Recovery Supplementation Strategies Applied to Elite Soccer Players

Haniel Fernandes
Estácio de Sá College, Nutrition Departament, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Correspondence to: Haniel Fernandes, Estácio de Sá College, Nutrition Departament, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
Received date: August 20, 2024; Accepted date: August 31, 2024; Published date: September 06, 2024
Citation: Fernandes H. Recovery Supplementation Strategies Applied to Elite Soccer Players. J Clin Biomed Invest. 2024;4(1):4-6. doi: 10.52916/jcbi244030
Copyright: ©2024 Fernandes H. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Keywords:

Vitamin, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Glutamine, Coenzyme, Recovery Supplementation.

Abstract

Purpose of review: During soccer seasons, athletes have canned a 48 number of matches. Therefore, recovery supplementation strategies that optimize recovery and/or reduce the damage caused by the number of matches during a season are important to help elite football players in their state of recovery. This way, the purpose of this review is to provide a holistic view of the mainly recovery supplements and their effects on elite soccer players recovery, based on what the literature recommends decreasing the oxidative stress, muscle damage and help them in the status recovery.
Recent findings: Vitamin C e vitamin E in co-administration (500 mg vitamin C with 1200 IU vitamin E per day), 6 g per day of glutamine supplementation, and 60 mL drinks per day of Turmeric Original Shot (1400 mg curcumin combined with 10 mg of piperine), were able to decrease oxidative stress and lower rates of injury. 1000 mg magnesium citrate twice a day and 5000 IU (international units) cholecalciferol supplement daily were improving the recovery status. Coenzyme Q10 100 mg twice daily and omega 3 (550 mg DHA and 550 mg EPA) proven a reduction in the levels of the muscle-damage marker.
Summary: Recovery supplements should include the vitamin's C, E, and D, besides that glutamine, magnesium, and turmeric with piperine to be able supplements to help the elite soccer players recovery, decreasing oxidative stress and rates of injury.

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