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Effects of Nutrition
on Endurance
and Resistance
Training

KIN 350 - 1003 Website Assignment

Team 12

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What the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Says

  • Don’t skip the carbs, carbohydrates are fuel for your body, the harder you work the more carbohydrates you will need to consume. 

  • Don’t experiment on important competition or game days, experimentation should be done during training.  

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  • Pre-Exercise Nutrition

    • When should a person eat before a workout? 

      • Depending on how an individual's body works, 1-4 hours before your workout is suggested. 

    • Foods such as greek yogurt with berries, oatmeal with fruit, peanut butter sandwich, or a banana with peanut butter are great pre-workout fuels. 

      • Aka protein (rebuild) with carbs (fuel).

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  • Post-Exercise Nutrition

    • After a workout you need to replenish the nutrients that are lost.

    • The body will use glycogen which Is a stored energy in the muscles that gets a person through their form of exercise. 

    • After exercise, a person should focus on eating protein and carbohydrates as it is vital to replenish the glycogen in your muscles, as well as helping your tired muscles rebuild and repair. 

    • When should a person eat after a workout? Within an hour of intense workout. 

      • Smoothies, turkey whole-grain wrap with veggies, yogurt with berries are great examples of convenient easy to eat foods.

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Reference

Mohr , C. R. (2019, September 19). Timing your pre and Post Workout Nutrition. Timing Your Pre and Post Workout Nutrition. Retrieved May 1, 2023, from https://www.eatright.org/fitness/physical-activity/exercise-nutrition/timing-your-pre-and-post-workout-nutrition 

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Effects of Nutrition on Endurance
Training

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Effects of Nutrition on Resistance
Training

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