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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Sprint Deterioration Is a Fuel Problem, Not a Fitness Problem?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Sprint deterioration in the final ten minutes of a match isn't primarily a fitness problem. Athletes at competitive level have the aerobic base to survive ninety minutes."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Glycogen Depletion Turns a Slow Decline Into a Cascade?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "As glycogen stores in the working muscles deplete across a match, the body's ability to rapidly resynthesize phosphocreatine between efforts slows. The two systems are linked."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: A Fatigued Brain Delays the Decision to Sprint Before the Body Even Moves?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "There's a cognitive dimension too, and it's underappreciated. The prefrontal cortex is metabolically expensive."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Carbohydrate in the Mouth Signals the Brain Before Digestion Begins?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The athletes who maintain sprint quality deepest into matches tend to share a few characteristics. Their pre-match carbohydrate loading is deliberate rather than habitual, they arrive at kick-off with full glycogen stores rather than whatever happened to be in the fridge the night before."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better sprint performance fatigue?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Treat fuelling as part of your preparation, not an afterthought. The science only helps when it is applied consistently: plan around your training and competition, fuel before you feel you need to, and review what works for you over time. Science in Sport products are designed to make evidence-based fuelling simple to get right, so you arrive prepared and perform with confidence."
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