Revealed! How Zaheer Khan and Jonty Rhodes got fighting fit

Zaheer KhanPlan for Zaheer KhanKinita Kadakia PatelSports nutritionistZaheer and I have been connecting on and off He is a mesomorph He has a superfit sportsmans body and responds immediately to the structure of his routine For the upcoming IPL 2017 I am trying to create a mixed food pattern with a balance of carbs protein and fatSix pages of comments from the likes of cricketers Sunil Gavaskar Jonty Rhodes Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan ace shooter Ronak Pandit actor Jimmy Shergill and celebrity fitness trainer Yasmin Karachiwala greet us before we flip to the first chapter in the book The Athlete In You Penguin Random House India to be launched this weekend The testimonials validate 34yearold sports nutritionist Kinita Kadakia Patel who holds an MSc in Dietetics with research in Sports Nutrition and specialises in sportspecific diets along with weight management A far cry from the runofthemill diet and weightloss books it is a manual to building an athletic lifestyleWhats sports nutritionSports nutrition focuses on eating right to better ones performance But its not just for sportspersons You can also benefit in routine activities like fighting fatigue improving work performance upping the training intensity or dealing with stress eating says Patel who has helped clients from different age groups and backgrounds to excel in their goals These include teenage swimmer Vedant Khandeparkar and designer Pallavi Jaikishan who shed over 20 kilos with Patels nutritional adviceThe exhaustive guide covers the A to Z of athletics and nutrition mdash from defining body types and sports that they tend to excel at to sections on macro and micronutrients It also provides charts of workouts and meals based on different categories of sport mdash racquet sports swimming cycling marathon running and cricket A lot of reading on past and current researches and my personal experience through client interaction has played a crucial role in providing pragmatic suggestions informs PatelSupplement choicesThe book also offers a chapter on Smart Supplements dispelling myths about what are often referred to as protein shakes and steroids Supplements are not just performanceenhancing substances Whether its a chicken breast or a shake both provide you with protein to repair muscle tissue However protein supplements are just an easy way to consume protein That said there are additional nutrients found in whole foods that you wont get otherwise So never replace all your food proteins with a supplement However one or two protein shakes per day is a healthy way to get your needs met whether you work out or not she sums up