Nutrition for Human Performance
Posted: Thursday, February 9th Filed in: Training & Nutrition
Everyone has heard the phrase, ‘Practice like you Play;’ and this is true, if you desire to consistently play
your best, you have to practice that way. You do not want to guess or hope you are going to have a good
game; you want to know and be confident in it. Why should nutrition be any different? If you ‘Practice
like you play,’ ideally giving your all in every moment, sacrificing, focusing, etc., you will use the same
amount of energy as if in a competition. Your nutrition and eating regimen should be the same for both
practice and competition. The ultimate athlete can output maximal force repeatedly while having
optimal recovery. This is the goal of nutrition: to promote consistent optimal performance and optimal
recovery. You cannot have ideal performance without recovery. If your nutrition habits change day to
day or change between practice and competition you are setting yourself up for mediocrity,
inconsistency, and injury. You would not be training yourself to give your all every moment. You will also
not be able to predict your performance or recovery. Inconsistent nutrition is inconsistent performance.
To be the best takes sacrifice not only in training, but in nutrition as well. Nutrition is fuel and recovery,
and you need it to perform. Click title above to read entire article…
Alexandra Kleinhuizen, CSCS
Director of Girl’s MAP and Human Performance for FHIT Players
Bachelors Degree in Physiology from the University of Minnesota
Played DI Women’s Hockey for the University of Minnesota from 2006-2010