Compare And Contrast The Nutritional Needs Of Athletes

Myra Ford

Final Semester Project

Dietary Needs Comparison

November 12, 2015

Are you an athlete? Hydrated? Hungry? Healthy? Dieting and exercise are only two components of safe practices in athletics. This writing is a comparison of the position statements/stands of the nutritional needs for different types of athletes based on the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Following the comparison, a detailed overview of the nutritional needs of athletes within each of the following categories will be described: ultra-endurance/endurance, strength/power, and intermittent activities. In doing so, the types of

In order to accomplish this bout involves the increasing of anaerobic capacities. ATP-PC system and glycolysis are the energy systems used when these athletes perform. This athlete needs more protein in their diet than other athletes. These athletes must pay attention to protein intake because too much protein causes dehydration, overburdens the liver and kidneys, and interferes with calcium absorption. Fat intake is also higher than regular healthy individuals. 24-40% of glycogen stores are depleted after a training or performance bout. Carbohydrates are essential in their diet too. An experiment concluded that immediately before and after a training or performance bout, a supplement of protein, creatine, and carbohydrate was consumed, and it caused a great increase in strength and muscle protein synthesis. Nutrition during the activity is obsolete because the activity is such short-lived. The athletes are encouraged to always begin training only if properly hydrated and to replenish their fluids according to how much water weight was lost during the

Loren Cordain created the Paleo Diet to mimic caveman and stone-aged eating. The theory states that if the caveman didn’t eat it, neither should we. In return, we shall live a healthier, fitter, and disease-free life. The main foods consumed are animal protein and plants. The restrictions include only 23 percent daily value of carbohydrates, and the diet is costly. The advantages for athletes, especially weight-controlled sports, the athlete will stay lean, strong, and energetic. The disadvantage for all athletes would be the lack of carbohydrates in the diet. Foods other than bread, pastas, and rice include carbohydrates, but the athlete should still be aware that there could be a lack of a major macronutrient in their diet. A new program for athletes was implemented because of the lack of carbohydrates. This implementation to the Paleo Diet allowed for the intake of different foods in order to make up for the