ri ent ▁timing ▁is ▁a ▁sports ▁di eting ▁concept ▁which ▁suggests ▁that ▁time ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁missing ▁dimension ▁in ▁improved ▁mus cular ▁development . ▁This ▁concept ▁represents ▁a ▁change ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁school ▁of ▁thought ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁protein ▁loading ▁without ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁synchron icity ▁between ▁e ating ▁and ▁exer cis ing . ▁ ▁Pro per ▁nut ri ent ▁timing ▁takes ▁into ▁account ▁two ▁dimensions ▁that ▁directly ▁correlate ▁to ▁performance : ▁▁ ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁the ▁substr ates ▁in ▁ideal ▁proport ions . ▁ ▁The ▁timing ▁between ▁ex ogen ous ▁fuel ing ▁and ▁exercise . ▁When ▁the ▁right ▁substr ates ▁are ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁ideal ▁times , ▁the ▁result ▁might ▁be ▁improved ▁performance ▁and ▁growth . ▁ ▁N ut ri ent ▁timing ▁may ▁enh ance ▁performance ▁of ▁exercise , ▁competition , ▁and ▁daily ▁life ▁expect ations . ▁The ▁amount ▁of ▁each ▁nut ri ent ▁plays ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁performance ▁and ▁recovery . ▁Rec overy ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁keep ▁going ▁in ▁daily ▁rout ines , ▁compet itions , ▁and ▁fit ness ▁in ▁general . ▁F uel ing ▁recovery ▁and ▁fit ness ▁may ▁be ▁en hanced ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁nut ri ents ▁around ▁a ▁performance ▁aspect ▁of ▁life . ▁This ▁timing ▁is ▁not ▁essential ▁to ▁good ▁performance , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁detail ▁that ▁may ▁help ▁if ▁one ▁is ▁looking ▁to ▁gain ▁strength . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Dan ▁Ben ard ot , ▁Advanced ▁Sports ▁N ut r ition . ▁Human ▁K inet ics ▁( 2 0 1 1 , ▁