{"id":885,"date":"2024-12-03T01:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T01:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pedrocarvalhonutrition.pt\/nutrition-and-sports-performance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:23:47","slug":"nutrition-and-sports-performance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pedrocarvalhonutrition.pt\/en\/nutrition-and-sports-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition and Sports Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"885\" class=\"elementor elementor-885 elementor-284\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235fc23 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"235fc23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f60381 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f60381\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9babf58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9babf58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1786bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1786bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NUTRITION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5246616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5246616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPORTS PERFORMANCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d1520 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71d1520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e2509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02e2509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improve your results with proper nutrition.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb45df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb45df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nutrition is a decisive component for improving sports performance.<\/p><p>Having the <strong>ideal body composition<\/strong> for each sport and <strong>each position within the <\/strong><strong>sport itself<\/strong> is essential to enhance each athlete&#8217;s characteristics.<\/p><p>The <strong>nutrition<\/strong> for a <strong>week with three games<\/strong> or a <strong>double match day cannot be <\/strong><strong>the same<\/strong> as the nutrition for a <strong>week with only one game<\/strong>, requiring an <strong>adjustment<\/strong> of the amount of <strong>calories<\/strong> and <strong>carbohydrates<\/strong> based on each microcycle and the specific body composition goal.<\/p><p><strong>Fatigue in the final minutes<\/strong> of each game\/event is directly related to <strong>hydration status <\/strong>and <strong>muscle glycogen levels<\/strong>, which can be optimized with a good nutrition plan the day before the competition and a <strong>personalized supplementation scheme.<\/strong><\/p><p>The field of <strong>sports nutrition<\/strong> is surrounded by various <strong>myths<\/strong>, and while some may not affect performance, others are completely detrimental. 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