What you eat really does have an impact on how effectively and efficiently you can provide energy to your working muscles. The body converts food into fuel through several different energy pathways and having a basic understanding of these systems can help you train and eat more effectively, and boost your overall sports performance. Sports nutrition is built upon an understanding of how macronutrients, such as carbohydrates, fat, and protein, contribute to the fuel supply needed by the body to perform the exercise. These nutrients get converted to energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate or ATP. It is from the energy released by the breakdown of ATP that allows muscle cells to contract. However, each macronutrient has unique properties that determine how it gets converted to ATP. Carbohydrate is the main nutrient that fuels exercise of a moderate to high intensity, while fat can fuel low-intensity exercise for long periods of time. Proteins are generally used to maintain and repair body tissues and are not normally used to power muscle activity. Because the body cannot easily store ATP and what is stored gets used up within a few seconds, it is necessary to continually create ATP during exercise.
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