Sports & High Performance Nutrition

Miguel Hidalgo, Brazilian professional triathlete. Image credits: World Triathlon.

Nutrition is a tool for performance, recovery and long-term health.

First consultation at eight years old. Eighteen years of work together, from a child who swam to an Olympic finalist and World Series winner.

Between a world-series race and a 70.3, the fuelling plan changes completely: carbohydrate rate per hour, sodium, gut training, and the recovery window between rounds of travel.

Selected results

• 2025 — World Triathlon, overall — Vice champion
• 2025 — WTCS Alghero — 1st
• 2025 — Ironman 70.3 Brasília — 1st
• 2025 — WTCS Karlovy Vary — 2nd
• 2025 — WTCS Yokohama — 3rd
• 2025 — WTCS French Riviera — 3rd
• 2024 — Paris Olympic Games, individual — 10th
• 2024 — Paris Olympic Games, mixed relay — 8th
• 2023 — Pan American Games — Gold

What a Functional Sports Dietitian plans

Vitamin and mineral adequacy for each training, competition and rest phase

Immune function and inflammation control

Mitochondrial function and oxidative stress

Gut tolerance — the limiting factor in long events and in travel

Glycogen restoration, hydration and electrolytes

Timing, quantity and quality of food before, during and after effort

Road cycling

A grand tour is roughly 3,500 km across 21 stages, around 225 km a day, with energy expenditure reaching 7,000 kcal. Some days are flat, some are mountains, and the gap between first and second can be under a second. The plan has to survive all of it.

Genetic testing sharpens the prescription: the right fuel, better used, with faster recovery.

Iara Caetano, Brazilian professional mountain biker: XCE, XCC and XCO.

XCE — power, skill and recovery between heats

Cross-Country Eliminator heats last two to three minutes and repeat until only four riders remain. Every start is a maximal sprint, on a course of ramps, rocks and roots, where a tenth of a second decides who goes through.

XCE is more than just a race—it's a combination of explosive power, skill, and mental sharpness. Proper nutrition ensures athletes can meet the physical and cognitive demands of this high-intensity sport, giving them the edge in both training and competition.