NUTRITION OF ATHLETES IN A TRAINING PERIOD: EFFECTIVENESS OF BAD USE

Abstract

A chronic imbalance in the diet inevitably leads to the emergence and development of alimentary diseases, resulting in the loss of health and efficiency. The problem of a lack of essential nutrient materials is aggravated by the increase in their expenses due to an increased level of metabolism during muscular activities, which are accompanied by psycho-emotional stress. The effective solution of diet and health correction are biologically active additives (BAA), which are successfully used in the practice of maintaining a high level of physical performance in the preparatory and competitive periods, activation of recovery processes after the competition. New formulas of sport products “Discovery” and “Memory Rise” with regard to the analysis of actual diets of athletes, such as bicycle riders and biathletes, and physiological standards of consumption of essential nutrients are developed. The authors prove the efficiency of using the specialized products during the training and competitive processes, improving work performance and adaptation reserves of the organism of athletes. The obtained materials enable to making the following conclusions: young and qualified athletes should perform the correction of a vitamin status depending on a season, intensity of physical activity and a period of the training process; the efficiency of using “Discovery” and “Memo rise” BAAs by cyclists and biathletes is shown. An additional nutritional factor is required to create optimal conditions for mobilization and utilization of energy substrates in the body, replace the losses of vital nutrients and activate metabolic processes during training and competitive loads, providing stress effects on the body of athletes and sometimes exceeding its adaptive reserves.