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Importance of nutrition
Water You are made of water. If you do not have it, you will die. For every pound of water weight lost during exercise, you need to drink a liter of water, or your performance will take a nose dive.
* Hypohydration (Dehydration) Will cause your performance to tank. * Hyperhydration (Being super hydrated) No inherent performance boost except to stave off hypohydration. Food Food is energy. True we cannot live without water and oxygen, but it is the process of breaking down food that creates energy in people. Thats why breakfast is so important, because after hours of not eating you will have nothing to break down for energy, so you will have to rely on previously stored energy, which is not the same thing at all and gives you far less energy. But what should you eat? The answer is at once simple and painfully complex. For energy, you need carbohydrates, and there are two kinds of carbohydrates.
* Simple Carbohydrates - Basically blood sugar or glucose. Foods containing simple carbohydrates are sweet tasting, like cookies, fruit, sugar, honey, candy, cake, etc
Simple carbs are already very close to being in the digested form, so they pass into your bloodstream almost immediately. AND
* Complex Carbohydrates - These are found in foods prepared with grains and vegetables. Even though both simple and complex carbs provide needed glucose, the complex carbohydrates provide several nutritional advantages, such as additional vitamins, minerals, and fiber needed for good health and performance
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