Trial reportJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2018
Individualized hydration plans improve performance outcomes for collegiate athletes engaging in in-season training.
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- Personalized Hydration Strategy to Improve Fluid Balance and Intermittent Exercise Performance in the Heat.Nutrients · 2024Trial
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- Fluid balance of female para hockey players during simulated competition.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Fluid intake at work in foresters working in different thermal conditions.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Athletes' nutritional demands: a narrative review of nutritional requirements.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Hydration Status in Men Working in Different Thermal Environments: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A questionnaire study on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of fluid replacement and urination among Chinese elite athletes.PloS one · 2022Article
- Association of Water Intake with Hand Grip Strength in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Evaluation of Fluid Loss and Customary Fluid Intake among a Selected Group of Young Swimmers: A Preliminary Field Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Effect of a Tailored Intervention on Female Soccer Players' Hydration Status.Journal of human kinetics · 2021Article
- Stress in Academic and Athletic Performance in Collegiate Athletes: A Narrative Review of Sources and Monitoring Strategies.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAthletes commonly consume insufficient fluid and electrolytes just prior to, or during training and competition. Unlike non-athletes or athletes who do not engage in frequent rigorous and prolonged training sessions, "hard trainers" may require additional sodium and better benefit from a hydration plan tailored to their individual physiology. The purpose of this randomized cross-over study was to determine whether a hydration plan based off of an athlete's sweat rate and sodium loss improves anaerobic and neurocognitive performance during a moderate to hard training session as well as heart rate recovery from this session.
methodsCollegiate athletes who were injury free and could exercise at ≥ 75% of their maximum heart rate for a minimum of 45 min were recruited for this randomized, cross-over study. After completing a questionnaire assessing hydration habits, participants were randomized either to a prescription hydration plan (PHP), which considered sweat rate and sodium loss or instructed to follow their normal ad libitum hydration habits (NHP) during training. Attention and awareness, as well as lower body anaerobic power (standing long jump) were assessed immediately before and after a moderate to hard training session of ≥ 45 min. Heart rate recovery was also measured. After a washout period of 7 days, the PHP group repeated the training bout with their normal hydration routine, while the NHP group were provided with a PHP plan and were assessed as previously described.
resultsFifteen athletes from three different sports, aged 20 ± 0.85 years, participated in this study. Most participants reported feeling somewhat or very dehydrated after a typical training session. Compared to their NHP, participants following a PHP jumped 4.53 ± 3.80 in. farther, tracked moving objects 0.36 ± 0.60 m/second faster, and exhibited a faster heart rate recovery following a moderate to hard training session of 45-120 min in duration.
conclusionA tailored hydration plan, based on an athlete's fluid and sodium loss has the potential to improve anaerobic power, attention and awareness, and heart rate recovery time.
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