Fuel Your Body
This nutrient is the body's primary source of energy during high-intensity exercise.
What are carbohydrates?
This should be your primary beverage for staying hydrated throughout the school day.
What is water?
This is when much of the body's physical recovery and repair takes place.
What is sleep?
These three nutrients are called macronutrients.
What are carbohydrates, protein, and fats?
You haven't eaten since breakfast and have practice after school. This is what you should do beforehand.
What is eat a balanced meal or snack?
This macronutrient provides amino acids needed to repair and build muscle tissue.
What is protein?
Thirst, headache, dark urine, and decreased performance can be signs of this.
What is dehydration?
According to general recommendations, teenagers should typically get this many hours of sleep each night.
What is 8–10 hours?
This macronutrient helps provide energy and supports hormones and cell function.
What are dietary fats?
After a hard workout, your body needs these two major nutrients to replenish energy and support muscle recovery.
What are carbohydrates and protein?
Foods such as rice, potatoes, pasta, oats, fruit, and bread are common sources of this macronutrient.
What are carbohydrates?
Athletes exercising for extended periods, especially in hot conditions with heavy sweating, may need to replace these in addition to water.
What are electrolytes?
This recovery strategy involves easy movement that may help athletes transition from harder training and maintain mobility.
What is active recovery?
Vitamins and minerals belong to this nutrient category.
What are micronutrients?
An athlete thinks skipping meals will help them perform better. This is a major problem because inadequate food intake can reduce this.
What are energy, recovery, and performance?
This approach to eating includes a variety of carbohydrates, proteins, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables rather than eliminating entire food groups.
What is balanced nutrition?
During a long or intense workout, especially in hot conditions, an athlete who is sweating heavily may need this type of drink to help replace fluids and electrolytes lost through sweat.
What is an electrolyte-containing sports drink?
What is Gatorade, Powerade, or Liquid I.V.?
Training creates the stimulus for improvement, but adaptations occur when the body has adequate time for this.
What is recovery?
Sodium and potassium are examples of these substances involved in fluid balance and muscle function.
What are electrolytes?
Your teammate offers you an unknown supplement and says it will help you gain muscle faster. This is what you should do.
What is decline it and speak with a qualified healthcare or sports-nutrition professional?
Consistently eating too little for your training demands can negatively affect performance, recovery, growth, and health because the body does not have enough of this.
What is energy?
Body weight lost during exercise largely through sweating represents the loss of this.
What is body fluid?
Training alone does not make an athlete better. These four factors work together to support adaptation, performance, and long-term athletic development.
What are training, nutrition, hydration, and sleep/recovery?
This term describes the balance between the energy an athlete consumes and the energy needed for exercise, growth, development, and normal body functions.
What is energy availability?
An athlete sleeps five hours, skips breakfast and lunch, drinks an energy drink, and then comes to training. Before worrying about lifting heavier, these basic needs should be addressed.
What are sleep, nutrition, and hydration?