Nutrition and Hydration Resources

Power Back Diet

Hydration Preparation for Sports Performance

MHSAA on Hydration


The information below is taken from MHSAA.com

BENEFITS OF CHOCOLATE MILK
Nutrient Power House
Rethink Your Drink


EATING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
The Basics
Fluid Facts
Fuel For Training and Competition
Promoting A Healthy Weight
A Day In Your Life


PAPERS/ARTICLES
"Kids Should Not Consume Energy Drinks, and Rarely Needs Sports Drinks", American Academy of Pediatrics
"Position Paper", American Dietetic Association
"Hydration for the Teen Athlete", Sports Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition registered dietitians

SPORTS NUTRITION VIDEOS 
(MP4 downloads) Sports Nutrition 101
UDIM Sports Nutrition Tips (YouTube Playlist)
Pre-Workout (183 MB)
Post-Workout (263 MB)
Caffeine (439 MB)

Giving Blood - 

If you run events on the track, you've seen workouts posted with ominous sounding titles like Anaerobic Threshold, Maximal Oxygen Consumption (intervals), Anaerobic Lactic power, and so on. With the exception of very short sprints, plyos, and weight training, most of what we do is designed to improve your body's ability to use oxygen to create movement.  Oxygen is carried in our red blood cells.  Training has the effect of increasing red blood cells and the body's ability to use the oxygen carried within.  

Removing blood from your body, removes red blood cells, which limits the amount of oxygen available to power movement.  While giving blood is an admirable activity, it effectively negates an athlete's training.     

I love that our student-athletes want to help society by donating blood, but doing so during the season will negatively effect performance.  Please refrain from doing so.  I give blood.  I'm happy to do so and I hope that many of you will choose to after your competitive days are behind you.