Supplementation strategies for strength and power athletes: Carbohydrate, Protein, and Amino Acid Ingestion

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dc.contributor.authorMeeusen, Romain
dc.contributor.authorBird, Stephen P.
dc.contributor.authorNienhuis, Mitch
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-10T10:02:31Z
dc.date.available2024-10-10T10:02:31Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIt is a common belief amongst strength and power athletes that nutritional supplementation strategies aid recovery by shifting the anabolic/catabolic profile toward anabolism. Factors such as nutrient quantity, nutrient quality, and nutrient timing significantly impact upon the effectiveness of nutritional strategies in optimizing the acute responses to resistance exercise and the adaptive response to resistance training (i.e., muscle growth and strength expression). Specifically, the aim of this review is to address carbohydrates (CHOs), protein (PRO), and/or amino acids (AAs) supplementation strategies, as there is growing evidence suggesting a link between nutrient signaling and the initiation of protein synthesis, muscle glycogen resynthesis, and the attenuation of myofibrillar protein degradation following resistance exercise. Collectively, the current scientific literature indicates that nutritional supplementation strategies utilizing CHO, PRO, and/or AA represents an important approach aimed at enhancing muscular responses for strength and power athletes, primarily increased muscular hypertrophy and enhanced strength expression. There appears to be a critical interaction between resistance exercise and nutrient–cell signaling associated with the principle of nutrient timing (i.e., pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise). Recommendations for nutritional supplementation strategies to promote muscular responses for strength and athletes are provided.
dc.identifier.citationBird, S.P., Nienhuis, M., Biagioli, B., De Pauw, K. and Meeusen, R., 2024. Supplementation Strategies for Strength and Power Athletes: Carbohydrate, Protein, and Amino Acid Ingestion. Nutrients, 16(12), p.1886.
dc.identifier.issnhttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu16121886
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/16283
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectAthlete
dc.subjectStrength
dc.subjectSupplements
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectCarbohydrate
dc.subjectProtein
dc.subjectAmino Acids
dc.titleSupplementation strategies for strength and power athletes: Carbohydrate, Protein, and Amino Acid Ingestion
dc.typeArticle

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