An examination of the associations between nutritional peaking strategies in physique sport and competitor characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physique athletes are subjectively judged on their on-stage esthetic per their competition division criteria. To succeed, competitors look to acutely enhance their appearance by manipulating nutritional variables in the days leading up to competition, commonly referred to as peak week (PW). Despite their documented wide adoption, PW strategies lack experimental evidence. Further, the relationship between the specific strategies and the characteristics of the competitors who implement them are unknown. The aim of this research was to examine the effect of competitor characteristics on the specific nutritional peaking strategies implemented, the length of these strategies, and the range of daily carbohydrate (CHO) intakes during these strategies.

Methods

A 58-item s

SUBMITTER: Homer KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature