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This course introduces Master of Strength and Conditioning students to fundamental sports nutrition and supplementation strategies concerned with the health and performance of various athletic populations. Students will primarily focus on an understanding of sport nutrition concepts that will enable students to develop knowledge and skills relevant to provide general nutritional advice centred on a broad overview of sound optimal guidelines for health and physical performance. Content will address energetic pathways in the body; key nutrients (carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water) with health and performance implications; nutritional needs for training, competition, and recovery; and dietary supplements and ergogenic aids. Even so, students will be required to recognise the limitations on the general advice that they might provide, and it will be emphasised that specialist nutritional advice should be sought by athletes from suitably qualified professionals in the diet and nutrition discipline area.

This course will address current sports nutrition concepts and controversies linking information in the fields of nutrition science and strength and conditioning, specifically the function of the nutrients in the body and how these nutrients affect athlete health and performance. It will cover nutrition and supplementation strategies for health and performance nutrition centred around pre-, during and post-exercise considering various sporting activities. Food and fluid choices for maximising sport and exercise performance will be considered with protein and carbohydrate requirements. The role of dietary supplements, sports drinks, vitamins, and ergogenic aids as they relate to athletic populations and other groups will be analysed regarding claims made for performance enhancement and the relationship between exercise and the immune system. Current research will be examined via a Problem-Based Learning approach supplemented with key learning extension activities, including online discussion, collaboration, and peer learning.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Describe the functions of macronutrients and micronutrients, their common sources, and requirements in various athletic populations depending on training and competition needs
2. Describe and evaluate a basic dietary analysis and its implications for athletic health and performance.
3. Discuss nutritional strategies undertaken before, during and after training and competition to optimise performance and recovery in athletic populations.
4. Develop general food-first recommendations, including practical advice to enhance health, performance, and recovery in athletic populations.
5. Describe the evidence for the efficacy of common nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids and demonstrate awareness of prescribed or illegal supplements.