Meal timing

How it is used

Used in sports nutrition when discussing energy, digestion, and recovery. Common with pre-workout, post-workout, schedule, and performance.

Example sentences

1. Her nutritionist changed meal timing during tournament week so she would not start afternoon matches feeling heavy or hungry.

   Here, the term means arranging eating times to improve comfort, digestion, and readiness before competition later in the day.

2. The report found that meal timing mattered more on double-session days, when athletes had limited hours to refuel properly.

   In this example, it refers to planning food intake carefully when the recovery period between training sessions is short.

Common collocations

• adjust meal timing
• meal timing strategy
• post-workout meal timing
• meal timing for recovery

Related terms

• proteinA nutrient found in foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy and pulses that the body uses to build and repair tissues, including muscle.
• hydrationKeeping enough water in the body; in sport, drinking before, during and after exercise to replace the fluid lost through sweat.

More terms: Sports Nutrition

• carbohydrate
• supplement
• creatine
• calorie deficit
• macros
• pre-workout
• electrolytes
• bulk up
• pre-match meal
• post-workout meal
• protein intake
• carb loading