Work

The role of nutrition in the recovery of a basketball player

Year: 2019
Type: review
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Introduction: very few works offer a practical solution to understand the nutritional requirements of current basketball. This work offers a theoretical-practical proposal. Objectives: to analyze the fatigue produced during a basketball game and offer a practical solution to accelerate recovery through nutrition. Methods: a search of the PubMed bibliographic database for reviews from the last 15 years and original articles from the last 5 years on basketball. Results: type of nutrient and food supplements are essential for a quicker recovery, in addition to their timing and dose. Conclusions: nutrition before, during and after a game or a high-intensity training session plays a fundamental role in the recovery of the basketball player.
Authors: Ignacio Escribano Ott, Javier Ibáñez Santos
Institution: Gobierno de Navarra
Language: Spanish
Field: Nursing
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $485
OpenAlex ID: W2990462047
FWCI: 0.216
Cites: 49
Cited by: 11
Related to: 10