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Get an Olympic Body This Summer

April 24, 2013Sian707 views
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After the success of last year’s Olympics the world and the UK in particular has gone a little bit sporting crazy. With the memories of London 2012 still fresh in everyone’s heads, and with the legacy of the games set to inspire a generation, with more children wanting to grow up and become sports stars rather than reality TV stars, we are also seeing more adults combating their exercise allergy and hitting the gym to get in shape.

If you’re one of those people who have just begun pounding the running, rowing and every other form of exercise machine around; then there are a number of ways to ensure you get the athletic body you want by using sports nutrition from GNC and by keeping your diet in check.

Supplements

Supplements are often used when it comes to nutrition in sport, this is in order to help athletes increase their performance and are often considered the magic ingredient by many with a touch of sporting know how.

Those who participate in endurance sports such as cycling or swimming and those that take part in bodybuilding or other strength sports mainly use sports nutrition supplements, but for those of you just starting out don’t think that they’re a quick way to get that athlete’s body, as an exercise regime is still the most important part.

Some of the more popular supplements used are creatine, which is primarily used by trained athletes to help increase their performance and strength in line with their specific dietary requirements. Protein supplements are also used to help increase muscle and have been used since the 1940s; caffeine has also been used to help disguise tiredness and improve endurance since the 1970s, and in some ways is the precursor for today’s popular energy drinks.

Diet

When hitting the gym it is important to remember that it doesn’t matter how long you are on the running machine for, or how much weight you can lift. If your diet doesn’t change and you continue to hammer the burgers as well as the treadmill then all your hard work would have been for nothing.

It is important to maintain a healthy balance in your diet, as not only can it help you achieve that perfect Olympic body but it can also have a massive effect on your health in the future. But remember you’re not on a diet, so cutting out food groups such as carbohydrates won’t be beneficial as you will need the energy from these to maintain your strength in the gym.

Just remember if you manage to keep the healthy balance between a good diet, regular exercise and the use of the right supplements then you could be walking around the pool feeling like Tom Daley this summer instead of a washed up whale.

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I enjoy puttering around the kitchen, nibbling on my favorite comfort foods while I experiment with new recipes to surprise my family with. I was very cautious about working out, worried about injuring myself again. I started off slowly at first. I decided that I would have to work hard on my core and this has been my focus for the past couple of years

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