by intriguemedia
July 24, 2010
Whether you have try outs coming up, you’re joining a club team or you simply just have a love of the game, basketball is one of those sports that requires a significant amount of conditioning ahead of time. Obviously with all sports a great amount of conditioning beforehand will help you to excel while playing. Baseball and tennis players focus on their upper body strength so they can hit the ball harder and football players train themselves for sudden sprints. Basketball players are no different, and given the strength and size we see in the professionals while they’re just standing still, we can see that their exercises are some of the most difficult an athlete can face. Let’s look at [...]
by intriguemedia
July 18, 2010
Nutrient timing can bring many benefits, helping you to get the best out of your exercise and the food you eat. Nutrient Timing Principles (NTP) will aid you in these ways: Optimizing the use of your food fuel to keep energy up while training Make repairs to your muscles improve your muscle strength to your full genetic potential Insure you get the right nutrients to stay healthy with a good response to infections and so on; heavy training can suppress the immune system Improve your recovery times after training to allow you to work more often and more effectively Energy Energy in sports nutrition terms is the potential fuel your body can gain from the food you eat. This energy [...]
