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Sports Nutrition FuelingAll activities use fuel or energy which is measured in calories. So, its important to ensure that our fuel tanks are properly fuelled. Our immediate fuel tanks are our muscles. The quickest burning fuels in our bodies are carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, fruit and sugar. When we eat carbs, they are converted in the body and stored as muscle glycogen which fills up our fuel tanks. If carbohydrates run out then you hit the wall. Carbs are used at different rates depending upon the type of sportMarathon runners use 3-4g per kg of body weight of carbohydrate per minute Endurance sports – 1.4-1.7g per kg of body weight Strength and power sports – 1.7-2g per kg of body weight
Carbohydrates = instant fuelThe long distance fuel in the tanks is fat and is stored in our fat cells. We tap into this fuel when we participate in endurance events.
Fat = reserve fuelProducts that may be beneficial:We would recommend that an athlete or sports person take a Formula 1 shake with diluted fruit juice 30 minutes before exercise to provide the immediate fuel or carbohydrates and to help spare the stored fuel in the muscles (muscle glycogen). Formula 1 incidentally features in 3 out of the 5 stages of sports nutrition because, it’s a drink so it requires little or no digestion and is therefore quick to be absorbed into the system. It has fructose fruit sugar compounded with protein (which acts as a mediator stopping the insulin rush) which helps the nutrients go direct to the cells. (Sugar drinks have no mediator and create an insulin rush) Find out more about:Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix Return from Sports Nutrition Fuelling back To Sports Nutrition Home
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