Posts Tagged ‘Muscle Contraction’
Nutrition Tips For Strength Training
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
Strength training requires more intakes of calories since the body must live up to the higher levels of intensity, which is due to the muscles requiring more energy for performing on a prolonged basis. The best source of calories is the carbohydrates, which remain stored in the muscles as glycogen. The glycogen helps to develop the power for the muscles to contract, hence five – to six hundred grams of carbohydrates is the minimum that is required a day. But that’s on an average; it’s what a 150-pound person shall require and yields around 2500 carb-calories. This is enough for you to calculate your own requirements. (more…)
