Nutrition guidelines for strength sports: Sprinting, weightlifting, throwing events, and bodybuilding

Gary J Slater; S M Phillips

doi:10.1080/02640414.2011.574722

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Nutrition guidelines for strength sports: Sprinting, weightlifting, throwing events, and bodybuilding

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Nutrition guidelines for strength sports: Sprinting, weightlifting, throwing events, and bodybuilding

Gary J Slater and S M Phillips

Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.29(Supplement 1), pp.S67-S77

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Conference on Nutrition in Sport, 2010 (Lausanne, Switzerland, 25-Oct-2010–27-Oct-2010)

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2011.574722

PMID: 21660839

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strength

power

athlete

diet

Strength and power athletes are primarily interested in enhancing power relative to body weight and thus almost all undertake some form of resistance training. While athletes may periodically attempt to promote skeletal muscle hypertrophy, key nutritional issues are broader than those pertinent to hypertrophy and include an appreciation of the sports supplement industry, the strategic timing of nutrient intake to maximize fuelling and recovery objectives, plus achievement of pre-competition body mass requirements. Total energy and macronutrient intakes of strength-power athletes are generally high but intakes tend to be unremarkable when expressed relative to body mass. Greater insight into optimization of dietary intake to achieve nutrition-related goals would be achieved from assessment of nutrient distribution over the day, especially intake before, during, and after exercise. This information is not readily available on strength-power athletes and research is warranted. There is a general void of scientific investigation relating specifically to this unique group of athletes. Until this is resolved, sports nutrition recommendations for strength-power athletes should be directed at the individual athlete, focusing on their specific nutrition-related goals, with an emphasis on the nutritional support of training.

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Title: Nutrition guidelines for strength sports: Sprinting, weightlifting, throwing events, and bodybuilding
Authors: Gary J Slater (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
S M Phillips (Author) - McMaster University, Canada
Publication details: Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol.29(Supplement 1), pp.S67-S77
Conference details: International Olympic Committee (IOC) Conference on Nutrition in Sport, 2010 (Lausanne, Switzerland, 25-Oct-2010–27-Oct-2010)
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.574722
ISSN: 0264-0414
PMID: 21660839
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449515402621
Output Type: Journal article

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