@dietitianmurphy: How many times have you run out of gas by the second half and thought it was because you didn’t train hard enough? Or maybe you’ve had a coach tell you it’s because you’re “not fit enough” I’m here to tell you a very likely reason: you’re not fueling properly for your sport. If you show up to every practice, every game, every training session, and you put in the work that is asked of you, we probably shouldn’t be blaming our fitness. Instead, we should reflect on what we’ve been eating. On game days specifically, your meals should be comprised of 50% carbohydrates. Yupp, breakfast, lunch and dinner! You should also be having at least 25g of quick digesting carbs 30 minutes before game time and you’ll probably benefit from having carbs throughout the game as well, helllooooo Gatorade! Hydration + carbs = happy fueled athlete. So next time you want to blame your conditioning and force yourself to do extra work, I want you to really look at what your fueling looks like on game day. And if it’s not similar to what I said above, let’s start making changes there first! Send this to your teammate who blames their fitness for their energy dips. #sportsnutrition #sportsdietitian #studentathlete #athleteeats #athletenutrition

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