nutritional needs for combat exercise

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Energy system for combat sport includes

• Creatine phosphate

• anaerobic glycolysis system

• aerobic energy system

Nutritional program for combat athletes is to

• restore glycogen storage

• increase muscle mass

• make weight

Prior to competition, combat sport athlete

• must attend an official weigh in

• need to consume large volume of food.

• fast 24 hours

Week prior to weigh-in combat sport athlete needs to lose

• > 5% body weight.

• < 5% of body weight.

• 3% of body weight.

Following are the strategies to achieve desired acute weight loss EXCEPT

• manipulation of glycogen content.

• manipulation of fat content.

• manipulation of gut content.

The best strategy to manipulate gut content include

• reduce total food volume.

• fasting.

• using laxative.

A general recommendation of carbohydrate prior to weigh in is

• 5-10g/kg of body weight.

• <50g/day for 3-7 days.

• <50g/day

Active method to excrete more fluid includes

• exercise induced.

• sauna

• heated environment.

Method to achieve acute weight loss via dehydration is

• fluid restriction.

• passive sweating.

• combination of fluid restriction and active sweating.