How To Stay Strong All Season By Eating Properly for Breakfast!

by Steve Preston

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In last week's tip, I talked about how you should eat a pre-breakfast meal in order to help your body keep muscle on your body this wrestling season.

The pre-breakfast meal consists of a scoop of whey protein powder in water, plus a banana.

It sounds simple, and it is.

It's done to reverse the catabolic (breakdown of muscle) that occurs when you sleep because the muscles aren't being fed.

But now that you've eaten your pre-breakfast food, what should you eat for breakfast to prevent losing muscle, strength, and energy?

EGGS and OATMEAL!

I'm not talking about just the egg whites either. I'm talking about whole eggs.You see, the fat that comes from the egg yolks is very beneficial for athletes who want to get stronger or keep the strength that they have.

In fact, there have been some reputable studies that have proven that athletes who consumed 3 whole eggs daily gained much more strength over 12 weeks than those who didn't eat eggs.

The eggs will give your body more ready-to-use protein, while the oatmeal will supply complex carbohydrates to transport the protein to the muscles where it will help prevent the muscle break-down that so many wrestlers experience.

If you're a lighter weight wrestler or are really trying to cut weight, eat 1/3-1/2 cup of oatmeal with your eggs.

If you're not worried about weight or are a heavier wrestler consume 1-11/2 cups of oatmeal (dry weight) with your eggs.

It's the manipulation of your carbohydrates that will allow you to move up, down or stay in your own weight class.

If you are cutting weight, and have to keep your amount of oatmeal lower, just add a couple of egg whites to your whole eggs.  This will up the protein a bit, while still allowing you to cut weight without starving yourself.

Always consume plenty of water with your meals, especially when you increase your protein.