, "It depends on the adequacy of the diet, the calorie intake, individual nutritional needs etc. Many endurance athletes consume a large amount of calories to meet their metabolic and training needs. A higher calorie intake will often provide more
One of the long-enduring and rarely questioned traditions associated with triathlon events of all kinds is the substantial pasta dinner the evening before race day. After all, who doesn't believe in the hearty, turbo-fuelling advantages of eating a
, exercise physiologist and sports nutritionist, and triathlete, explains: "What is happening is your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is decreasing. Your BMR is the amount of energy you need for your body operate normally if you were not to move and just stay
to engage your brain....your waistlineUpper: Caffeine's an appetite suppressant and it also turns up the calorie-burning heat of your heart rate and metabolism. "Drinking six cups per day, combined with exercise and a low-fat diet, can boost fat
number of variables that will affect what your body needs for training and recovery and it may take some time to figure them out. The 2008 Sprint Triathlon Age Group (50-54) World Champion Jane Bell says her nutrition plan for her first year of triathlon
the US Department of Agriculture appropriated it for a report on nutrition. Specifically, a calorie was defined as the unit of heat required to raise 1g of water 1 degree Celsius.To apply this concept to foods such as sandwiches, scientists would set food
