dmaxashman
Level 5 Valued Member
Let me clarify the question. Are vegetables important to short and medium term sports performance? I understand vegetables may be important for prevent cancer many years down the road and for longevity, but that is not the question here. In sports nutrition advice it seems standard that people say it's important to eat green vegetables. The impression I have is that this advice is given so the author has something to write about, and to make themselves sound good, and to protect themselves and be politically correct.
Maybe I'm wrong? If so, please show me I'm wrong. How do vegetables improve sports performance? Where is the proof? Where are the anecdotal stories?
FWIW this question is a reaction to this article:
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4week_radical_reinflation_plan
the author wants to get people to put on 1o pounds of muscle in one month with hardcore workouts. Then the first thing he says in nutrition advice under the heading "eat big quantities of healthy foods" is - "All I tell my clients who want to gain good weight is to eat green things in each meal, choose whole foods first, and then pound as much of it as possible." His explanation is, "you need to start every meal with the veggies and fruits that are going to supply the micronutrients your cells need." I dunno, just sounds a little too mystical to me. If the goal is to get strong and put on muscle then it seems logical to me to pound calories and forget about vegetables.
Maybe I'm wrong? If so, please show me I'm wrong. How do vegetables improve sports performance? Where is the proof? Where are the anecdotal stories?
FWIW this question is a reaction to this article:
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4week_radical_reinflation_plan
the author wants to get people to put on 1o pounds of muscle in one month with hardcore workouts. Then the first thing he says in nutrition advice under the heading "eat big quantities of healthy foods" is - "All I tell my clients who want to gain good weight is to eat green things in each meal, choose whole foods first, and then pound as much of it as possible." His explanation is, "you need to start every meal with the veggies and fruits that are going to supply the micronutrients your cells need." I dunno, just sounds a little too mystical to me. If the goal is to get strong and put on muscle then it seems logical to me to pound calories and forget about vegetables.