In Is Your Work Working?, Andy Cheshire, Head Coach of Concordia HS (TX) discusses how to get the most out of your off-season and in-season workouts, specifically nutrition for performance.
Coach Cheshire provides a number of science based best-practices for hydration and recovery, including nutrient timing.
Additionally, Coach Cheshire outlines a number of “recovery drinks” and how to utilize them in your post-workout recovery plans.
Finally, Coach Cheshire details a study performed by University of Texas, Austin, that provides a detailed plan for workout recovery and its results.
Topics covered include:
- Communicating and Educating Your Athletes
- Best Practices
- Identifying Dehydration
- Recovery (The Three R’s)
- Energy Systems
- Nutrient Timing
- Why Recover Drinks?
- Effects of Recovery Drinks
- Strength Adaptation (Power vs Overall Strength)