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Sports nutrition is the study and practice of nutrition and diet for maintaining and improving athletic performance. Nutrition is part of many sports training regimens, being used in strength sports (such as weightlifting and bodybuilding ) and endurance sports (e.g., cycling , running , swimming , rowing ).
Sports energy gels emerged in the United Kingdom in 1986 as a "convenient, prewrapped, portable" way to deliver carbohydrates during endurance events. [3] Gels have a gooey texture and are sometimes referred to as "goo" generically. [4] [5] The gel Leppin Squeezy was distributed at the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in 1988.
The World Triathlon's Long Distance is a Nice-Distance race except during a short period from late 2006 to early 2008, in which it was 3 km (1.9 mi) + 80 km (50 mi) + 2 km (1.2 mi). Enduroman Arch to Arc. A 465 km (289 mi) triathlon from Marble Arch, London to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris.
“Meeting calorie and carbohydrate needs is the most important nutrition factor when it comes to a three-week stage race,” says Kristen Arnold, MS, RDN, CSSD, sports dietitian, cycling coach ...
I-TRI trains middle school girls to compete in youth triathlons. Many girls don't know how to run, bike or swim. They gain confidence, boost mental health through exercise.
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km). It is widely considered one of the most ...
Race Fuel Gets a New Look Marty Munson, Health Director, Triathlon Coach Tweaking your nutrition in the hopes of gaining an extra second is a perm-trend in sports, but the nutrients keep changing.
The term bonk for fatigue is presumably derived from the original meaning "to hit", and dates back at least half a century. Its earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary is a 1952 article in the Daily Mail. [8] The term is used colloquially as a noun ("hitting the bonk") and as a verb ("to bonk halfway through the race").