Muscle Fitness Muscle & Fitness UK - April 2018 | Page 103

BAC K TO BA SIC S
low and high fat diets have been
proven to be effective for fat loss,
it ultimately comes down to
consistency.
Is fat a good fuel for performance?
YES, for some sports, NO for others.
Events that are extremely long in
duration, ultra-distance running
for example is a sport in which fat
utilisation can provide performance
benefits, whereas power based sports
such as sprinting, jumping and
Olympic lifting etc. rely on a different
energy pathway than what fat
provides.
HITTING YOUR TARGETS
This month you are now in a position (using months 1&2 in the series) to
hit 3 targets and really begin to dial in your nutrition to elicit the greatest
benefit to your goals.
 Total daily calories (month 1 featured in Muscle & Fitness Feb 2018)
 Protein target (month 2 featured in Muscle & Fitness March 2018)
 Fat target
In next month’s issue, we will be delving into the role of carbohydrates in
the diet so keep your eyes peeled as this will culminate the section on
macronutrients so you will have the full picture. Don’t worry though, the
series certainly doesn’t finish there, still to come is tons of information
and approaches to fully enable you to master your whole nutrition
approach.
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