Nutrition in sports, pt.2 09:00 11/13/2014 Health habits involve our lifestyle, nutrition and many other factors that influence our well-being. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Part 1 of this article: http://en.armpower.net/article/en/nutrition-in-sports-pt-1-3362.html In strength sports, such as weight lifting and powerlifting, the main source of energy is the ATP-PC tract (phosphagen system). In short-term strains, the main system used for re-synthesis of ATP is phosphocreatine, which, thanks to keratine kinasis, adds the phosphorus residue to ADP compounds (ADP+PCà ATP+creatine). Phosphagenes stacks, contained in cells, decide on the amount of power that can be availed. Non-oxygen glicose is an additional source of ATP re-synthesis. Carbohydrates-based energy is used only when long-term strains are involved. Cleans and jerks are too short-termed for carbs to be involved. That ’ s why lifters don ’ t really need as much carbs as, let ’ s say, footballers (70%