Why is it important?
Optimising nutrition around training can support
• Fuelling & recovery
• Exercise adaptation
• Training quality
• Overall health & immunity
What should you include?
When should you eat?
Eating soon after training (within 60-90 minutes) becomes more crucial for athletes who train multiple times a day, else regular meals and snacks often provide adequate opportunity to meet recovery needs.
Notably, it’s not only about that post-training meal as recovery continues for many hours (often upto 24 hours) and non-nutritional factors such as sleep and rest are also key. Thus, specific nutritional strategies could be beneficial as per individual goals and considerations. Reach out to individualise and optimise your nutrition as per your training.
References
- Beck, K. L., Thomson, J. S., Swift, R. J., & von Hurst, P. R. (2015). Role of nutrition in performance enhancement and postexercise recovery. Open access journal of sports medicine, 6, 259–267. https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S33605
- Kerksick, C.M., Arent, S., Schoenfeld, B.J. et al. International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 14, 33 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-017-0189-4