Swimming-related nutrition

Whereas a sprinter should eat higher amounts of protien as soon as possible after a sprint set, or competition, followed by balanced foods later in the day. The timing is the crucial part. Diluted electrolytes mixed with water during an intense set can accelerate recovery times, but appears to have limited benefit when your body is at rest. Perhaps a nutritionist can explain why that is... Also, a good book, "Eat right for your blood type" has been incredibly helpful. Apparently, scientists have tested different types of blood in a dish and found that certain foods actually coagulate in the different samples, making it much harder to digest... This has a profound impact on your ability to recover from a good work-out. Once you switch your food sources, you'll be amazed by the physical changes. I'm so bad about post-workout recovery. I know I should bring some accelerade to the pool and eat protein right after. But I usually amble in with my bottle of water and drive around the rest of the day ... Better go back to Luna bars in the car ... I had no idea about the blood type issue. Interesting. May check into this as I have RH negative blood.

Whereas a sprinter should eat higher amounts of protien as soon as possible after a sprint set, or competition, followed by balanced foods later in the day. The timing is the crucial part. Diluted electrolytes mixed with water during an intense set can accelerate recovery times, but appears to have limited benefit when your body is at rest. Perhaps a nutritionist can explain why that is... Also, a good book, "Eat right for your blood type" has been incredibly helpful. Apparently, scientists have tested different types of blood in a dish and found that certain foods actually coagulate in the different samples, making it much harder to digest... This has a profound impact on your ability to recover from a good work-out. Once you switch your food sources, you'll be amazed by the physical changes. I'm so bad about post-workout recovery. I know I should bring some accelerade to the pool and eat protein right after. But I usually amble in with my bottle of water and drive around the rest of the day ... Better go back to Luna bars in the car ... I had no idea about the blood type issue. Interesting. May check into this as I have RH negative blood.