Magazine article
Squash Nutrition on the Fly: Strategies to Optimize Nutrition During International Travel
Squash magazine
05 Oct 2019
Abstract
During the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, my job was to support the U.S. men’s and women’s squash team nutritionally while they were going for gold.
Every aspiring gold medalist has to out-organize their opposition. During competitions overseas, it means preparing and strategizing for one’s nutritional needs. For sports nutrition, this includes packing pre-game foods, refueling snacks, insport Dragon Gels, an emergency meal replacement as well as scoping out the local food scene. I brought eighty-four pounds of protein bars; dried fruits and Dragon Gels to Lima (remember to check fuel bars in luggage) and my entire luggage thankfully arrived at Lima’s airport. I also packed a refractometer to measure the hydration status of the athletes and created an online wellness survey for the athletes. [1st 2 paragraphs]
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- Title
- Squash Nutrition on the Fly: Strategies to Optimize Nutrition During International Travel
- Creators
- Nyree Dardarian - Drexel University, Nutrition Sciences
- Publication Details
- Squash magazine
- Resource Type
- Magazine article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nutrition Sciences
- Identifiers
- 991021893412104721