Does Performance Nutrition exist?
Well, peak performance in tennis is much more closely linked to nutrition than most people realise.
To date, "performance nutrition" has tended only to be used as a fuel to energise tennis players and as such has not always been used optimally.
It must form part of all players’ tennis "arsenal" along with their physios, tennis coach and doctors.
The concept that ‘players who eat a balanced and varied diet, in the right quantities, will get all the nutrients they need from their food’, is now archaic, incorrect and...........detrimental to performance.
That’s because even if you’re eating all the "right" foods, there’s no guarantee your body is digesting and absorbing the nutrients effectively.
Why?
Heavy exercise along with pollution, processed foods, stimulants and stress can compromise gut function, which will ultimately affect performance.
I will look at four of the main areas that link tennis to nutrition - energy, strength, metal focus and injuries - and how these relate to peak performance:
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Is There A Diet For Tennis?
Is there a diet for tennis?
Well, peak performance in tennis is much more closely linked to nutrition than you realise.
To date, tennis nutrition has tended only to be used as a fuel to energise players but it must form part of all players’ arsenal along with physiotherapists, coaches and doctors etc.
The concept that eating a balanced and varied tennis diet, in the right quantities, will give you all the nutrients you need from your food, is archaic, incorrect and.......detrimental to performance.
That’s because even if you’re eating all the right foods, there’s no guarantee your body is digesting and absorbing the nutrients effectively.
Why?
Heavy exercise, pollution, processed foods, stimulants and stress compromise gut function, and affect performance.
I will look at four areas over the next week or so - energy, strength, metal focus and injuries and how these relate to peak performance:
Keep Reading.
Well, peak performance in tennis is much more closely linked to nutrition than you realise.
To date, tennis nutrition has tended only to be used as a fuel to energise players but it must form part of all players’ arsenal along with physiotherapists, coaches and doctors etc.
The concept that eating a balanced and varied tennis diet, in the right quantities, will give you all the nutrients you need from your food, is archaic, incorrect and.......detrimental to performance.
That’s because even if you’re eating all the right foods, there’s no guarantee your body is digesting and absorbing the nutrients effectively.
Why?
Heavy exercise, pollution, processed foods, stimulants and stress compromise gut function, and affect performance.
I will look at four areas over the next week or so - energy, strength, metal focus and injuries and how these relate to peak performance:
Keep Reading.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Tennis Nutrition For Winning Matches
Welcome to Tennis Nutrition.
If you thought winning tennis was only about how many balls you were bashing up and down the tennis court...........................
You are Sooooo WRONG!!
Tennis nutrition can make all the difference between lifetime best tennis and……….garbage.
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