On The Pegs June 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 6 | Page 128

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Sport-Specific Nutrition:
Teaching Riders How to Eat for the Win
By Tanya Williams
You have a new bike; all the right ìbolt-ons; boots and new riding gear, and
youíve even completed a recent riding school session however, when it comes
to competition day, you always seem to fall short. Have you ever considered
that what you are putting in your mouth could actually have the greatest impact
on your performance? Common symptoms among trials riders such as muscle
cramping, fatigue, loss of concentration, headache, dizziness, and inconsistency in
riding can be directly related to poor nutrition and dehydration. So how do you
win this battle (and perhaps the event)? That ís easy... you eat the right way.