Your nutrition strategy

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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:32

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Develop a structured nutrition strategy

by Keri Strachan

Just like your training, a nutrition strategy needs to be constantly adapting to different training demands daily. It needs to take into account your specific goals. Do you want to lose fat, gain muscle, or maintain weight?

Specific strategies are required for competition days, training days, rest days and days leading up to an event. It is an individually-tailored, evidence-based meal plan to optimise performance through good nutrition and hydration practices.

Why have a nutrition strategy?

A structured eating pattern is vital to get maximum potential from your training sessions and ensure adequate recovery.
There should be different strategies for different training days, such as low intensity versus high intensity, or double training sessions versus only one, or a long ride at the weekend versus a sprint ride during the week. A plan helps you to be prepared and ensures enough of the right nutrients (for energy and repair) are provided.