This course is
based on the latest research but presented in a practical and easy to
follow format. Developed by a nutritionist who worked extensively
with elite athletes from various sports such as tennis, rugby union and
rugby league, this course is not just theory it is based on real
clinical situations with actual cases from elite athletes.
Additional support is offered by the Sea Eagles Fitness Coach, Don Singe
for those looking for additional information on strength and
conditioning.
CONTENT
Elements of a
healthy diet
covering the Dietary guidelines, carbohydrate, dietary fats and protein,
fruit and vegetable intake, and calculating caloric intake and the
energy of food.
Hydration and
sports including dehydration and fluid levels, fluids to use in sports,
professional hydration fluids, fluid temperature and influence on
performance.
Hydration
techniques and testing and measures of Hydration looking at the
night before, day of the event, during the event, after the event,
estimating body fluid loss via sweat and self-testing procedures.
Body temperature
covering cooling strategies and the use of ice-jackets in sport.
Fuelling and
food covering sports specific functions of carbohydrates, simple sugars
and sport, the glycaemic index, glycaemic load and energy fluctuations,
nutrient requirements and timing of intake, blood sugar balance and
energy flow, starch, fibre, glycogen and complex carbohydrates and fats
and the sporting diet.
Protein for
energy section looks at the functions of protein and relevance in sport,
maintaining your fat free mass to improve energy production, timing and
quantity of intake for events, protein and recovery, foods for athletes,
vegetarian athletes and protein fads to avoid.
Calories and
food energy discussing caloric values and ratio of nutrients for
athletes, calculating calories in food and alcohol and fuels for
activity and energy.
Body fat
distribution and measurement of body mass covering waist to hip
ratio, body mass index, lean body mass and assessing body fat and
examples.
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Energy balance
reviewing energy intake, expenditure, metabolism and calculating energy
requirements.
Supplements in
sport looking at issues of why to supplement, if large numbers of
vitamins/minerals in a supplement mean it is better and supplement
quality and issues of dose and what to look for in a supplement.
Sporting aids
and performance covering creatine, research findings, dose, side
effects; Caffeine, effects, dose, applications to sport; Bicarbonate,
uses, side effects; Amino acids, branch-chain amino acids, single amino
acids, amino acid form.
Putting it into
practice
looks at before the event, during the event, after the event, practical
exercise - applying the theory and event meal planners.
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