Table 1. Dietetic objectives of the different macronutrients according to the type of training performed in swimming.
Macronutrient | Type of session | Diary intake: 20-25% of energy intakeObjective |
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Carbohydrates | High volume and low intensity sessions |
Diary Intake: 6g/kg/day |
Pre-training: Avoid carbohydrates intakes on the previous 2 hours | ||
Training: Avoid carbohydrates intakes | ||
Post-training: Intake of 1g/kg (if the next day there is a high intensity effort) | ||
High intensity sessions | Diary intake: 10-12g/kg/day | |
Pre-training: 1-2g/kg on the previous 3-4 hours (avoiding ingesting on the 45 previous minutes) | ||
Training: 60-90g/hour (rate 2:1 between glucose:fructose) if the volume is high | ||
Post-training: Intake of 1g/kg (if the next day there is a high intensity effort) | ||
Protein | Dairy recommendations | Diary Intake: 2g/kg/day |
Post-training: 0.3g/kg + 1g/kg of carbohydrates (if the next day there is a high intensity effort) | ||
Fats* | High volume and low intensity sessions |
Diary intake: 30-35% of energy intake |
High intensity sessions | Diary intake: 20-25% of energy intake |
*The daily intake of saturated fatty acids should not overcome the 10% of the energy intake