Functional Youth Nutrition
Solutions For Young Athletes
"Is functional youth nutrition important for success?" Let's start from a common point and ask a most common question...
"Have you ever asked your athletes what they eat
each day?"
Don't worry. Here's the answer:
JUNK..!
Don't put junk fuel into your body!
With all the things I have to worry about during
your average day and/or practice, taking on the
eating habits of teenagers seems like an overwhelming
addition to my already overscheduled day.
I'm betting you can relate.
But when you step back and think about it, it's
actually "worse" to ignore it. Leaving them on their
own just means they're not going to eat breakfast
(or they consider coffee a suitable breakfast), not
going to drink enough water, eat whatever junk they
serve for school lunch and then show up for practice
hungry, tired and emotionally fried.
So is it reasonable to expect them to run tough
workouts? Pay attention to another adult blabbering
at them about some topic they're only partially
interested in? Execute highly technical movements?
Sadly, no.
As much as we'd both love to live in a world where
if you ignore something, it magically goes away, we
can't ignore our athletes' "terrible nutrition".
Because we put too much time into planning practices
and setting standards of excellence to let something
fundamental like our athletes' fuel source just get
swept under the rug.
I used to think nutrition was complicated. So I
ignored it and hoped it would go away. It didn't.
If you focus on just a handful of basic concepts, your athletes will show up to practice with a lot more energy and your time will be much more productive. The place that functional youth nutrition plays in improving optimal physical needs to be more clearly understood. Nutrition is the process of absorbing and utilizing nutrients in a manner that will promote optimal physical wellness and support the body and its many functions.
Sports Performance Specialist and former New York
Mets Strength & Conditioning coach Jeff Cavaliere
has a very functional, real world resource that
makes this topic something you can address with your
athletes in less than 5 minutes a day.
Of course, I think you should get it. It's called
Teen Sports Nutrition Blueprint and it's everything
I need. So check it out. But, when you click on the
link, scroll down and sign up to get instant access
to Jeff's (free) 'Sports Nutrition Secrets Revealed'
video. It will clear up any confusion you have about
what to eat, when, how much, hydration, sports
supplements and all that crucial information that you
and your athletes need to know more about.
IT IS NOW TIME TO GET RESULTS!
After you watch the video, you'll realize that you
can handle this nutrition thing and that it'll make
your athletes and your program better.
To your success,
Robert Nelson
P.S. There are countless areas in our programs that
we could improve in order to get better results. This
year, make functional youth nutrition for sports and everyday life one of them. It's worth it.
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