Topic: Sports Nutrition (Nutrition 406)
Thinking about the 3 popular diets you indicated are MOST beneficial for strength and power athletes (Mediterranean, Paleo, Vegan), what are the best explanations for choosing them? (Select all that apply)
a. High carbohydrate content for glycogen stores to fuel anaerobic glycolysis.
b. Will result in lower glycogen stores, thereby making muscles use blood glucose more effectively for anaerobic glycolysis.
c. Sufficient carbohydrates to support strength and power activities of very short duration.
d. Low carbohydrates so athletes will depend more on the efficiency of the creatine phosphate system.