The Myth Of Salt, Sport Drinks, And Fasting For Athletes

Salt MythsSodium 

is a mineral that the body's most abundant in number when compared withother mineral substances. An adult requires approximately 1/2 grams of salt per day. The coaches are professionals often advise drinking tablet NaCl on before, during and a competition. Athletes who trained regularly removing the sodium and potassium through sweat. But the Agency also already trained how to maintain salt in badain efficiently, so that lost in sweat just a bit, which is required by the athletes who sweated not water plus minerals but only enough water only. In case if the athletes are encouraged to drink salt tablets, will create dangerous health is concerned.

The Myth Of Sport DrinksSport 

drinks contain artificial sweeteners as sugars, glucose, salt, and water. In advertensikan that this drink faster entry into the circulation of ordinary water to immediately be able to provide energy. The research results prove the contrary. Sport drinks into blood circulation is slower than in normal water. So indeed it takes atlrt is water. water and more water rather than sports drinks.

The Myth Of FastingA 

lot of coaches sent to fast before a match, Fasting is not rational for the purposes of eningkatkan performance. Until now, a lot of athletes who believe that fast or do not eat solid foods increases endurans and performance of athletes. This is not true.Fasting even lower endurans, due to the reduced amount of food dikomsumsi, will result in the deposit of substances depleting the nutrients in the body including glycogen. In addition to fast more than 12 to 24 hours will be reduced vital muscle tissue, glikone, vitamins and minerals. So fast to Jock is unnecessary and potentially lower achievement.