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 Muscles are most receptive to recovery during the first 30 minutes after competition.

Consuming protein along with a source of carbohydrate after exercise provides the amino acids necessary for muscle repair. If muscle damage is not repaired after an event, the damage can impede muscle glucose uptake and glycogen storage, thereby limiting your performance during your next training session or event.

   AFTER GOLF RECOVERY - A general rule of thumb is

1. 1 -1.5 g carbohydrate per kilogram body weight immediately after exercise. (Ex. 150 lb. person 70-100 grams (280-400 calories).

An additional 1-1.5 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram should be consumed 2 hours later. If solid foods are not tolerated or not available 30 minutes after exercise, a sports drink, energy gel, energy gel blocks or energy bar can be consumed. Examples of foods to consume within 30 minutes post-game: • Peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole-wheat bread • Non-fat chocolate milk • Fruit shake made with banana, strawberries, mango, 100% fruit juice and non-fat yogurt • Beans and brown rice • Sports beverage containing carbohydrate and protein • Cereal with non-fat yogurt • Turkey and cheese on whole wheat bread • Peanut butter on crackers • Granola bar and glass of nonfat milk • Pasta with a lean meat spaghetti sauce • Graham crackers and yogurt • Peanut butter and apple slices Ultimately by giving extra attention to pre and post game nutrition you will reap rewards on the field come game day. Elena Davis is a registered dietician and has spent much of her career in private counseling for weight loss, athletic performance and disease management.

Examples of foods to consume within 30 minutes post-game: •

Peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole-wheat bread • Non-fat chocolate milk • Fruit shake made with banana, strawberries, mango, 100% fruit juice and non-fat yogurt • Beans and brown rice • Sports beverage containing carbohydrate and protein • Cereal with non-fat yogurt • Turkey and cheese on whole wheat bread • Peanut butter on crackers • Granola bar and glass of nonfat milk • Pasta with a lean meat spaghetti sauce • Graham crackers and yogurt • Peanut butter and apple slices Ultimately by giving extra attention to pre and post game nutrition you will reap rewards on the field come game day.

Resources • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) www.acsm.or

How Much Protein Does a  GOLFER  Need?

Protein supports exercise, but not by serving as a primary fuel source. It has too many other more important functions in the body. Of course, dietary protein is needed for muscle repair and growth, but it is also needed to make enzymes – proteins that assist with thousands of chemical reactions that take place in the body –  including the production of energy from food.

Hormones, such as insulin and glucagon that help to regulate the levels of sugar in your blood, are made from the amino acids in the proteins that you eat. And, your body uses the protein in your diet to manufacture antibodies – proteins that help your body fight infection.

Recommended protein intakes are often expressed as a percentage of total calories, but sports nutritionists prefer to calculate protein needs for athletes according to bodyweight.

It should make sense that athletes require more protein than sedentary people since they generally have more muscle mass.

• 1 The standard recommended protein intake for endurance athletes is in the range of 0.5 to 0.6 grams per pound of body weight (or 1 – 1.3 grams per kilogram of body weight).

• 2 Strength athletes need a bit more and are advised to take in about 0.7 to 0.8 grams per pound of body weight (about 1.5 to 2 grams per kilogram of body weight). That means that a 180-pound (82 kg) athlete might need a minimum of about 90 and 110 grams per day to support endurance activity, or roughly 130 to 150 grams a day to support strength training.

Ideally, though, protein intake would be tailored to the amount of lean body mass (LBM) you have since bodyweight alone doesn’t tell the whole story. Your LBM comprises all your bodyweight that isn’t fat – your muscles, bones, organs, tissues, and water – and can vary quite a bit among individuals of the same body weight.

Body composition testing can determine your LBM, and athletes are advised to take in about 1 gram of dietary protein for each pound of lean mass. Strength athletes may need a bit more – up to 2 grams per pound of lean mass.  By using this tailored approach, dietary protein intake can provide a good match to support the athlete’s amount of lean body mass.

Recommended Carbohydrate Intake for GOLFERS

DURING GOLF - Carbohydrates serve as the main source of fuel during exercise

the which is why it’s so important for athletes to consume adequate amounts. This ensures that they have readily available carbohydrate stores in the muscle, liver, and bloodstream.

Carb requirements will vary based on activity:

• For most moderately active people, a well-balanced diet that supplies about half (45 to 55 percent) of the calories from carbohydrates should be adequate.

• Endurance athletes may need proportionately more, generally in the range of 55 to 65 percent of total calories.

• Ultra-endurance athletes, such as those who participate in events lasting longer than 4 hours, need even more: up to 75 percent of their total calories from carbohydrates.

Sports dietitians prefer to calculate carbohydrate needs according to bodyweight rather than a percentage of calories because it gives the athlete a specific intake goal:

• For general training, athletes are advised to take in 2.5 to 3 grams per pound of body weight (about 5.5 to 7 grams per kilogram)).

• Endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, swimmers) need more; the goal is 3 to 4.5 grams per pound of body weight (about 7 to 10 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram).

• Ultra-endurance athletes who engage in competitions that last for four hours or more may need 5 grams per pound of bodyweight, or more (11 grams or more per kilogram).

The Role of Fat Intake for Athletes

Dietary fats supply the body with essential fatty acids.  They’re termed essential because the body can’t make them, so you have to come from the diet. They’re an important part of the structure of every cell in your body and serve as a valuable energy source during activity.

Rather than suggesting a precise amount of fat for GOLFERS, The Mystagolf Nutrition Program  usually recommend an intake of around 25 to 30 percent of their total calories: the amount that’s recommended for the general population.

Since carbohydrate and protein intakes are more specific, once those intake targets are met, fat intake tends to naturally fall within the recommended range.

And, like the general population, athletes are encouraged to select mostly unsaturated fats from foods like nuts, seeds, avocados, fatty fish, and oils such as seed oils (like canola, safflower, or sunflower) and olive oil.

While carbohydrates are considered the body’s primary fuel source, the body uses both carbohydrates and fat as fuel, depending on the intensity and duration of the activity.

When exercise intensity is light to moderate, fat supplies about half of the body’s energy needs – especially as the duration increases.

For example, after jogging for more than 20 minutes at a moderate pace, fat becomes increasingly more important than carbohydrates for sustaining activity.

Keeping your macros in the right balance is critical for good performance, and athletes would be wise to avoid dietary trends that upset this balance.

 

   

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