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Manch Nutritional Reparation & Travel Plan
Manch Nutritional Reparation & Travel Plan
This periodised plan focuses not only on the World Club tournament but the
period after the competition to ensure high standards are not sacrificed as a
result of the negative effects of long haul travel
24 1 8 15 22 29 5
Middlesborough (H)
Sunderland (H)
Spurs (Away)
Japan Travel
Stoke (Away)
Game 1 & 2
Chelsea (H)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. Dealing with the negative effects of long haul on the bodies immunity
needs to be the biggest focus.
3. The demands of the game schedule prior to travel are likely to increase
pressure on muscle mass and immunity prior to long haul travel, so novel
approaches to nutritional recovery need to be adopted at least 14 days
prior to travel as part of inury prevention.
4. Adopting the same recovery protocols for the 3 day short turn around in
games in weeks 5 and 6 will be essential to maintain performance
standards and injury prevention.
Weeks 2 - 3
Club Organisation
• During these weeks encourage club chefs to offer dishes with ginger,
shitake mushrooms chilli’s– curies are especially good to incorporate
these immunity boosting foods.
1. Get the players into the habit of using the game day recovery bags
1. Increase fruit and green vegetable intakes this week to boost immunity
2. Stay off excess alcohol, this will help keep testosterone levels up and
maintain and even boost your muscle mass. MAKE A COMMITMENT TO
STAY OF Excessive alcohol. 1 SESSION ON IT WILL MAKE 3 WEEKS
WORTH OF TRAINING POINTLESS and seriously reduce immunity
3. Sort any hydration issues out with priority players using the re hydration
protocol
2. Give players 200ml PAS Phase 1 at half time* Or use 1 SIS Smart Gel
4. Use protein only recovery shakes and add in 2 teaspoons of coffee & 1
teaspoon colostrums
*Any players with chronic history of cramp or poor pre game hydration scores to
be discussed with Dan
1. For players with acceptable body fat repeat strategy for week 2&3
• Provide all players with made up travel shaker for hand luggage.
Use a “tool box” then this can be used as a secure lockable supplement
box in the dining room in Japan.
3. Keep hydrated – planes make you sweat more and you loose more water
when you breath.
4. If you use the shakers ask cabin staff to swill them out after you have
used them
Players with any large weight loss and or general hydration issues
* Compulsory for players with high game involvement against spurs or weight
loss
Japan
Day of Arrival
Basis of diet: High carbohydrate diet at all meals to include a dessert – this
includes players with higher body fats.
16th December
Basis of diet: High protein at all meals with little carbohydrate options except
vegetable or brown rice
2. Give players 1 SIS Smart Gel at half time in addition to normal fluids or
gels
*Any players with chronic history of cramp or poor pre game hydration scores to
be discussed with Dan
Aliment Nutrition
EAS
Muscle Armour x 1
Cherry Active