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LO: To use knowledge of diet and nutrition to devise a food plan for an athlete. What can remember about nutrients from the last science lesson? Carbohydrates • Provide energy and aid healthy digestion • Eating carbohydrate at night can hinder muscle repair. Also, because you are sleeping, your body will not use as much energy so carbohydrate will then be stored as fat and not muscle. Protein -Helps build muscle strength as well as maintain and repair muscles. -Protein requires time to digest so space out servings. -Protein can be eaten as part of a healthy snack eg, boiled egg, cottage cheese, humus as well as part of your main meal. -If training, it’s important to have protein on your rest days too. Rugby Diet • I eat four times a day. • Breakfast is always two poached eggs, grilled bacon, beans and some quality seeded bread. • Then I'll drink a protein shake before my first training session of the day. • After that it's lunch, which is usually something like spaghetti Bolognese with vegetables, or rice, potatoes and a meat option, and then a second training session in the afternoon, which is usually on the rugby pitch. • I follow that with a late lunch in which the carbohydrate and protein elements are equally shared. • Then I have dinner in the evening with my wife, which consists of a steak and salad.
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