SPORTS NUTRITION  FOR PETANQUE PLAYERS

Our health is determined by the lifestyle we lead . A healthy lifestyle , including good nutrition and a balanced diet. Nutrition is very important for the body. This is because in order to avoid malnutrition, nutritional deficiency or excess of nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins , fats , fiber , vitamins and minerals. Malnutrition can also occur due to lack of food intake .

Effects of malnutrition is easy fainting, pale and lifeless . This situation will affect health. As a result we are prone to various diseases like kwashiokor , marasmus , beri-beri , anemia , osteomalacia , scurvy and night blindness . This condition also causes us to not be able to concentrate on her studies. In fact we are also not able to do physical activity intact .

Athletes who are not able to undergo physical training will have an impact on the decline in performance. If this condition persists then performance will be at the zero position .

If the performance of the athlete is in a position of zero then it is very difficult for the athletes to return to its original peak performance . Athletes struggle to train hard . They also had to endure the pain and suffering have to work hard to improve its performance.

An athlete who mengamaIkan continued good nutrition not only can improve the performance of sports even able to maintain its performance.

Nutrition while anything in excess will make a person overweight or obese . This situation will limit its movement during sports . Such limitations would also reduce the performance of the individual. Excess consumption will also contribute to increased levels of cholesterol and fats in the blood . The condition causes blood vessels to narrow and blood flow in normal quantities will be limited . This will cause the body does not get enough oxygen . Worse blood pressure to rise and can cause a person to get high blood pressure, coronary artery or stroke ( Bruess and Betty , 1985 ) .

7.4.1 Definition of Sports Nutrition

Defined as the application of sports nutrition dietary strategies to promote health, nutrition adapted to the training , reduce recovery time after workouts and improve optimal pre sterling during training and competing ( Burke , 1999 ) .

Therefore , we need to choose and take appropriate food and at a pace that suits the needs of sports training and competition . Quantity diet that should be taken is different from sports nutrition to training and competition in the daily diet .

7.4.2 The Importance of Nutrition For Athletes Performance

Athletes need to be exposed to the knowledge of sports nutrition so that they obtain information about the effects of nutrition on the health and performance of athletes during training and competing. This information can provide input on how the health and performance of an athlete 's sport can be improved.

Thus, knowledge of key sports nutrition in athletes involved in a competition so that they can determine for yourself the amount of fluids, nutrients and energy required to undergo a high intensity training session and also for competition . Not all athletes need extra nutrients to withstand a variety of training situations and environments except in the troubled athletes .

Balanced sports nutrition can help athletes improve performance , reduce recovery time after training burden and reduce the risk of injury during training and competition . In addition, food seimbangjuga providing the energy needed during training and competition as well as supplying the body with essential nutriennnutrien required .

7.4.3 . Nutrients And The Importance of Balanced Nutrition

Food eaten will be decomposed into smaller komponennkomponen called nutrients. These nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and water .

There is no one food that can even provide all the nutrients needed by the body in sufficient amounts . Therefore, we have to take the nutrients of various types and food groups as in Figure 3.15 .




Milk Group Group Group Vegetable Seeds Fruit Group Group Group Fat Meat
Figure 9 : The key to a good diet is a balanced diet that is high in nutrients and low in calories .
Source: William , M.H. (1999 ) . Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport. 5th ed .



Poor diet is not actually because of inadequate or difficult to get healthy food. We actually do not own a smart choice in determining what food we eat . Therefore, we need to balance the diet to take a little bit of food from the six food groups as found in Figure 3.15 . In other words , we must assess the nutrient content in the food that we get the maximum rate of nutrients required by the body as a person. Nutrient content shown on Jadua1 5.





Table 5 Content of nutrients in food groups

The primary nutrients found in six categories of food ( Food Guide Pyramid )
Milk , curd , cheese Meat , Poultry , Fish , Dry Beans , Eggs, Beans Breads, Cereals , Rice, Pasta Vegetables Fruits Fats, Oils, Confectionery *
Calcium Protein thiamine vitamin A ( carotene ) Vitamin A ( carotene ) Vitamin A
Thiamine Protein Niacin Vitamin C Vitamin C Vitamin D
Riboflavin Riboflavin Niacin Vitamin E
Vitamin A Iron Iron
Source: Williams , M.H. (1999 ) . Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport. 5th ed .


Every nutrition label contains the latest nutritional content information . Nutrition information is displayed on every food packaging also serves to help users plan a diet for health . Figure 3:16 is an example of nutritional information on food packaging .