When to use this
When a sprinter, jumper, or thrower assumes short events mean small food needs and the starts are going flat.
- Power athletes trimming carbs because they think fuel is a distance-runner problem.
- A stalled lift total or short reps showing up late in the training week.
- Meet days with prelims and finals and nothing eaten between rounds.
Advanced lab
Daily fuel math for power athletes
The sheet gives the working approach. A day-by-day spread is here so the plan turns into actual meals instead of staying abstract.
This guidance comes from adult power-athlete research; growing athletes should sit at the moderate end, and none of it is about making weight or changing body size. For any body-composition question, work with a sports dietitian, not the team scale.
Evidence sources
These references support the handout’s general education. Individual medical, supplement, laboratory, or injury questions should be handled by the appropriate qualified clinician.
- Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM.(2016) ACSM/AND/DC Joint Position Statement: Nutrition and Athletic Performance.
- Jäger R, Kerksick CM, Campbell BI, et al.(2017) ISSN position stand: Protein and exercise.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 14:20.
- Burke LM, Hawley JA, Wong SH, Jeukendrup AE. (2011) Carbohydrates for training and competition. Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(S1):S17-S27.
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