Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

During game fuel

25 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker introduces a halftime nutrition tactic called “flash fuel,” designed to combat the performance drop that athletes often experience late in a game. The speaker explains that while the Clutch Day Protocol keeps athletes well‑fueled through the early quarters, by the fourth quarter muscle glycogen stores are largely depleted. To replenish energy for a strong finish, the speaker recommends a quick, easily portable carbohydrate source—such as honey sticks or applesauce—taken at halftime. These foods can be stored in a locker and quickly crushed, providing a rapid glucose boost that acts as a “pit stop” for the body, refilling the muscle energy tank and enabling better performance in the second half.

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I need you to eat this if you've ever hit the wall at the end of the game where you're feeling like you're trudging through concrete. This is what I call flash fuel. If you follow my Clutch Day Protocol, you're going to be fueled really well throughout the first, the second, and maybe even the third quarter. But by quarter four, or the second half of the second half, you have probably burned through all of the gas that were in your muscle energy tank from before the game started. So at halftime, I need you to have this flash fuel. It's going to act as a pit stop where you're refilling your gas tanks, you're giving your body the energy that you need to finish strong in the second half. So honey sticks and applesauce are super easy because you can keep them in your locker, crush them really fast at halftime to get back to playing and to actually play well in the second half.