Fueling Basketball Players
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basketball game is of high intensity but the highintensity ... Basketball players need 0.6 to 0.8 grams of protein per. pound of body weight per day (1.4 ...
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Fueling Basketball PlayersPage 1Fueling Your Sport The number of calories you need to eat will depend onyour body size intensity of training cross training andplaying time. A small high school female player trainingfor an hour a day may need only 2000 calories per daybut a 7foot professional player may need 6000 to 7000calories per day. Male athletes who train for more than 90 minutes per daymay need more than 23 calories per pound of bodyweight per day. Female athletes who train more than 90 minutes per daymay need 20 to 23 calories per pound per day. Be sure to get enough calories to meet the demands ofbasketball. Basketball has eight different changes inmovement and players average 997 changes inmovement during a 48minute gamethat equals achange every 2 seconds! Only 15% of playing time in abasketball game is of high intensity but the highintensityplay is likely to determine whether you win or lose thegame. Basketball players need more than 2.7 grams ofcarbohydrate per pound of body weight per day (> 6 g/kg/day). During heavy training and competitioncarbohydrate needs increase to 3.6 to 4.5 grams perpound of body weight per day (8 to 10 g/kg/day). Goodsources of carbohydrate include whole grain breads andcereals fruits and vegetables. Basketball players need 0.6 to 0.8 grams of protein perpound of body weight per day (1.4 to 1.7 g/kg/day).Good sources of protein are fish chicken turkey beeflowfat milk cheese yogurt eggs nuts and soy. Basketball players need at least 0.45 grams of fat perpound of body weight per day (1 g/kg/day). Choosehearthealthy fats like canola oil olive oil and nuts.Fluid Needs Being dehydrated can lead to early fatigue. Dehydration iscompletely preventable. Train yourself to drink before during and after exerciseand to drink before you feel thirsty. Two to three hours before practice or tipoff drink 2 to 3cups of fluid. Thirty minutes before practice or tipoff drink to 1 cupof fluid. During practice drink about to 1 cup at every br ...
Source: www.lehighsports.com
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