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Fitness for Soccer
The dictionary defines fitness as "good phyiscal condition, being in shape or condition. It can be either health related or performance related. Health related insures your body will be at it's best, so you can live every day life.…
A Soplight Guide to Suppliments
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. A "supplement" by definition is something you would take in addition to whatever you would eat or drink in the course of your normal diet. Examples of supplements can range from commonly used and safe substances such as…
Methods for maximizing flexibility
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. We tend to think of young athletes as naturally flexible but in truth athletes of all ages can improve performance for sports by maximizing flexibility. In very simplistic terms, think of your muscles and tendons as elastic…
Article Posted for Female Athletes: Top 10 Reasons Heavy Weights Don’t Bulk Up the Female Athlete
Top 10 Reasons Heavy Weights Don’t Bulk Up the Female Athlete By Tim Kontos, David Adamson, and Sarah Walls For www.EliteFTS.com David Adamson and I were driving to the IPA Nationals this past weekend talking training (yeah we’re pretty…
Fueling the young athlete
Fueling the young athlete: How much water and when to drink it By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. Water seems to have gotten a bad rap lately. It used to be perfectly acceptable to drink water during sports events, but nowadays it seems that there is a big…
Soccer: How To Get Playing Time in High School or College
It is important you understand what coaches use to determine playing time (PT). Any player who makes the team can play. The difference between playing and watching can be something small. All components of the playing time decision are based…
Top Pre- and Post-Workout Meals and Snacks
Exercise is a great way to stay fit, but what you eat before and after workouts also impacts fitness.
By: Christopher D. JensenPhD, MPH, RD Nutrition & Epidemiology Researcher
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Protein Helps Power Recovery
As an athlete, you may know that carbs provide the glucose that fuels your muscles when training and competing. You may also know that recovery is key after a hard workout or competition: Push carbs to replenish those tapped muscle and liver…
By Christopher D. JensenPhD, MPH, RD Nutrition & Epidemiology Researcher
Q: What is the ratio of carbs-to-protein of sports drink and/or bars and gels that folks need during long training and marathons themselves (4+ hours?) I thought 4:1 was right?
A:There really isn't an optimum ratio of carbs to protein. It is more important to take in an adequate supply of carbs and protein than the particular ratio that happens to be in the product.
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