Eating and Energy Intake in Resistance Exercise
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Resistance exercise plays a fundamental role in promoting muscle hypertrophy, strength development, and overall metabolic health, and is universally recognized as a pillar for musculoskeletal health, metabolism, and body composition.
However, the nutritional factors that modulate these adaptations—particularly eating behavior and energy intake—remain an area of active investigation. Optimal energy availability is crucial to support muscle protein synthesis, recovery, and performance, while inadequate intake can impair training adaptations and health outcomes.
The goal of this Special Issue is to illuminate the complex and often underestimated interplay between dietary intake—encompassing both total energy quantity and macronutrient quality and timing—and the physiological adaptations driven by resistance exercise.
Eating behavior influences the physiological responses to resistance training. Moreover, sex differences, age, training status, and dietary patterns, further shape the relationship between diet and resistance exercise outcomes.
This Special Issue, “Eating and Energy Intake in Resistance Exercise,” invites examinations of the interplay between nutrition, eating patterns, and energy balance in the context of resistance training.
We welcome contributions addressing acute and chronic effects, mechanistic insights, and applied interventions aimed at optimizing performance, muscle adaptation, and health.
Through this collection, we aim to advance the understanding of how eating behavior and energy regulation can be tailored to maximize the benefits of resistance exercise across populations.
Is what you eat just as vital as what you lift?
Dr. Raúl López-Grueso
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nutrition strategies
- muscle hypertrophy
- energy balance
- strength
- skeletal muscle adaptations
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