http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/nutrition/index235.htmlBasketball is a sport in which physical preparation is particularly important. It does not matter how tall you are, but it does matter if your strength and fitness are not up to scratch. Basketball requires a combination of endurance (the ability to maintain an effort during an extended period of time without resting) and athleticism. After an intense period of training, you will notice that your stats improve. Your shooting, passing and dribbling will all become stronger if your body is better suited to the game.en-enhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/images/hoopsvibe_sml_logo.gifhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/NBA BAsketball, NCAA and Streetball. News, interviews, videos, wallpapers, reviews and morehttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/nutrition/the-perfect-basketball-diet-ar23243.html 2005-08-4T17:43What makes one diet plan better than another A good diet strategy should aid in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight be affordable help ensure better long-term health and must include foods that are commonly available and which the person likes. There is a great deal of evidence available from large epidemiologic studies such as the Nurse s Health Study which indicate that what you eat does indeed affect long and short term health. Below are some suggestions for improving overall ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2006-06-20T04:37 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/nutrition/importance-of-carbohydrates-ar23242.html 2005-08-4T17:32The easiest and one the most proven ways of improving performance is by manipulating carbohydrate intake particularly for endurance type athletes or those involved in sports like football and basketball. Carbohydrates are simple sugars or long chains of sugars which are linked together. Paradoxically carbohydrates are the preferred fuel during exercise of high intensity but they are stored in extremely limited amounts in the body. This storage form of carbohydrate called glycogen is ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2006-06-20T04:34 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/nutrition/the-importance-of-fluids-ar23244.html 2005-08-4T17:49Fluids are probably the most neglected aspect of the athlete s diet. It is not uncommon for recreational athletes to report that they consume on an average day an intake something like this several cups of coffee 2 colas and a few beers. That kind of fluid intake is not sufficient for several reasons and physical performance will suffer as a result. Heat is inevitably produced in the body during exercise. Our most effective way of removing heat is through sweating. For each 1 gram of ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2006-06-20T04:31 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com