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Food preparation for the game

Football is an invasive game, half of the game is characterized by intermittent activity, during which there are periods of very high intensity oxygen-free exercise.

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1. Training cycles, carbohydrate manipulation

This is particularly important in supporting the game day in terms of the role and availability of carbohydrates, whereas restricting them to other days can help adaptation and increase lipid oxidation. It is worth noting that elite soccer players may play more often than twice or even three times a week. Different game scenarios require players to be specifically trained in order to manage training doses, so as to optimize their dietary allowance and regulation for one game at a time.

2. Nutritional recommendations for carbohydrate intake

It should be started at 2448 h before the match. On weekdays, the need for carbohydrates should be CHO <45 g/kg body weight. It should have been 610 g/ kg body weight This technique is designed to optimize muscle glycogen. Taking into account the physical effort of a football match Well-documented nutrition strategies emphasize the importance of high carbon footprint. Renderings for carboxy fat intake vary on the day of the match/heavy training from the lighter/heavier training days. On the day preceding the match, during the regular Liverpool day and the following day in order to ensure adequate weight distribution in the match to provide the following weight gain in the game: 2 days/day of training, 4 days/week of training and 4 days of weight gain, and the resulting weight gain for the match is 4 kg/day.

3. Food preparation for the game

Meals on the day before the match should be based on light nutritional products. Meals should be prepared in a gentle way, if they are sufficiently saturated with a small amount of fat, grilled or steamed. On that day, consider eliminating dairy products due to the presence of lactose (sugar), i.e. sugar, milk, yogurt. Meal during the day of the match Meals before the game should provide energy to supplement the available glucose, if the meat has not been fully supplemented after the last training session.

4. Recharging during the break

Competitors should take a small snack with a high dose of caution, the product should be planned in advance and tested in training. The snack may be natural food products such as dactyls, bananas or athlete products: energy bars with a reduced amount of fat and fiber, gels,. During breaks, players should supplement the loss of carbohydrates and lost fluids.

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