A sportsman also has a high level of protein’s the main function of protein is for growth and repair. A sportsman will need lots of this because they are at risk of injury everyday and if an injury accrues the player will need to get back on their feet and playing again as soon as possible. I won’t need quite as much protein as I’m not at a high risk of injury but I will still need a good balance for my hormones and enzymes.
Fats are both as equally important in sportsman’s diet and a normal diet this is because they make certain vitamins available for use in the body, they also cushion vital organs, they also make up part of all the body cells, and help to maintain body temperature. So overall fats are essential in everyone’s diet weather or not they’re a professional sportsman.
A major difference between the two diets will be the water intake the sportsman will have to take in a lot more water then I would. This because they will be work at a high intensity and therefore will use up more liquids and will need to replace them again.
There are many differences but at the end of the day the sportsman needs it to keep up with his job and perform to his best abilities and to keep at the peak of his career. I don’t have to worry about this at my stage in life.
What I need to alter in my diet.
The biggest thing that I need to alter in my diet is the fat intake as it is far too high. I do need a certain amount but that amount is about 25% compared to mine, which is over 30%. This is bad because I am taking in all this fat, which is stored energy, but I’m not using it up through exercise so it will stay as fat. Also it will improve on my fitness as my breathing will be not a heavy and will be easy going.
My protein can stay the same at the moment, as I’m not a professional yet! Also I’m not likely to get injured at college so won’t need to repair and rebuild.
My carbohydrate level could increase I could replace the fattening things with them this will give me a lot more energy to go out and be active using up even more fat, also it will give me higher glucose levels in my brain and muscles which might help me at college.
Also the alcohol intake will have to come down in order to stop utilizing my muscles and to improve my metabolism by keeping the liver healthy and at a steady rate. Also to stop the alcohol storing as large amounts of fat.
There are a large amount of things I need to change in my diet and hopefully I can change these in order to become more healthy and active.
