NUTRITION FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE COMPETITION
Arif Bulqini (a*) , Indra Himawan Susanto (b),

a)Department of Sport Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia, 60213
*arifbulqini[at]unesa.ac.id
b)Department of Health Education and Recreation, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia, 60213

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identifying nutrition for peak performance for professional athletes before, during, and after competition. This research is a qualitative descriptive research with stages- (1) compilation of articles, (2) data reduction, (3) data analysis, (4) data presentation, and (5) drawing conclusions. Researchers compiled articles from national and international journals as many as 10 articles. Then the researchers reduced and analyzed data from 5 selected articles based on the PICOT criteria (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time). Data analysis in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that nutrition regulation strategies for athletes could be divided into nutrition strategies before, during and after exercise. Strategies in nutrition primarily focus on increasing muscle glycogen stores priority to exercise. A pre-match meal three to four hours before the start of the competition allows for optimal digestion and energy supply. Fulfillment of nutrition during the event, the type and amount of food served to suit the body^s needs when competing. Restorative nutrition to accelerates the body^s homeostasis from a given session depending on muscle restoration and liver glycogen stores, replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost through sweating, protein synthesis for repair of damaged cells and adaptation of the body to the environment.

Keywords: nutrition, peak performance, professional athlete

Topic: Optimization Research Based on Local Resources