Boxing Nutrition, A Guide To Eating Healthily For A Boxer By Spencer Jackson Sports Nutritionist

At Heroes not only do we sell equipment for boxing but we are also experts in giving advice on boxing nutrition and weight training for boxers.

A good boxing workout will leave you physically and mentally drained, if you do not fully recover with the correct types of nutrients and water all that hard work will have gone to waste. After your training session you need quick release carbs (sugars) as your blood sugar levels will be low leaving you feeling drained and lethergic and this can lead to you lose quality muscle that you have trained so hard to build and maintain, a banana is a good way of restoring blood sugar levels after a long session, but remember hydration is also high on the list, so make sure you drink plenty of water after your gruelling boxing workouts, protein is a also required after your anaerobic training as this can seriously breakdown muscle, the best type to get is whey powder protein. An easy and efficient way of replenishing you blood sugar levels and water levels is to use a high quality post workout recovery drink.

 

Energy and hydration supplements are excellent for a tough boxing workoutWithout high quality whey boxers muscles can not repair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Foods Are Best For Boxers ?

Because boxing is an explosive sport glycogen is the main source of energy, glycogen comes from foods rich in complex carbohydrates, the correct types of foods to give the body this source of energy is as follows:

Brown or Basmati Rice, Whole-Wheat Pasta, Granary Bread, Beans & Pulses, Lentils, Potatoes, Fresh Fruit, Green Leafy Vegetables, Porridge Oats, Natural Muesli and Bran Cereals.

Protein is also very important to boxers as anaerobic sports are very demanding on the muscles of the body, the best types of protein rich foods are as follows:

Fresh oily fish like Salmon and Tuna, White Fish like Haddock and Cod, Chicken, Turkey, Nuts & Seeds

If you can't get enough protein then you can always use our best whey protein shakes.

 

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