Sport
Improve your performance
During the course of intense physical exercise, our body experiences physiological changes related to fatigue and muscle pain.
We will analyze what types of vitamins, minerals and amino acids can help us improve our performance depending on the type of effort.
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Skeletal muscle is responsible for our locomotor system, and is made up of 2 main types of myofibers: type I or slow and type II or fast. One of the factors that differentiates them is that they obtain energy through different metabolic pathways.
The nutritional requirements will then vary depending on what type of effort we are making. Thus, we will analyze what types of vitamins, minerals and amino acids can help us improve our performance depending on the type of effort.
Vitamins
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B2
- Vitamin B3
- Vitamin B5
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B9 (Folate)
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin C
Minerals
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- Zinc
Amino Acids
- β-Alanine
- BCCA
- Glutamine
- Creatine
- L-Arginine
- L-Citrulline
- Taurine