THE PALEO DIET FOR ATHLETES

This is from 2005 Loren Cordain, PhD and Joe Friel, MS and the full article can be viewed at http://www.trainingbible.com/pdf/Paleo_for_Athletes_Cliff_Notes.pdf BCC is not recommending this diet, but posting the information as source to help in assisting the improvement of ones current daily eating habits.


“Training for endurance sports such as running, cycling, triathlon, rowing, swimming, and cross country skiing places great demands on the body, and the athlete is in some stage of recovery almost continuously during periods of heavy training. The keys to optimum recovery are sleep and diet. Even though we recommend that everyone eat a diet similar to what our Stone Age ancestors ate, we realize that nutritional concessions must be made for the athlete who is training at a high volume in the range of 10 to 35 or more hours per week of rigorous exercise. Rapid recovery is the biggest issue facing such an athlete. While it’s not impossible to recover from such training loads on a strict Paleo Diet, it is somewhat more difficult to recover quickly. By modifying the diet before, during, and immediately following challenging workouts, the Paleo Diet provides two benefits sought by all athletes: quick recovery for the next workout, and superior health for the rest of your life.”

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