One of the most frustrating things in the world is not being able to participate in life's most enjoyable activities because your body isn't cooperating. An unfortunate fact is that many student athletes in the world today have to miss out performing their best because of debilitating or nagging injuries.

While hitting the gym is a huge component, there are multiple components student athletes must take into account in order to maximize performance.

Lifting can only get you so far if you are sabotaging your workout with poor eating habits. Way too often we see athletes with poor food choices and dehydrated when they come in to the training room.

The good news is that once you understand that food is your fuel source, you can actually do something about it with some very simple to follow guides, recipes and easy ideas to meal plan head of time.