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Nutritional Strategies to Enhance Muscle and Cognitive Performance in Athletes

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 17555

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Scott Forbes

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Department of Physical Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Brandon University, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada
Interests: supplements; ergogenic aid; exercise; performance; sports
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Optimal nutritional strategies before, during, and after training can impact endurance, resistance, and concurrent training adaptations and exercise performance. As such, nutritional strategies are recognized as a critical factor for sporting success. Recent advances in sport nutrition have shown a link between various nutritional strategies that can impact muscle performance as well as cognitive function. The brain plays a critical role in sport performance, especially team sports. As such, this Special Issue seeks submissions with a focus on nutrients to enhance various forms of exercise training (i.e., endurance, high-intensity interval training, strength, or concurrent) from both a molecular muscle adaptative response to athletic performance as well as nutrients that can impact cognitive function in athletes. Nutrients, therefore, welcomes the submissions of manuscripts, either describing original research or reviews, on the topic of nutrition to enhance muscle and brain performance in athletes.

Dr. Scott Forbes
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nutrients is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Supplements
  • Exercise
  • Muscle
  • Cognition

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Supplements and Nutritional Interventions to Augment High-Intensity Interval Training Physiological and Performance Adaptations—A Narrative Review
by Scott C. Forbes, Darren G. Candow, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Katie R. Hirsch, Michael D. Roberts, Trisha A. VanDusseldorp, Matthew T. Stratton, Mojtaba Kaviani and Jonathan P. Little
Nutrients 2020, 12(2), 390; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020390 - 31 Jan 2020
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Abstract
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves short bursts of intense activity interspersed by periods of low-intensity exercise or rest. HIIT is a viable alternative to traditional continuous moderate-intensity endurance training to enhance maximal oxygen uptake and endurance performance. Combining nutritional strategies with HIIT may [...] Read more.
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves short bursts of intense activity interspersed by periods of low-intensity exercise or rest. HIIT is a viable alternative to traditional continuous moderate-intensity endurance training to enhance maximal oxygen uptake and endurance performance. Combining nutritional strategies with HIIT may result in more favorable outcomes. The purpose of this narrative review is to highlight key dietary interventions that may augment adaptations to HIIT, including creatine monohydrate, caffeine, nitrate, sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, protein, and essential amino acids, as well as manipulating carbohydrate availability. Nutrient timing and potential sex differences are also discussed. Overall, sodium bicarbonate and nitrates show promise for enhancing HIIT adaptations and performance. Beta-alanine has the potential to increase training volume and intensity and improve HIIT adaptations. Caffeine and creatine have potential benefits, however, longer-term studies are lacking. Presently, there is a lack of evidence supporting high protein diets to augment HIIT. Low carbohydrate training enhances the upregulation of mitochondrial enzymes, however, there does not seem to be a performance advantage, and a periodized approach may be warranted. Lastly, potential sex differences suggest the need for future research to examine sex-specific nutritional strategies in response to HIIT. Full article
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