Nutrition

Macronutrients: These are the three major nutrients that your body needs in large quantities: carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Micronutrients: These are the essential nutrients that your body needs in smaller quantities: vitamins and minerals.

Digestion and Absorption: Understanding how your body processes and absorbs nutrients is key to ensuring that you get maximum benefit from the food you eat.

Energy Balance: This topic refers to the balance between the calories you consume and the calories you burn through physical activity.

Hydration: Proper hydration is essential for optimal physical performance and overall health.

Supplements: There are a lot of nutritional supplements available on the market that may be useful for powerlifters.

Meal Planning and Preparation: Powerlifters need to pay attention to their nutrition not just during training, but throughout the day.

Nutrient Timing: Nutrient timing involves choosing when to eat certain types of food and how much.

Pre- and post-workout nutrition: What you eat before and after a workout can have a significant impact on your performance and recovery.

Weight Management: Body weight and composition can affect powerlifting performance.

Sports Nutrition: Specialized nutrition requirements for athletes based on the type of sport and intensity of training.

High Protein: This type of nutrition focuses on consuming a high amount of protein to support muscle growth and recovery.

High Carbohydrate: This type of nutrition focuses on consuming a high amount of carbohydrates to fuel energy stores for intense workouts.

High Fat: This type of nutrition focuses on consuming a high amount of healthy fats to support hormone production and overall health.

Caloric Surplus: This type of nutrition involves consuming more calories than your body burns, which can support muscle growth and strength gains.

Caloric Deficit: This type of nutrition involves consuming fewer calories than your body burns, which can support weight loss and fat loss.

Paleo: This type of nutrition involves consuming whole, unprocessed foods, such as meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, while avoiding grains, dairy, and processed foods.

Keto: This type of nutrition involves consuming a very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet to encourage the body to enter a state of ketosis and use fat as a primary fuel source.

Intermittent Fasting: This type of nutrition involves limiting food intake to specific time periods each day, such as an 8-hour window, while fasting for the remaining hours.

Carb Cycling: This type of nutrition involves alternating between high-carbohydrate and low-carbohydrate days or meals to support energy levels and fat loss.

Flexible Dieting: This type of nutrition involves tracking macronutrient intake (protein, carbohydrates, and fats) and allowing for a variety of foods within your daily allowance.