Nutritional Strategies and Performance Optimization in Sports
A special issue of Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (ISSN 2411-5142). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine and Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 1558
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is a well-known fact that dietary intake can influence athletic performance. Given this, novel fueling strategies and ergogenic aids are continuously being explored for their potential role in augmenting various aspects of athletic performance, such as delaying the onset of fatigue, increasing power and muscular endurance, improving recovery, and enhancing training adaptations over time. In the exploration of this topic, this Special Issue places strong emphasis on the effects of nutritional strategies on the performance, recovery ability, and overall health of athletes.
Scope and Themes
Submissions are invited on a variety of topics related to sports nutrition and dietary supplement research, including, but not limited to, the following:
Dietary Supplement Studies: Research that evaluates the acute and long-term effects of various dietary supplements on the performance, recovery, and health of athletes. Priority will be placed on understudied populations such as female athletes, youth athletes, masters athletes, and para-Olympic athletes.
Dietary Habis and Knowledge of Athletes: Studies assessing the dietary habits and knowledge of athletes will be welcomed.
Low Energy Availability: Investigations into how acute and long-term states of low energy availability may affect the performance and health of athletes will be welcomed.
Nutrient Timing: Studies exploring the role of nutrient timing strategies on the recovery timeline and long-term adaptive response will be welcomed.
Fluid Balance and Hydration: Research detailing how rehydration strategies and fluid balance influences performance will be accepted.
We welcome original research articles, review articles, case studies, and technological notes that contribute significantly to the field of sports nutrition.
Dr. Andrew R. Jagim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sports nutrition
- protein
- carbohydrate
- recovery
- athletic performance
- dietary supplements
- metabolism
- nutrient timing
- fluid balance
- hydration
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