Category: IPSC Nutrition
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Eggs
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. The egg is considered a complete source of protein of high biological value, because it contains all nine essential amino acids in the correct proportions. One egg has about 78 – 83 calories of which 6 – 8 gr. are protein and 5 gr. are…
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Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate, it is also known as baking soda.Sodium bicarbonate is an alkaline salt. Alkaline it is a substance that possesses a pH on the basic side, over 7.0 (7.0 is neutral). Sodium Bicarbonate has 8.4 ph.The human ideal pH is 7.4 slightly alkaline. Most processes in the body produce acid and during the day…
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Caffeine
Caffeine is the most well-known and widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world and is found naturally in plant species such as coffee, tea and cocoa. Caffeine is most commonly consumed in the form of beverages such as coffee, soft drinks, tea, energy drinks. Supplementing the diet with caffeine has been shown to significantly enhance…
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Nitrates
Nitrates improve exercise endurance by enhancing “running economy.” They increase plasma nitrate concentrations to increase nitric oxide, which has a variety of vascular and metabolic effects that reduce oxygen cost during exercise. This means that athletes can achieve better performance with the same amount of oxygen they consume or maintain the same level of performance…
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Glutamine
Glutamine is an amino acid (building block of proteins) that is widely used in sports nutrition, mainly due to its immunomodulatory role. Glutamine is involved in cell proliferation, energy production through gluconeogenesis (energy production from proteins rather than carbohydrates), maintenance of acid-base balance, body temperature and heart rate. Our bodies produce enough glutamine for our…
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10 nutrition advice for good health
Regardless of someone’s dietary preferences and needs, there are some advice that help ensure that nutrition helps us have good health. You are what you eat. Advice 1: Variety of foods in our diet. Variety helps us to receive all the necessary nutrients that the body needs. That is why fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, eggs,…
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Energy gels
Energy gels are carbohydrates in a gel form and help to replenish your depleted carbohydrate stores. Energy gels used in endurance events (running, cycling, climbing etc) and in every other athletic sports activity that you need to replenish carbohydrates in a short time like ipsc shooting matches. Τhe carbohydrates contained in the energy gels are…
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IPSC Nutrition – Match day
Nutrition on match day is definitely something that all competitors should seriously consider in order to achieve maximum performance. It is not wise to eat foods that only have empty calories, such as refined added carbohydrates (sweets, candies, chocolates) and do not have other ingredients that will help us achieve maximum performance, such as complex…
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