I have searched throughout the forum and found little information about nutrition and supplements subjects suitable for swimmers. Generally I am against any supplement to improve overall capabilities of a swimmer. However its not always easy to maintain proper nutrition levels due other daily activities, especially with juniors when they are at school and have too many whims at the same time. So I am starting this thread with hope that any of you could share their favourite and sometimes perhaps "weird" recipes for meals that they believe provide proper nutrition with heavy and/or moderate workload swimmers. Meals-to-go recipes and budget for that relevant recipe are very welcomed. And if you are also able to provide data on what and how many elements such as proteins/carbs/iron/calcium etc shall be consumed by that recipe, I will be speachless :)! (last one is of course is just a too big wish).
Thanks!
james,
you will NEVER find a "guide" on nutrition that actually works for better than average athletes. no matter what the sport and especially swimming.
there are 2 major factors:
1) distance in workout
2) effort for that distance - factual determination of this value in calories is currently not possible
i have yet to find a "nutritionist" that is a good enough athlete to comprehend what average athletes truly need never mind the upper end group.
Unfortunately I have to agree with you on above mentioned. Indeed distance and efforts to take that distance, as well as other additional hard/moderate excercises during dry-land trainings are difficult to transform into calories intake. I am also reading a lot about the latest trend to intake more fat instead of carbs to increase energy levels and overall strength (www.marksdailyapple.com/.../ - a new paradigm in humans methabolism, so the nutrition subject is quite a mess. That's why instead of listening of various nutritionist opinions, I do believe it is better to learn from daily life of actual athletes (competitive swimmers) and from their 1st hand experience.
james,
you will NEVER find a "guide" on nutrition that actually works for better than average athletes. no matter what the sport and especially swimming.
there are 2 major factors:
1) distance in workout
2) effort for that distance - factual determination of this value in calories is currently not possible
i have yet to find a "nutritionist" that is a good enough athlete to comprehend what average athletes truly need never mind the upper end group.
Unfortunately I have to agree with you on above mentioned. Indeed distance and efforts to take that distance, as well as other additional hard/moderate excercises during dry-land trainings are difficult to transform into calories intake. I am also reading a lot about the latest trend to intake more fat instead of carbs to increase energy levels and overall strength (www.marksdailyapple.com/.../ - a new paradigm in humans methabolism, so the nutrition subject is quite a mess. That's why instead of listening of various nutritionist opinions, I do believe it is better to learn from daily life of actual athletes (competitive swimmers) and from their 1st hand experience.
