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EATING LIKE A CHAMPION

EATING LIKE A

CHAMPION

THE SUPER FOODS POWERING

ATHLETES TO VICTORY

Timothy Mottram

hen the athletes line up for balances of the intake. The crucial two or three hours. They usually
Wtheir events at the IAAF World distinction is between whether the aim to enter a calorific surplus
Championships in London this athlete needs to draw on power or in this period, but this will be as
month, they will be turbo-charged endurance. clean a bulk as possible. Before the
on food. Fuelling these modern-day Sprinters, for example, rely on competition, they will be cutting
warriors has become a science that power. Over 100 metres, endurance back on the amount of food to hit
every trainer practices, because is not the primary issue. They need a that sweet spot: where their muscle
any and every advantage should be very low body fat ratio, but they also mass is still dense but their fat is
sought in this sport of fractions. need muscle mass to cope with a down, as close to zero as possible.
While the food choices generally demanding training regime and to One way to keep the fat down is
stay the same regardless of the push through during the race itself. to cut back on carbohydrates. This is
event, the requirements for each Most racers will bulk during not in line with the lately debunked
sport affect the quantities and non-competition times, eating every theory about zero-carb diets – most

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