Small decreases don't cause problems, and in most cases, they go completely unnoticed. There are three levels of dehydration: mild (where you can lose 3% to 5% of your body weight), moderate (6% to 9%), and severe (10% or more). |
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The most common cause of dehydration in teens is gastronomical illness, sometimes called the stomach flu. When you are flattened by the stomach flu, you may lose fluid through vomit and diarrhea. |
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Proteins give your body power to build new tissues and fluids, among other functions. Your body cannot store extra protein, so it burns it for energy or converts it to fat. The amount of protein an athlete needs depends in part upon level of fitness; exercise type, intensity and duration; total calories; and carbohydrate intake. |
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Talk with your trainer about exercises to help strengthen the area; these might include three or four sets on the adductor machine or widestance squats. |
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Muscles loaded with unused glycogen will be available to work for longer periods of time during competition. See your doctor for advice before trying a carbloading diet. Talk to your doctor about how much exercise is right for you. |
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Or your patellar tendon, which connects your quadriceps to the bottom of your kneecap, is inflamed. Ice for 15 minutes and twice more during the next 24 hours. |
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While baseball was likely on the minds of most who followed McGwire that year as he hit 70 home runs to edge the Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa for the new record, others cited McGwire"s powerful swing and bulging biceps as proof that performance enhancing substances work. According to fitness magazines, which provides market research for the dietary supplement industry, U.S. |
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Andro was introduced commercially in the United States in the mid-1990s. Marketers widely claim that a 100-milligram dose of androstenedione increases the male hormone testosterone by up to 300 percent. |
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Eat more carbohydrates during exercise/competition lasting more than an hour to replenish energy and delay fatigue. Proteins come in meats, fish, poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, dairy products and other foods, and should provide approximately 12 to15 percent of daily calories. |
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