Vertical Jump Nutritional Secrets

Understanding nutrition is absolutely vital when it comes to helping out your vertical jump, and just your overall health as well. We can all prevent disease and fight infection utilizing a powerful medicine, if used in the right way: food. Using nutrition and supplementing your diet is the key to both fat loss and muscle gain. Have a look at these Nutritional Secrets and discover how to stay disease free, feel great, look good and live longer. Read on to find out actionable tips:

How Much Protein Do I Need – Protein is a normal and necessary part of a daily diet. A nutrient widely distributed among animal and plant foods, it plays many important roles in the body. Dietary protein has two uses – it can be either used in growth and repair, or it can be burned for energy, like carbohydrate and fat. Here’s a recommendation for the amount of protein that ought to be consumed: Sedentary person: 0.75 grams/lb/day, Recreational athlete: 1.00 grams/lb/day, Serious athlete: 1.5 grams/lb/day.

Protein Cycling – Since strength training greatly increases the rate at which protein is broken down in the body, it makes sense that 0.75 gms per Pound, the recommendation for a sedentary person, is inadequate. On the other hand, to increase the intake of protein to say, 3.0gm per Pound straight away would trigger mechanisms to eliminate the excess protein, and would really be overkill.

One way to overcome this is to increase the protein in steps until a maximum efficiency point is reached and then it is drastically reduced. This obliges the body to compensate by increasing the efficiency for the absorption of protein and amino acids.

Why Carbohydrates? – Carbohydrates supply energy to out body, fibre for prevention against disease and taste and texture to food. They are found in cereals, potatoes, fruits and vegetables. We recommend 4 to 12 grams/lb/day. Over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification system.

It has been found that it is impossible to predict the impact on blood glucose levels by certain foods. instead people are fed carbohydrate foods and the response is then measured. This response is known as the Glycaemic Index (GI). It is a measure of how quickly carbohydrate foods are digested and absorbed, as indicted by elevated blood glucose. The slower the rate of blood glucose increases, the lower the GI.

Super Foods – In the food industry super-foods are called “functional foods”. These foods provide a health benefit beyond the simple provision of nutrients or energy, and usually target a specific disease or condition. In most cases media headlines about the disease-fighting capacity of foods are hyped up versions of current research reality. Below is a summary of what some super-foods can and can’t do for you.

Vitamins and Minerals – For the most part, an adequate intake of vitamin and minerals can be achieved with a balanced diet. However, there may be a strong rationale for supplementation in specific nutrients.

Herbals – The latest herbal super-stars include Echinacea, gingko, and St John’s Wart. They don’t pitch themselves as lifesavers, but more as life-maximizes, helping you to get through the day with less disruption from memory failures, colds, blue moods, and more.

Supplements – To supplement or not to supplement, that is the question on more consumer’s minds than ever. There are various reasons why people may be interested in supplementation. These include concern that we don’t get adequate nutrition from our food supply; a suspicion of all pharmaceuticals; and that diet alone won’t provide everything we need anyway.

Studies suggest that a number of supplements may deliver on advertising claims. However, consumers can spend large sums of money on products that have little or no proven efficacy. So how do we know which ones to purchase?

The Bottom Line On Supplements – your diet might achieve your goals but choose only products that shows the amount of active ingredients on the label. Be aware that “natural” does not mean ‘safe’; some herbal supplements may have unpleasant side effects. Don’t treat serious medical conditions yourself. Discuss supplement use with your doctor. If you are pregnant or are breast-feeding consult a doctor before taking supplements.

Only Eat the Good Fats – Eat the good fats and feel and look great. Authorities now agree that fat is essential for maintaining optimal health. If good, healthy skin and fast metabolism is desirable to you then you must eat some fat. Be sure you know the difference between “good” fats and saturated fats. The good fats are found in fish, nuts and seeds, avocados and cold pressed oils. Avoid fried foods and saturated fats as these raise cholesterol and clog arteries.

Eat A Variety Of Foods – For protection from the majority of illnesses such as heart disease and cancer you need a variety of foods that deliver that mix of nutrients and minerals. Aim to eat different coloured fruits and vegetables. In fact, the more color, the better. Rich, leafy greens, ripe tomatoes, olive oil…I must be hungry but those sound good right about now!

Try to eat a different food each month. You might want to start with apples. Eat an apple a day as the apple pectin cleanses the body’s digestive system by removing toxins and therefore preventing degenerative health problems such as cancer.

If you can apply even just a few of these tips to your everyday eating habits you will see results in your overall health.