Improving Performance Through Nutrition: Muscle Recovery Strategies

Authors : Enes Kara, Şevval Işıklı

Pages : 273-279

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Publication Date : 2024-09-25

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Muscle recovery and nutrition play a crucial role in enhancing an athlete\'s performance, maintaining a healthy body and accelerating recovery. Proper nutrition ensures that the body receives essential nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats and other nutrients required for muscle repair and growth, which are critical for muscle recovery and strengthening. A sound nutritional strategy not only enhances an athlete\'s performance and reduces the risk of injury, but also promotes overall health and well-being. The use of performance-enhancing products is current, but not new to mankind. Substances that enhance performance, reduce fatigue, aid recovery and potentially influence decisiveness has been utilized since ancient times in the form of stimulants, depressants or anabolic agents. In addition, maintaining fluid balance and preventing dehydration are critical not only to an athlete\'s performance, but also to their overall health. In some sports, in addition to fluid and electrolyte intake, carbohydrate intake is also important, as carbohydrates consumed with fluid are easier to transport and metabolise in the body. In recent years, the effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation, known for its important role in cellular bioenergetics and redox reactions as well as its antioxidant properties, on post-exercise muscle tissue recovery has attracted attention. While the potential benefits of supplementation in this area are intriguing, further research is necessary to illuminate its effects.
Keywords : Kas iyileşmesi, beslenme, protein, karbonhidrat, koenzimQ10