Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Infinit Nutrition

Endurance sport is just as much a game of nutrition as it is a game of mental and physical will.

How can the coaching staff of such a high profile multi-million dollar professional sports team, believe that merely consuming bananas, is the sercet to preventing cramps and optimizing game day nutrition? The Giants still won--but it wasn't because of their 'clever' nutrition strategy. Watching the Super Bowl allowed me to reminisce of the early childhood soccer days, when we all eat oranges during half-time. The coaches back then believed it worked and we as kids loved them. But in this day and age of professionalism--surely the coaches of a Super Bowl Team that analyzes every minute detail--implements a proper nutrition strategy that allows a 300 pound linebacker to perform to the best of his ability in the grueling heat and humidity? I eat bananas before races. Surely they can be a good race day food. But what else was consumed? Am I missing something?

Below is what one wants to avoid. Few athletic endurance videos are more dramatic than this one:




Sian and Wendy should have been hydrating with a product such as Infinit Nutrition--and they should have been timing the consumption of this product better. Of course--it certainly is easy for me to say this while I am typing on the couch at room temperature. But I have also been out their and seen the 'Pearly Gates' because of a poor nutrition strategy. In their defense--this excellent product was yet to be developed.

The bottom line:
Take the time to dial down your nutrition strategy while training and racing. Never be depleted going into a workout. The timing of nutrition is just as important as the nutrition itself.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

science of sport already beat you too that..
http://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2008/02/nfl-gatorade-and-bananas.html