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Athletes' Performance plates
The Athlete’s Plates are tools for you to better adjust your eating to the physical demands of your sport in an easy to follow, number free way!
EASY An easy day may contain just an easy workout or tapering without the need to load up for competition with energy and nutrients. Easy day meals may also apply to athletes trying to lose weight and athletes in sports requiring less energy (calories) due to the nature of their sport.
MODERATE A moderate day may be one where you train twice but focus on technical skill in one workout and on endurance in the other. The moderate day should be your baseline from where you adjust your plate down (easy) or up (hard/race).
HARD A hard day contains at least 2 workouts that are relatively hard or competition. If your competition requires extra fuel from carbohydrates, use this plate to load up in the days before, throughout, and after the event day.
The Athlete's Plates are a visual tool designed to help sports dietitians working with athletes and athletes themselves adjust their nutrition to variable training loads when following a periodized training and competition plan. The Athlete's Plates were developed by Meyer, NL with UCCS' Sport Nutrition Graduate Program in collaboration with the US Olympic Committee's (USOC) Food and Nutrition Services. The plates were subsequently reviewed by the USOC Sport Dietitians and scientifically tested (validated) against sport nutrition recommendations. The plates are published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.
When downloading the plates, you agree that they are used for educational purposes only. Permissions to use the plates in written publications or to adjust them to sport-specific or international applications should be directed to Nanna Meyer: nmeyer2@uccs.edu.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee - Nutrition
The USOPC has many helpful documents about sports nutrition available for download.
https://www.teamusa.org/nutrition
Food is just as important to an athlete’s success as a proper training program. Team USA athletes fuel their bodies with meals that are both healthy and delicious, and now you can have the opportunity to cook (and eat!) along with them, all while getting to know them off the field of play.
"Cooking With Team USA” goes into the kitchen with Olympians and Paralympians, giving you the inside scoop on how to prepare meals delicious enough for elite athletes. From mouth-watering entrees to simple snacks (and even some cheat meals), each recipe is easy to make and packed with flavor.
CPSDA
The Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) has many downloadable resources to help you fuel for athletic success.