The field of sport nutrition has evolved substantially during the last two decades and now encompasses a range of research examining the effects of nutrient availability on modulating cell-signalling pathways through to the more traditional evaluations of ergogenic aids on performance.

The task of translating research to practical interventions to implement in athletic populations has therefore become highly complex, requiring a critical evaluation of the translational potential of the research in question as well as the feasibility of application with specific athletes and sporting domains.

To this end, we present the Paper-to-Podium Matrix, a nine-stage decision-making process to evaluate the translational potential of performance nutrition-related research according to traditional research design indices and feasibility of application.