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A fundamental component for any athlete’s performance is nutrition. Athletes spend months training for one specific event. Often, nutrition is mistakenly left out of their plan, or an afterthought post-event. Nutrition needs to be one of the essential tools in all every athletes’ training regimen and toolbox for success. Good nutrition or a healthy “sports diet” can overcome limiting factors that would otherwise cause fatigue or a decrease performance. The fuel demands for many sports are complex and often misunderstood. As such, the goals of this chapter are to review the principles and benefits of healthy nutrition.
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Lucchino, J., Middleton, K.K. (2018). Maximizing Nutrition and Supplements for Masters Athletes. In: Wright, V., Middleton, K. (eds) Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16223-2_5
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