As per researchers at the University of Hertfordshire, athletes preparing for the prestigious London Marathon can expect to think beyond their self-created shackles by giving due importance to food they eat and drinks they consume.

It was found by Dr Peter Jones, a Senior Lecturer at the University’s School of Life Sciences during this study that some food products and drinks can be ingested by sportsmen with an aim to deliver amazing sporting performance on the field, over a consistent period of time.

From News-Medical.Net:

“The improvements in performance were only seen when the carbohydrate loaded was low in GI,” said Matt. “The mechanism behind this may be due to the increases seen in blood glucose throughout the time trial.”

Another research project undertaken by postgraduate student, Nick Tiller, found that athletes could maximise their performance through drinking mixed carbohydrate drinks, as opposed to those containing single carbohydrates only.

“This is important because, for example, if you drink commercially available sports drinks, you can only ingest 70 grammes of maltodextrin per hour, which may not be enough to maximise your performance,” said Dr Jones. “But if you supplement this with, for example fructose, you can open up two channels and increase the amount of glucose available to your body.

“There is no doubt but that the foods that we eat have a significant effect on performance. Those in serious training need to give this more thought if they are to maximise their performance.”

It is noteworthy here to note that apart from these carbohydrate drinks, steroids that are taken under a qualified medical advice and as per instructions can also offer great benefits to users, especially sportsmen. Steroids such as Winstrol, Deca Durabolin, and Clomid have already helped many sportsmen and have encouraged the relationship between steroids and sports to grow further. But, it is important for all potential steroid users to know that any incident of steroid abuse can bring possible side-effects.

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