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This is a one-week training and diet regimen that enables the muscles to store extra glycogen before a competition. |
Glycogen |
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_______ _______ is the primary stimulus for glycogen synthesis because it increases the amount of glycogen synthase. |
Endurance Training |
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Carbohydrate loading may not be suitable in some athletes why? |
Carbohydrate loading may not be beneficial for athletes who are at risk for heart disease - they have high blood pressure, diabetes or high triglycerides. |
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Why is it that excess protein can lead to dehydration ? |
It is because water is needed to eliminate the nitrogenous protein breakdown products in the urine. |
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The Zone Diet what is it? |
Describes a diet consisting of 40% carbohydrate, 30% protein and 30% fat. |
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what are the short comings of the zone diet ? |
It is very low in energy, (the diet provides half of an athletes energy). It contains excessive nitrogen which can lead to dehydration. Has insufficient carbohydrate ( this is the limiting factor for fatigue) |
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Although athletes have a higher need for some vitamins and minerals, what can they do instead of consuming supplements? |
Eating a well balanced diet. They need to consume nutrient dense foods. |
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There is scientific evidence that vitamin/mineral supplementation improves the performance in adequately nourished individuals. Is this true or false |
False |
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Nutrient interactions may cause a deficiency; how so ? |
Nutrients compete with each other for absorption, Calcium magnesium, zinc and iron and iron all compete with each other. Too much of one can inhibit the absorption of others. |
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Depletion of the body water is called __________? It is the most common reason for poor performances by athletes. Water loss of 1% of body weight can have detrimental effects on performance |
Dehydration |
