Nutrición Hospitalaria
ISSN 1699-5198 ISSN 0212-1611
ESCRIBANO OTT, Ignacio IBANEZ SANTOS, Javier. The role of nutrition in the recovery of a basketball player. []. , 37, 1, pp.160-168. 08--2020. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.02577.
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.
: Nutrition; Recovery; Basketball; Carbohydrates; Protein; Nutritional supplements.