Nutrition and Health

Hi all. Below are some nutritional guidelines to assist you in getting the most out of your training. It is important that you try these recommendations prior to competition days in order to see how your body reacts. They will need fine tuning to suit your own individual needs.

I have provided some guidelines for pre, during and post training. I have also briefly covered the areas of sports drinks and Carbohydrate (CHO) loading – two areas of interest to most sportspeople. Finally, I’m not too sure what everyone’s basic knowledge is of food so I have provided you with a list of examples of foods that consist of protein and CHO.

We will have a chance to discuss these guidelines further at the next training camp. However, if you have any initial queries feel free to drop me a line via email. Happy eating!

Sports Drinks:

Sports Drinks are very popular with all people involved in some form of exercise. However, they are really only of benefit to individuals doing 2 hours or more training (e.g. playing in a tournament, a training weekend etc). If you choose to use a sports drink choose a sports drink that contains 0.5-0.7g per litre of sodium and 4-7% of glucose or glucose containing carbohydrates, e.g. sucrose or maltodextrins.