Nutrition Effects On Athlete Performance

Many athletes don’t realize the consequences that come with sleep deprivation and poor nutrition. Both can lead to injuries and cause severe harm to one’s body. I as well as many researchers believe that when an athlete is sleep deprived combined with poor eating habits, it can have many serious effects on the athlete's performance, causing physically damage to their body. For example, When an athlete doesn’t eat properly it can lead to decrease in strength. A sleep deprived athlete is more prone to injuries and takes longer to recover from the practice they had that day or the previous day. To any athlete's reading this paper, read it carefully because this can be very beneficial and hopefully help improve your performance as a whole. Although

I began a sport called rowing that ultimately changed my life. Now four years later, I am on the rowing team at Ithaca College. From my own experience, I have realized that sleep deprivation is a constant issue because I procrastinate causing me to stay up later. The days that I hardly get any sleep I notice myself zoning out and losing concentration in class and sometimes even drifting off or falling asleep. Trust me it has happened in my 9am on Wednesday’s once this semester already. I also notice the nutrition aspect of being an athlete and by eating poorly, it can have negative effects on an athlete's performance. For my sport especially it is really important that I am conscious of what I am eating the night before and day of a race. Eating poorly during those two days can decrease an athlete’s

It is important for the coaches to give tips or even have a nutritionist come in to talk to the team about proper eating. According to Debra Dunn, athletes who receive nutrition education have significantly higher knowledge and scores on the survey. When their knowledge begins to increase more, they are more prone to avoid certain foods. I as well as researchers believe that it is extremely important for an athlete to gain more knowledge on proper nutrition. Specifically the foods that should be avoided and the ones that should be eaten more of. The new knowledge that they can gain will not only help their performance, but it can also improve their mental outlook on certain