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Nutrition is a vital fitness component, which is overlooked and misunderstood by many. You will not reach your full potential if you fail to "feed the fire" with the right fuel. Nutrition plays a key role in performance, muscle gain, fat loss, recovery, and daily energy levels. Individual needs should determine what is done with the nutrition plan.

Work Hard and Smart

I am amazed by the lengths women and men are willing to go to in an effort to lose body fat. Some people mistakenly think that suffering is the only way to get results. The long-term results you desire can only be achieved with SMART work. Women and men who have taken part in deprivation diets will find that the SMART approach is much easier and more effective. In many cases people have dedicated an adequate amount of effort to their fat loss quest, but their methods leave something to be desired. Simply applying the work ethic already possessed by many people to the right plan will produce significant long-term results. I can provide customized nutritional plans that are both affordable and realistic.

Forget the crash and commercial diets. For the most part, fad diets are too generalized for male and female athletes. Athletes who value performance must not get caught up in commercialized diets intended for no one in particular. An athlete's nutrition needs vary greatly from the average person. Your goals must determine your nutritional path. Tactics used to gain muscle will be different than those used for body fat loss. Do not look for fantastic results overnight. Be realistic in your goals and your approach. In my experience, those who talk about their great short-term results rarely are pleased with what happens over the long run.

Individual Traits Require a Unique Approach

Individual attributes are too often overlooked; in line with the wave of one size fits all marketing. Understand that your body type and ethnic background have a profound affect on your dietary needs. We have all seen the tall lean person who proclaims low fat is the best road to take. The basic body type described has an easy time losing body fat in most cases because of genetic traits. It just so happens that a low fat approach will work for those individuals, who were the dominant fitness gurus of the early 90's. Someone who has a different body type may find that a low fat approach will not produce the same results across the board. Our unique genetic profiles and backgrounds demand attention and respect. Do not go against the grain; work with your body! I can work with you to develop the nutrition program for your unique traits.

I believe in designing nutrition plans that will work for the individual. A nutrition plan may be highly advanced and theoretically effective, but what if you cannot follow the plan? People must be gradually settled into a new way of eating in order to make significant change. We will work together to determine how you want to approach your nutritional plan. I will give you several options. The better way to go will be made clear and other lesser options will be presented. The lesser options are acceptable, but it will take you longer to reach your goals. This should not be my choice, but your choice!

Nutritional consultations will include comprehensive plans and implementation strategies. I will help you iron out the details. My experience enables me to find solutions for the basic problems people encounter when using a new nutritional plan.

Apply Discipline to Nutrition

I see male and female athletes "busting their humps" day-in and day-out in the weight room and on the field. They push themselves harder and harder each time they physically prepare. We all know this takes discipline despite the distractions. Why not expand this great discipline to nutrition. Many athletes train hard, but eat poorly. Fast food twice a day with a few scattered sodas is not going to provide the nutritional support needed for optimal performance.

No More Excuses

I have heard all of the excuses as to why male and female athletes cannot eat right. They do not have time or they cannot prepare anything in advance. Do you make these excuses about physical training? Probably not! So why make excuses about your diet. Apply the discipline that has helped you prepare physically to your diet. Take advantage of the nutritional edge and you will be glad in the long run. Improved nutrition can accelerate performance, decrease recovery time, and help prevent injury.

An athlete can travel in many nutritional directions, but the ones who struggle most are in weight class sports. Wrestlers in particular struggle to make weight on a weekly basis. A wrestler with a poor nutritional strategy is bound to fail. Crash dieting the couple of days leading up to match may help you make weight, but will you be able to perform in a depleted state? Some wrestlers get by with crash diets, but I would argue that none of them reach their full potential with these day-to-day methods.

Many weight class sport athletes start a preseason diet and sacrifice a tremendous amount of muscle to get the scale to tip in their favor. Losing muscle hurts performance! Losing fat requires a realistic approach that will be far less painful than the crash diet angle. Discipline and planning go a long way in this facet of sport.

Unfortunately, many coaches are to blame for weight loss disasters in sports. The classic case is the fat football player who is catching hell from his coach. The coach will demand the athlete make a certain weight. Players will stop eating in many cases to try and make weight, but they will surely end up in an overtrained state. Overtraining creates a situation in which the athlete progresses in the wrong direction. Performance can rapidly decrease and the likelihood of injury can increase dramatically. Athletes must know what the coaches expects before the season and plan accordingly.

Lets cut to the chase! Athletes all face unique situations. I am familiar with many. I will help you create a personal plan. Don't hesitate! Contact me and lets get to work.

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