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Sport at a competitive level is getting to a point where more and more stress is placed on how well an athlete performs, even those athletes that are only there for the fun and to take part are starting to look at ways they get the most out of their efforts. To reach these peeks all your bodies systems must be perfectly in tune and it is becoming more and more recognised that an athletes approach to Sports Nutrition is one of the factors in reaching these peeks

Sports coaches, elite athletes and now serious recreational athletes from all sports are employing the skills of a sports nutritionist to help complete preparations for competition and effective training.

Gone are the days when a packet of crisps, a bar of chocolate and a can of cola were the contents of a kit bag along with the belief that a good steak the night before a competition was the correct thing to do.

Like many aspects of careful and planned preparation for competition and the structured approach to training, sports nutritionists advise athletes to no longer ignore diets - to achieve sporting goals nutrition cannot be a hit and miss affair.

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