by webmaster | Apr 13, 2016 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
Cook with Kathleen Pre-workout recipe: Easy Bake French Toast Casserole Everyone loves French Toast, right? It is a great source of carbohydrates that are necessary for the energy to propel you forward in a workout or race. Providing your body with all the...
by webmaster | Mar 31, 2016 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
Post-workout recipe: Spinach and Feta Egg Muffins This recipe is a wonderful post-competition meal because of its higher protein content. After a workout or an event, you should eat a meal that is 3:1, carbohydrates to protein; higher than the 4:1 ratio needed...
by webmaster | Nov 18, 2015 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
The Low Down on Training Low – Depletion Training Training Low is a strategy whose goal is to enhance fat metabolism or use of fat as energy during training. The mechanism is to purposely withhold carbohydrate prior to exercise in order to force the body to work...
by webmaster | Sep 9, 2015 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
Eating For the Long Run: The Marathon The Marathon. Twenty-six point two miles of running. People on the outside do not understand how important that point 2 is. Or how the last 6.2 miles feels like a completely different race than the first 20 miles. Your fueling...
by webmaster | Jun 11, 2015 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
Optimizing Glycogen Storage: How Effective is ‘Carbo Loading’? Glycogen is the body’s storage form of carbohydrate and is the body’s favorite source of energy upon commencement of exercise. These ‘released’ carbohydrates provide fuel and hydration. The athlete who can...
by webmaster | Apr 8, 2015 | Dr. Deegan's Nutrition Blog, News Feed
Carbohydrate, protein, fat and water are called the macronutrients. Macro refers to the amount in which they are needed, not their actual molecular size. In other words, we need large amounts of these nutrients; as opposed to the micronutrients, vitamins and minerals,...
