The diet secrets of the best French athletes

The diet secrets of the best French athletes

2024-03-18 07:00:00

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Since 1965, Insep in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes has been dedicated to training future Adobe Stock Olympic medalists.

INVESTIGATION – At Insep’s very high performance training center, nutrition is a very serious matter. Le Figaro looked at what was happening on the champions’ plates.

«How to eat a balanced diet when you’re on the go ? How to avoid unbalanced gym snack food during competitions ? » Charline Courtois, dietician, calls out to the ten very attentive people in front of her. This evening, the collective training is aimed at fencers from the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (Insep). We must find solutions adapted to these athletes, who often travel abroad and who, due to competitions lasting all day, eat with what they find locally. “We cannot say that the ham and butter sandwich is very suitable. We therefore suggest that they appeal to freeze-dried meals. They are easy to transport and allow you to eat a balanced diet. All you need is a kettle and water to reconstitute them on site,” explains Charline Courtois.

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