Diet
and Weight Loss Tips
For Soccer Nutrition
There are several diet and
weight loss tips for soccer
nutrition. In reality it is
fat loss tips for male and
female youth soccer players.
We must remember that muscle
weighs more than fat and we
want to make sure that the
weight lost by a child is
fat and not muscle.
Here are five essential diet
and weight loss tips for
soccer nutrition that I feel
are needed for fat loss for
male and female youth soccer
players.
Tip 1:
Emotional/Psychological
Support
It has been my experience
that any young boy or girl
that needs to lose
weight/fat must have the
emotional support from their
family. This definitely must
be in place before a child
will succeed.
Tip 2: Drink Water
Instead of soft drinks
consume water. Soft drinks
contain a lot of sugar
sometimes referred to as
"empty calories". Over a
period of time these empty
calories turn into fat.
Drink 1 liter of water for
every 50lbs you way. Thus a
75lb boy or girl would drink
about 1.5 litres of water a
day.
Tip 3: Eat Your First Meal
Within 30 Minutes of Waking.
You must eat something in
the morning within thirty
minutes of waking. The body
has been in a fasting state
all night and your body
needs fuel to raise blood
sugar levels.
If you do not do this, the
body may go into a
starvation mode and a
catabolic state whereby the
body breaks down protein for
energy. This protein comes
from your muscles.
An extreme example of this
is anorexia nervosa.
Many anorexics have a higher
than normal body fat
percentage. The breaking
down of protein leads to
decrease function of the
immune system and other
vital systems in the body.
This affects BOTH MALES
and FEMALES
Tip 4: Avoid White Flour,
Table Salt, White Sugar and
Pasteurized Dairy.
These foods have no
micro-nutrient value to the
body! They lack many vitamin
and minerals and act as
"empty calories"
Tip 5: Eat Whole Natural
Foods.
Most processed foods have
been stripped of their
mineral and nutrient value.
Thus you are consuming
"empty" calories.
Diet and weight loss tips
for soccer nutrition
modified with permission
courtesy of
Youth Soccer Nutrition (c)
