FIRST BASEMAN · NEW YORK METS

"The Players Who Fade in September Eat Like Everyone Else"

The Players Who Fade in September Eat Like Everyone Else.
Pete Alonso Doesn't.

By Tj Anderson  ·  Elevated Eats Performance Nutrition  ·  MLB · New York Mets  ·  5 min read

Power in September isn't about who's more talented. It's about who's maintained their phosphocreatine system, protected their fast-twitch muscle function, and kept inflammation low enough that the body can still generate elite hip rotation at the plate. That's a nutrition problem — and most hitters never address it.

Generating the explosive hip rotation, forearm strength, and bat speed required to hit a 98-mph fastball 400 feet — and doing it 600+ times across 162 games — demands a nutritional foundation most power hitters never build. Pete Alonso is one of the most prolific home run hitters in Mets history. He also knows what it feels like when that power quietly bleeds away in August.

His goals when he came to Elevated Eats:

• Maintain elite power output and exit velocity through the full second half
• Preserve the body composition that generates home run power across a 162-game season
• Recover faster on day games after night games
• Build sustained energy that holds through extra innings without stimulant dependence
• Reduce the inflammation that silently degrades explosive movement over a long season

The Polar Bear in September should hit like the Polar Bear in April. That's a nutrition problem. And it has a solution.

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Power Hitter Performance Nutrition

• Phosphocreatine system support — creatine-rich foods and strategic protein timing to maintain the fast-twitch output that drives elite exit velocity
• Body composition architecture — precise caloric and macronutrient targets to maintain the physique that generates power without accumulating what slows it
• Anti-inflammatory recovery — omega-3 rich meals and antioxidant-dense ingredients to manage the daily physical toll of first base and elite hitting mechanics
• Game-day carbohydrate timing — sustained glucose for nine innings of competitive at-bats without the seventh-inning wall
• Road delivery infrastructure — consistent nutrition in NL East cities and beyond

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The Polar Bear in September

• 💪 Elite power output maintained through August and September — when most cleanup hitters are measurably fading
• ⚡ More sustained energy through full game situations, including extra innings
• 🔄 Faster recovery on day games after night games — consistently
• 📉 Reduced post-game inflammation and joint soreness
• 😴 Better sleep quality on road trips — supporting the sharper plate discipline second-half production requires

"I need to be explosive every single at-bat, game 1 or game 150. Getting nutrition dialed in with Elevated Eats made a real difference in how I feel and perform in the second half. And I genuinely look forward to eating it — that was the biggest surprise."

— Pete Alonso, First Baseman, New York Mets

Pete's All-Time Elevated Eats Favorites

• 🌮 Paleo Mexican Beef "Crunchwraps" — high-protein, complex-carb. The power hitter's post-game fuel.
• 🥩 Paleo Bison Lasagna — deeply satisfying, anti-inflammatory, engineered for recovery.
• 🍩 Recovery Donuts — collagen-packed post-game recovery the whole clubhouse loves.
• 🍧 Berrytime Recovery Sorbet — antioxidant-rich and hydrating. Summer baseball essential.

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The Nutritional Demands of an MLB Power Hitter

• Creatine-supporting foods — phosphocreatine system fuel for the explosive bat speed that defines elite power hitting
• Strategic protein timing — muscle protein synthesis around game-day windows to preserve the mass that generates power
• Omega-3 fatty acids — systemic anti-inflammatory support managing 600+ elite swings across a full season
• Complex carbohydrate architecture — precise timing for sustained glucose through late-game at-bats
• Collagen peptides + Vitamin C — joint and connective tissue integrity through the daily demands of first base and hitting mechanics

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