Sports Training Nutrition

Course Description

Purpose

An introduction to nutrition for sports training. It’s designed to address the needs of athletes either for a specific event or in general, and will cover how to maximize performance and minimize injury using good nutrition.

Introduction

• Nutrient needs of athletes

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

Nutrient needs of athletes

• Fats

• Micronutrients

• Oxygen (in relation to fatigue, tissue repair)

Training requirements / food ideas

• General, building muscle, loosing fat, energy, mental focus, strength

Recovery requirements / food ideas

• Pain reduction, tissue repair, recovery

Weight management

• What to do to gain weight

• What to do to lose weight

• Factors affecting each

A look at common sports training supplements

• Why use them

• What’s in them and why

• What to look for in terms of quality

Case studies

• A look a specific examples - training for a single event versus general training

Review and wrapping it all together

Course Tutor:

Lyn Jullien (M.Sc., Dip.NT) is a Nutritional Therapist with a private practice and an active member of the Association of Registered Complementary Health Therapists in Ireland (ARCHTI). After 10 years in the IT industry, she has first hand experience with the effect of stress on the body. Her expertise lies in developing simple nutritional meal plans for anybody looking to improve their overall health. In her practice, she believes that good nutrition should be easy, and she empowers her clients to take control of their own health.