Vince Carter on Nutrition

March 30, 2009 on 9:16 am | In Strength Training, Workout Nutrition | No Comments

The music in the background is a little distracting, but Vince brings up some good points.

First, I like to have my athletes eat before competition.  I usually use the rough time frame of 30-45 min before, and it needs to be a meal that doesn’t give them any stomach issues.  Now isn’t the time to experiment with some new hot three bean and cheese burrito!

Pregame if not time for an at home version of Man vs Food.  (And yes I do watch that show on the travel channel, along with Dhani Tackles the Globe!)

Also, he makes a valid point about diets.  It is important to give guidelines to young athletes.  If you bog them down with specifics, then it rarely gets done.  It isn’t the end of the world if a kid eats fast food once a week, however, if he/she is plowing through it every lunch, it becomes an issue.  It is important to keep things in moderation.

Vince Carter on Nutrition

Have to fuel the machine!

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