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Posts: 1417 04/07/09 10:23 AM Mega Gym Fan |
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Posts: 364 04/07/09 01:45 PM Ultimate Gym Fan |
"On a typical day, McCool will eat an English muffin with peanut butter and syrup along with some oatmeal in the morning. She drinks three or four water
bottles between classes and then eats a Balance bar, a piece of turkey and some fruit for lunch. She drinks several more glasses of water before dinner and
cooks vegetables and egg whites before sipping on hot chocolate before bed."
This doesn't seem near enough food for someone training as hard as they do. I took a sport and nutrition class and did a bio for a gymnast. If I had this diet for my "girl" the teacher would've failed me. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like their bodies would need more. |
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soonerorlater |
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Posts: 168 04/07/09 01:48 PM Super Gym Fan |
Does that girl look unhealthy to you? mmmmmmm don't think so.
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kcdevilfan |
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Posts: 16 04/07/09 01:51 PM |
I found this article rather interesting. Does anybody know of other colleges that do weigh-ins? I think that the 10-14% body fat desirability is quite low
for these athletes, and probably hard to maintain! I think a body fat that low might affect them later in life. I do think it's great that they are also
testing body density!
At ASU the girls do not have to weigh-in. Also, the nutritionist does not have a role in the athlete's lives which I feel is a big mistake. Eating disorders need to be caught very quickly! |
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Posts: 703 04/07/09 02:11 PM |
UtesRockTheHouse wrote:Assuming she has just 1 Tbsp of peanut butter, that's 8 grams of fat and 95 calories; the english muffin is probably 2g fat and 150 calories; the oatmeal is probably 100 calories and a gram of fat; and the syrup is probably 100 calories. The balance bar is 100-200 calories probably, an orange is probably 50 calories, and the turkey doesn't add much for calories or fat. Her dinner doesn't have much substance other than protein. I would say at most, she has 900 calories here, which isn't enough for an athlete. 900 calories is enough to maintain your current weight if you're NOT getting any strenuous exercise and weigh about 85 pounds. For McCool to be eating this much per day, her body must be in starvation mode; her body is immediately storing food as fat, then burning the fat as energy. So inefficient. I bet we'd actually see her lose weight if she were to increase her caloric intake to about 1,500 calories per day. Again -- this is PURE speculation, as this description could be quite inaccurate, blah blah blah -- we'll never know unless we follow her around with a food monitor, which... is creepy. |
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Posts: 703 04/07/09 02:15 PM |
soonerorlater wrote: ...judge health by one's looks. Being at a healthy weight does not equate to being healthy. I could maintain a healthy weight and be eating the absolute wrong foods, throwing them up on purpose, not eating certain food groups, be ruining my metabolism, etc. and you wouldn't know if you're basing my health on the way I look. It's possible for someone who "looks" to be at a healthy weight to not have ANY energy, because they're not on a regular, controlled diet, not getting the nutrients their body needs, etc. And lack of energy is not good for gymnastics. I'm not relating any of this to McCool -- I'm just saying in general, these are reasons you can't judge one's health by their body weight. |
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Posts: 364 04/07/09 05:23 PM Ultimate Gym Fan |
kcdevilfan wrote:A woman's essential body fat % is 12%. Sitting anywhere near that and she's probably amenorrhic which can lead to a whole lot of issues. |
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Posts: 495 04/08/09 06:07 PM |
Female athletes in sports such as gymnastics or track have an ideal body mass percentage between 10 and 14 per the MayoClinic. High level athletes are entirely diferent specimens from the average person. Their level of cardio fitness and protein intake completely changes their general body composition. The range Georgia emphasizes is one that is promoted by the FDA. However, their is a thin margin between being at optimal fitness and going overboard. That is why they have the body composition tests to make sure they stay within the healthy range. But I agree; a normal woman should have close to 18-22% body mass. |
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Posts: 13 04/09/09 07:36 AM New Gym Fan |
Found this article interesting
Nutrition
As gymnastics involves short bursts of high-intensity activity, these athletes must keep their muscles well fuelled with energy from carbohydrates. In addition, gymnasts should eat a wide variety of foods that provide a balance of nutrients, including foods that are good sources of protein, vitamins and some fat. Intake of high fat foods should be limited. Nutritionists advise gymnasts to eat about six small, frequent meals and snacks spaced roughly three hours apart. Gymnasts should have a high-carb snack about one hour prior to practice or competition, and be sufficiently hydrated before performing. Gymnasts should also drink every 10 to 15 minutes during breaks in activity. Immediately after the workout or performance, the athlete should have a high-carb snack to restore energy to the body so the muscles are ready for more activity the following day. This is also a good time to drink plenty of fluids. Despite the importance of carbohydrate, carbo loading is not really as necessary as it is in endurance sports. To keep a high strength-to-weight ratio, gymnasts need to maintain a low body fat percentage. But being small and light can be taken to extremes that are
clearly unhealthy. The sport has at times been marred by eating disorders and health problems among some gymnasts, especially girls, who go on drastic diets to
limit normal weight gain and growth. Extreme dieting may lower the rate at which energy is used, and can contribute to muscle loss and eventually an
increase in body fat
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Posts: 495 04/09/09 12:02 PM |
No wonder they're always drinking water and eating those supplement bars, haha |
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kcdevilfan |
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Posts: 16 04/09/09 02:15 PM |
Does anybody know of other teams that do weigh-ins?
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Replies
| Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/07/09 10:23 AM | honey bear page |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/07/09 01:45 PM | UtesRockTheHouse |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/07/09 02:11 PM | GoGophers |
| Well....... | 04/07/09 01:48 PM | soonerorlater |
| You can't... | 04/07/09 02:15 PM | GoGophers |
| Wow... | 04/07/09 01:51 PM | kcdevilfan |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/07/09 05:23 PM | UtesRockTheHouse |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/08/09 06:07 PM | ugadawg8 |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/09/09 07:36 AM | victoriamull |
| Re: Interesting Article About Gymdog Fitness | 04/09/09 12:02 PM | ugadawg8 |
| Other teams that do weight ins? | 04/09/09 02:15 PM | kcdevilfan |
