Sport – Energy Infusion

The Sport – Energy Infusion at Neo Sport Clinic is a physician-formulated IV protocol designed specifically for athletes experiencing overtraining fatigue, pre-competition energy depletion, or impaired recovery following illness. Delivered at the clinic's Olomouc facility — the medical home of SK Sigma Olomouc and HC Olomouc — the drip provides intravenous micronutrients selected to support muscular energy metabolism, mitochondrial efficiency, and rapid restoration of depleted cofactors that oral nutrition cannot replenish quickly enough in time-sensitive athletic situations. The infusion takes approximately 45 minutes under clinical supervision.

Athletic performance at the highest level depends not just on training load and technical skill but on the micronutrient environment within which exercise metabolism operates. Vitamins and minerals serve as essential cofactors in the enzymatic pathways that produce ATP, clear metabolic waste, support protein synthesis for muscle repair, and regulate the inflammatory response to training stress. When these cofactors are chronically depleted — a common scenario in high-volume training blocks, during or after illness, or in athletes with restricted diets — performance and recovery capacity both deteriorate in ways that are not easily reversed by standard oral nutrition in a short window. The Sport – Energy Infusion at Neo Sport Clinic addresses this gap through direct intravenous delivery of an athlete-focused micronutrient protocol formulated by the clinic's medical team. The clinic treats professional athletes from SK Sigma Olomouc (Czech football) and HC Olomouc (Czech ice hockey) through its team physician partnerships — Dr. Matej Smižanský serves HC Olomouc directly, Dr. Jiří Lošťák serves SK Sigma — giving the medical team first-hand familiarity with the physiological demands of competition sport and the timing windows in which IV nutritional support adds the most value. Primary indications for this protocol are three: first, pre-competition depletion loading in the 24–72 hours before a major event when the athlete needs to ensure cofactor availability without relying on absorption from the gastrointestinal tract; second, accelerated recovery from a state of overtraining or accumulated fatigue where multiple micronutrient systems are under stress simultaneously; third, return to training after illness — particularly upper respiratory infections or gastrointestinal illness — where days of reduced intake, fever, and elevated immune activity have collectively drawn down micronutrient reserves. The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. Patients sit comfortably while the IV runs. No fasting is required, and indeed a light carbohydrate meal beforehand is advisable so that the energy substrates and micronutrients delivered can interact with available glycogen and protein. The clinical team reviews the patient's training schedule, current illness status, and any medications before the session. Contraindications are reviewed at intake and include specific allergies to infusion components and significant cardiovascular or renal impairment that would affect fluid management.