Whether you are just starting to exercise, or you’ve been training for years, it’s important to consider nutrition to see best results. This workshop will cover pre-exercise, during exercise, and post-exercise nutrition & hydration strategies.
3. Fueling Exercise
■ Good nutrition =
– Ability to exercise harder & longer
■ Burn more calories
– Feeling better during exercise
– Faster recovery
– Better results
– Improved health
■ Pre-exercise, during exercise, and post-exercise
nutrition all play important roles
■ Important for both the casual exerciser & serious
athlete
4. Fueling Exercise
■ Optimal hydration =
– Delayed fatigue
– Improved mental acuity
– Less cardiovascular stress
– Improved ability to regulate body heat
– Improved recovery
5. Macronutrients
■ Carbohydrates
– Provide immediate fuel as blood glucose
■ Primary energy source during high intensity exercise
– Stored in the muscles and liver as glycogen
■ Protein
– Building/repairing muscle requires a ready supply of amino acids
– Ideal intake more about timing than about eating large amounts
■ Fat
– Important fuel source during exercise
■ Primary energy source during longer, low intensity exercise
■ Substrate utilization depends upon duration and intensity of exercise
– Moderate aerobic activity burns a combo of fat & carbohydrate
7. Specialized Sports Foods
■ Drinks, gels, gummies, bars, etc.
■ Used for:
– Convenience
– Lack of appetite
– Lack of time
– Taking out the guesswork
■ Consider sports foods for exercise > 1 hr
8. Pre-Exercise
■ Goals: Provide easily digested energy for a workout
■ Ideal: Carbohydrate-rich, include protein
– Low fiber, low-fat
– 3:1 carb to protein ratio suggested
■ Dependent upon type & intensity of exercise
– Cardio
■ “Jiggle” factor
– Resistance training
9. Pre-Exercise
■ Time for food to settle
– 3-4 hours
■ Full meal
– Oatmeal w/almonds + skim milk + banana
– Tuna melt + fruit + yogurt
– 1-2 hours
■ Snack
– Piece of fruit w/string cheese
– ½ bagel w/1Tablespoon peanut butter
– 30-60 minutes
■ Sports drink or food
■ Piece of fruit
10. Pre-Exercise
■ Early morning exercise
– Something small
■ 6 oz. juice, cereal, milk, piece of fruit
– Fasting cardio?
■ After work exercise
– Breakfast
– 1st lunch
– 2nd lunch
– Exercise
– Dinner
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12. Carb Loading
■ Endurance events lasting > 90 minutes
■ Greater proportion of the diet from carbs, not just extra
calories
– Make room for carbs by reducing fat
■ 3-5 grams carbohydrate per lb. body weight
– 150 lb. person = 450–750 grams carbohydrate (1800-3000
calories)
– Expect 2-4 lb. water weight gain
■ 1 oz. glycogen stores 3 oz. water
13. During Exercise
■ Goals:
– Maintain blood glucose, hydration, and electrolyte balance
– Optimize performance
■ Carbohydrate based foods every 60-90 minutes during extended
exercise sessions
– Variety of carbohydrates
– Sports foods, bananas, raisins, pretzels
■ 100-250 calories per hour after the first hour
– Plan it out during endurance events
14. During Exercise
■ Hydration
– Exercise lasting < 1 hr – water is best
– 4-6 oz every 15-20 minutes during exercise
– Hot conditions, intense exercise, long duration exercise –
sports drink/electrolyte replacement
■ Carbohydrate
– 13-18 grams per 8 oz (240 mL)
■ Sodium
– Helps body retain fluid and stimulates thirst
■ Potassium
15.
16. Hydration
■ Goal: Balance fluid intake with sweat losses
■ Sweating
– Lowers core body temperature via evaporation
– 1-4 lbs/hour – highly variable
– Depends upon:
■ Intensity of exercise
■ Heat/humidity
■ Heat acclimatization
■ Genetics
■ Gender
■ Body size
■ Training
■ Clothing
18. Hydration
■ Amount and color of urine good indicator of hydration
– Pale yellow is optimal
■ Weigh naked before and after exercise for most accurate
estimate of water lost
– Drink 13-16 oz for every pound lost
– Excess fluid loss is considered >2% of body weight
■ High sodium losses?
– Salty foods prior + salt to sports drinks
19. Post-Exercise
■ Goals: Refuel, Repair, Replete
– Replace glycogen
– Restore sodium & potassium
– Provide protein to repair damaged tissue and stimulate
new muscle growth
– Support impaired immune system, reduce inflammation
■ Even 100 calories post-exercise shown to reduce soreness
20. Post-Exercise
■ 15-60 minutes post-exercise is best for refueling
– Cardio – within 30 minutes
– Resistance training – within 2 hours
– No appetite? – Liquid meal
■ Best refueling: carbohydrate + protein
– 3:1 ratio
■ Chocolate milk
■ Apple w/string cheese
■ Trail mix w/pretzels
21. Post-Exercise
■ Rehydrate
– Top priority after cardio!
– Sip fluids over time
■ Body may need 24-48 hours to replace fluid losses if
significant
– Replace electrolytes + fluid losses
■ Sodium: soup, vegetable juice
■ Potassium: fruits & vegetables
22. Exercise Nutrition forWeight
Loss
■ Do not exercise to earn the right to eat (The Free Pass)
– Treadmill + Buffet study
■ Very tough to compensate for a lousy diet
– 30 min jogging = 1 Snickers bar
– 90 min walking = 1 Naked juice
– The Cupcake Situation