take care of themselves play better and are generally bigger/faster/stronger athletes. do you have any suggestions for people with 36 inch verticle jumps? ;-)
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