Honey for athletes: lomi honey

Honey for athletes:

Consuming carbohydrates before and during exercise can help improve your performance.

 Before exercising, these carbohydrates should be in the form of a snack, while during exercise it should be a sports drink. 

Following exercise, protein and carbohydrates should be consumed within two hours.

 Not all carbohydrates successfully serve this purpose. 

This is because different types have varying affects on the delivery of carbohydrates to your muscles and elicit different hormonal responses, according to the February 2002 issue of "Strength and Conditioning Journal."

Many athletes opt for sports gels to satisfy their carbohydrate needs prior to and during exercise.

 However, honey may be just as effective. When compared to placebos, sports gels and honey helped athletes to generally perform faster in time trials. 

In addition, athletes consuming sports gels or honey are able to generate more power in the last stretch of exertion, according to a double-blind randomized controlled trial in the March 2004 issue of "Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research."