Guide to sports nutrition

Stamina

Stamina means the resistane against fatigue. Stamina is divided into basic stamina and specific stamina. The basic stamina refers to the performance, the athlete achieves during a longer period, for example doing a 10 km long-distance running in a certain time. Specific stamina stands for stamina abilities, which are necessary for special sports, i.e. sprint strength of a footballer.
Stamina training can be supported and optimized by a useful use of nutritional supplements. Carbohydrated drinks, gels, and bars supply energy, which is necessary for the workout. BCAAs and glutamine avoid the reduction of musculature after an intensive workout. Vitamines and mineral nutrients help to rebuild muscles. more information

Muscle building

The intake of nutritional supplements is obvious to approach to the personal training goal, to build muscle mass. This has a positive effect on the anabolic metabolic processes (anabolic: building of physical substances). These nutritional supplements are proteins, amino acids, which are nutrients of the muscle cells, carbohydrates, which supply the body with energy, creatine, which increases the muscle cross-section and providing more strength, as well as further substances, which stimulate metablic processes. more information

Weight reduction and body tightening

In general, weight reduction stands for the reduction of the body fat percentage (BFP). A healthy and well-balanced nutrition is essential to reduce the own body weight. Some nutritional supplements support body-own fat burning and some can replace one or the other meal. This meal replacement consists mainly of long-chain carbohydrates with a low glycemic index as well as proteins. In order to achieve or even keep the desired weight, it is essential to do sports as well - because it is only possible to reduce weight because of a deficit in calories (that means: more calories are burnt than intaken). more information