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Sports Nutrition Questions and Answers
This website is a useful guide with practical, specific sports nutrition questions and answers. Questions include inquiries about drinking milk pre-game, timing eating pre-game, DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), vegetarian athletes, taking ginseng to increase energy, staying awake, increasing energy and other sports training nutrition topics.

Electrolyte Replacement in Training
Many athletes use electrolyte replacement during training. Electrolytes are chemical substances used in the formations of electrically charged particles (ions) in body fluids. They are used to create electrical energy necessary for many body functions including transmission of nerves impulses and muscle contractions. In simple terms, many normal bodily functions depend on these substances. Replenishment of electrolytes is vital, especially for athletes and especially for triathlon athletes. Normal body functions, not to mention performance, are severely compromised if adequate levels of electrolytes are not present, especially in the heat and/or when exercise goes beyond the two-hour mark. This is why electrolyte replacement is so important.

Smart Snacks for Athletes
Sample snacks are offered on this website and their quantities offer triathletes a diet plan to help them choose smart snacks during training and races. It recommends eating fruit instead of fruit juice, high-calories vegetables and making sure that one eats breakfast and does not skip the meal. Buying ice cream is out of the question, according to this article.

Triathlon Training Nutrition for Bikers, Swimmers and Runners
What you eat before a triathlon has a lot to do with your performance in the running, biking and swimming arms of the race. The author of this article believes in the 70% carbohydrate, 20 percent protein and 10 percent fat philosophy. He eats breads, cereal, milk, yogurt, cheese, meat, poultry, eggs, nuts and fruit. There is also a link to see exactly how many calories one burns during triathlon training.