Teach your body to burn fat first and achieve the best physical condition of your life.
Noodles, bananas, carbonated drinks: many athletes dream of these foods. The decision is not surprising since they contain a lot of carbohydrates and provide energy quickly. While these remain the preferred foods, many scientists incorporated new recommendations. The carbohydrates are still important, but not in the quantity in which they are recommended so far. What is suggested, instead, is to incorporate fats, something until now almost prohibited.
Wolfgang Feil, sports scientist and biologist, votes for fats. Rather, by activation of fat metabolism. “That way, the body learns, under pressure, to burn more fat than carbohydrates, ” he explains. The athlete performs more and recovers faster, according to studies conducted in the United States. It is not about suddenly eating more fats, but, by eating less carbohydrates, displacing the relationship to fats. This increases, for example, the resistance capacity.
The body only takes fats as an energy source when it cannot consume more carbohydrates. It’s easy to experience what that feels like if you do sports in the morning, before breakfast: training costs more, and performance -in addition to humor- is on the floor. Anyone who reduces their carbohydrate intake will feel this state when training for four to six weeks. First, the body must learn to become a “fat burner” or “fat burner,” according to Feil. “After three months he will be in better shape than ever,” he adds.
Feil recommends not eating carbohydrates in the form of noodles, potatoes or bread after training. However, you should eat soon, and your intake should be high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The recommended foods are olive oil, avocados, cream and whole milk. Whoever trains at night and does not want to eat so late will do well to drink a protein shake.
Other experts disagree strongly with this plan. “No athlete needs protein preparations,” says nutritionist Uwe Knop. With a normal diet, protein is consumed more than enough.
Some specialists recommend consuming protein in plant or animal products, such as peas, soybeans, beans, quinoa, and potatoes. On the other hand, animal proteins have been losing bad press in recent years. Some nutritionists even recommend athletes eat ten eggs a week, as they are healthy and easy to digest.
In the case of competitions, the picture is different: nobody should face them on an empty stomach but bet on the energy of carbohydrates. Pasta before the marathon makes sense: they provide quick energy. Potatoes, rice or bread can also be consumed.