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February: the fatigue, the enemy of the athlete When practicing any exercise intensity and endurance are directly related to the time when muscle fatigue occurs. Try it now appears later can mean a significant improvement in athletic performance. An exercise is intense and long (over 90 minutes) gradually decrease the body's carbohydrates. This causes two things: first, a smaller sports performance, and other, more muscular and mental fatigue. In both cases there is a decrease in muscle strength and endurance, and reduced resilience and mental acuity. Sports performance depends on several factors such as technical, external conditions, the psychological attitude and, most importantly, physical fitness. When you want to get physical improvement the aim is to increase the production capacity of muscle power. The onset of muscle fatigue is due largely to lower energy sources. In the long-term sports the appearance of symptoms indicating an exhaustion of the muscle has to do with the amount of glycogen is accumulated in muscle mass. When the fuel we have in our muscles is depleted, they work less efficiently affected as well, to sports performance. The energy currency of the muscles is called ATP. When ATP is broken, you get energy. Normally, the muscle has a power reserve to withstand a limited time of maximum activity. When this reserve is depleted, the body activates other metabolic pathways to get more ATP. Basically, it uses glucose at first, then carbs, and only if the exercise is prolonged, the lipids (fats). The muscle thus transforming the ATP just the energy required . That our bodies use more fat and more glucose / glycogen as a fuel will depend on all the intensity and duration of exercise. Our body uses more fat the more gentle and prolonged exercise. The more intense, more important is the need for glycogen. The muscle stops eating fat while using glycogen to recharge your cell ATP. The average intensity with which it develops a marathon, make it impossible for the muscle fiber can obtain all the energy needed to recharge using only your fat cell ATP. Muscle fibers, when performing physical exercise of moderate intensity, strong need to dip into its glycogen reserves, as we have said, are very limited. Chronic and repetitive emptying of muscle carbohydrate stores are the main cause of fatigue, tiredness and loss of physical performance that can often lead to dropping sports. How can we increase these energy reserves naturally? NADH is a naturally occurring substance found in animal and plant cells and is essential for optimal energy production. In certain cell types such as muscle, the amount of NADH is higher, because they require more energy. For this reason began to be used as complementary therapy in situations in which muscle fatigue is evident. Among the different effects of NADH, two stand out for their important application in sport: an increase in the ability to obtain energy (ATP), and adequate production of neurotransmitters (dopamine and norepinephrine). Both aspects affect an improvement in muscle strength, automatic movements and alertness and concentration. NADH, a new strategy for athletes The results of studies with endurance athletes show that this natural compound opens a new door in nutritional aid for improving muscle strength and performance. His role in the process of cellular energy production (ATP) is essential for muscle use oxygen efficiently. This property is one that succeeds it, using NADH; metabolic products that trigger fatigue and lactic acid are produced in smaller amounts. Furthermore, its high antioxidant capacity may indirectly benefit the athlete because free radicals, other substances that cause muscle fatigue, can be neutralized more efficiently. On the other hand, consumption in the days after an intense workout or competition can help speed muscle recovery process. This property and the fact that NADH is considered a doping substance, further expands the size of NADH as a dietary strategy for athletes. For more information on sports nutrition available on the Vitae website: http://www.vitae.es Nuria Serra Technician Department of Vitae Laboratory.