| Autor: |
Kasper AM; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK.; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Allan J; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK., Hodges D; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK., Catterson P; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK.; Human Nutrition Research Centre, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Mason L; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK., Fitzpatrick J; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK., Grantham N; Newcastle United Football Club, St James' Park, Newcastle, UK., Morton JP; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK., Hearris MA; Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK., Close GL; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. |
| Abstrakt: |
To better understand the in-match fuelling practices of elite football players and compare against current guidelines, we quantified the carbohydrate, fluid, and caffeine intake of players from an English Premier League club ( n = 22) during 90 min of competitive match-play. Mean carbohydrate intake across match-play was 17 ± 11 g.h -1 with players demonstrating a preference towards CHO-containing fluids (58%) when compared with semi-solids (38%) and solids (14%), respectively. CHO intake was significantly lower than reported by players (17 ± 11 vs 24.8 ± 11 g.h -1 , p < 0.001) during initial consultation. Fluid was ingested at a rate of 0.45 ± 0.14 L.h -1, with 54, 40 and 6% of ingested fluid coming from water, carbohydrate, and electrolyte-only solutions, respectively. The majority of players (91%) met the UEFA guidelines for fluid consumption. Of the players who consumed caffeine across match-play (55%) the average dose was 233 ± 148 mg (2.8 ± 1.1 mg.kg -1 body mass [BM]), which meets the UEFA consensus guidelines for caffeine intake. Caffeine capsules (42%) and caffeine containing fluids (30%) were the preferred format prior to the warm-up whilst caffeine gum was exclusively used prior to kick-off and during the half-time period (100%). We conclude that 81% of the total playing squad failed to meet the current UEFA CHO intake recommendations of 30-60 g.h -1 , which may be attributed to the preference towards fluid-based CHOs as the chosen format of delivery. |
