What are the fundamentals of nutrition?

To fuel the training sessions themselves, so you can perform and get the most out of them and to fuel and provide the building blocks to recover from and adapt in response to the training sessions, so you improve in your sport. Training is just the stimulus to become better. You become better in the recovery period following training, as your body repairs and alters your muscles, neurology and energy systems to be ‘fitter’. And nutrition is a key part of this.

Whether you are an elite athlete or just someone who enjoys moving each day, injuries are a pain in the butt (maybe literally!). Many factors play into injury susceptibility and recovery, and nutrition is one of them.

Here is some information about nutritional support in soft tissue injuries.