Day 1:
Headache after 6 hours of soccer camp.
We adjusted his fueling.
Day 2:
No headache. Named captain. Scored 5 goals.
We didn’t get it perfect.
We got better.
That’s performance nutrition.
The best athletes don’t ignore setbacks.
They adjust.
We changed one part of an athlete’s pre-workout fueling.
Today’s workout looked completely different.
Your body doesn’t know the difference between practice and game day.
It only knows whether it has enough energy to do the work.
Fueling isn’t just for competition. It’s part of the training.
Today’s work:
• 25-minute run
• Hill sprints
• Recovery meal
What @FuelWithFPN has taught me this year:
The workout gets the attention.
The recovery gets the results.
Athlete training for Junior Olympics:
Recovery isn’t just about protein.
This plate delivers ~32g of protein and ~25g carbs, but the pre-workout fuel matters too:
• Toast
• Peanut butter
• ½ banana
• Applesauce
Fuel before. Recover after. Performance is built on both.
“But I ate a banana before practice.”
That’s not the question.
The question is:
Was it enough?
Was it timed well?
Was it the right choice for today’s workout?
Eating healthy and fueling for performance aren’t always the same.
One of the easiest ways to improve an athlete’s performance?
Stop skipping the hour after practice.
Recovery starts the moment training ends.
Carbs + protein now = better training tomorrow.
Too many youth athletes are under-fueled.
Not because parents don’t care.
Because no one teaches them how to fuel for performance.
As a coach, I’ve seen what happens when fueling becomes part of training. It changes how athletes prepare, recover, and think about performance.
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