A review of the existing body of research on the protein
needs of athletes shows that an intake of about 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight is ideal.
Not exact matches
The fact that
athletes find it necessary to go out to compete agianst thier fellow man, often time injuring them instead
of helping them and then
need to
show just how «spiritual» they are is laughable..
[1 - 9] As a 2013 research paper [7] and a number
of other recent studies [12 - 15]
show, education alone (or at least that which focuses on educating
athletes about the signs and symptoms
of concussion and not changing attitudes about reporting behavior) does not appear capable
of solving the problem, because the reasons for under - reporting are largely cultural, [2,3,9,10, 12 - 15] leading the paper's author to conclude that «other approaches might be
needed to identify injured
athletes.»
For starters,
athletes showing signs
of a concussion will
need to be cleared by a medical professional to play, not a coach.
And much wider use should be made
of biological profiling — the
athlete's «biological passport» — which will
show up tiny changes made to the individual's unique genetic blueprint by doping substances and methods, without the
need to identify the presence
of the substance itself, when regularly monitored.
So after that bodybuilding
show, I decided I wanted to get into triathlon (my girlfriend was an endurance
athlete and so I
needed to impress her), and decided that the best way to do that would be to stop lifting so many heavy weights, stop eating so much food, cut a little bit
of weight, and progress to more
of a «body weight only» style workout routine.
Research
shows the protein
needs of athletes involved in intense training or workouts are higher.
If not, you
need only listen to a sports talk
show immediately following a championship (regardless
of the sport) and pay attention to the number
of times a particular team or
athlete from the game is referred to as «the greatest
of all time» to get a sense for this dynamic.
And, if fun is what is
needed to start the healing process in your relationship, purchase tickets to a Cirque Du Soleil
show like «O» at the Bellagio Hotel, and sit back and enjoy a combination
of lively costumes, fantastic music, aquatic acrobats, and theatrical performances by the world's best
athletes.