re: Ty Davis-Price looks great

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Not sure if it matters what you eat when you’re 18-21 years old and probably burning well over 1500 calories a day.

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That is some outmoded thinking. It definitely faking matters when the margins between success and less success are so thin.

If it didn't LSU wouldn't have a performance nutrition center for athletes which opened in 2019 and had roots in concepts and application started even earlier. Per this article, the program started in 2009 ( tAdvocate)

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Not sure if it matters what you eat when you’re 18-21 years old and probably burning well over 1500 calories a day.

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First of all, their bodies burn 1500 calories just to maintain vital function (breathing, heart beat, warmth, etc). They would burn this many calories if they just laid in bed. They probably need to ingest 3000 calories a day to just to meet the basic needs of repair from running, lifting and practicing.

All of that being said, it matters what the 3000 (or more) calories are. It can’t just be protein, or carbs, or fat…..it should be the proper combination of quality calories to avoid unnecessary weight gain (loss) and be conducive to recovery.

In short….it matters what they eat.