Fanté Guides
Designed by qualified athletes and nutritionists to provide you with reliable and practical information. Here you'll find evidence-based tips, routines, and recommendations designed to help you improve your performance, take care of your nutrition, and achieve your goals safely and effectively.
Knowing what to do before your first marathon can make the difference between enjoying the experience or suffering in the final kilometers. In this complete guide, we explain everything you need to...
Choosing correctly among the different energy gels for cycling can make the difference between maintaining constant power or suffering a drop in performance at the decisive moment. Many cyclists lo...
Isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic drinks
We analyze the different energy drinks and their concentrations to improve our performance.
Difference between a 30 or 60 gram carbohydrate gel
We analyze the ways to use a 30 or 60 gram carbohydrate gel
Periodization of carbohydrates
Nutrition should be periodized and adapted to support changing individual goals, training levels, and requirements throughout a season and/or training cycle.
Ratio 1:0.8 current scientific evidence
For some time, it was thought that exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rates (intake via gels and all other external foods) would not exceed 60 g/h. However, recent research has shown that exogenous c...
Within the term nutritional training, we find different methods to optimize sports performance, such as the periodization of nutrients.
Various strategies such as cold water immersion, active recovery, compression garments, massage, and electrical stimulation are currently being used to improve athlete recovery. However, muscle gly...