These guidelines were developed in collaboration with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s Team V Sport Performance Nutritionists and USA Wrestling’s sponsors recognized below.
Match energy intake to expenditure
Maintain hydration levels, between 96 and 128 oz per day
Avoid crash dieting
Eat a well-balanced diet with foods rich in Vitamin C (strawberries, red peppers, oranges, broccoli) and Omega 3 (tuna, walnuts, flaxseed, chia seeds)
Consume >50% daily energy intake as carbohydrate
Ensure adequate protein intake (1.2?1.6 g/kg body mass/day)
Get outside for 30 minutes per day and/or consider 1000 IU/day vitamin D3 from autumn to spring to maintain sufficiency
At the onset of a cold take zinc acetate lozenges (75 mg/day)
Consider probiotics (?1010 live bacteria/day) for illness prone/travelling athlete
Aim to sleep 8-10 hours each night
Regards, Joe Stabilito Sr. – State Chairman – PAUSAW
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