Course Description
The nutrition market for endurance athletes is a booming business. As part of advertising, manufacturers of supplements, bars, shakes, and drinks often present scientific claims regarding the efficacy of their product(s). In addition, the endurance athlete can be inundated with advice from fellow athletes, coaches, or sponsors regarding sports nutrition programs. In reality, the health care professional should be the primary authority on the best nutrition program for their athletes. Thus, the health care professional should understand how to critically evaluate medical literature and recommend evidence based, scientifically-sound advice regarding nutrition, hydration and supplementation before, during and after training.
The focus of this course is to help the health care professional gain a deeper understanding of the clinically relevant research found in the medical literature regarding hydration and nutrition for the endurance athlete. This course guides the professional through the process of first, critically appraising the evidence, and second, applying the evidence to patient care. A marathoner, ultra-marathoner or triathlete can perform at their best, prevent injury, dehydration and hyponatremia when utilizing a tried-and-true, scientifically-proven hydration and nutrition protocol.
This Seminar-on-Demand is 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
 Contact Hours: 3 |
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 Target Audience: ATC/LAT, Dietitian/Nutritionist, PT/PTA |
Instructional Level: Advanced |
BOC Level of Difficulty: Essential |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
Hour 1
- Types of Evidence
- Research Rankings by Quality
- Research Rankings by Level
- Research Rankings by Grades
- Applying Research to Practice
Hour 2
- Dehydration Signs and Symptoms
- Estimating Sweat Loss
- Blood Glucose Levels During Exercise
- 3 Energy Systems in Muscles
- Carbohydrates and Glycemic Control
- Research Evidence on Fuel Requirements & Electrolyte Repletion During Exercise
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Daily Fat Requirements Based on Evidence Based Medicine
Hour 3
- Review of Amino Acids and Proteins
- Daily Protein Requirements Based on Evidence Based Medicine
- Calculating Resting Metabolic Formula and Energy Requirements Based on Evidence Based Medicine
- Vitamins, Minerals and Common Nutrition Concerns in Athletes
- Nutritional Assessment in Athletes
- Evidence Based Research on Improving VO2 Max
- Evidence Based Research on “Moderate” Carbohydrate Loading
- Evidence Based Guidelines for Pre-Training and Post-Training Nutrition
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on proper nutrition for endurance athletes.
Professional Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the types, quality, level and grades of evidence-based research.
- Calculate loss of hydration via sweat and urine (output) and calculate hydration needs (input) in the endurance athlete to prevent dehydration and hyponatremia.
- List the signs, symptoms and physiological effects of dehydration.
- List the strategies to maintain appropriate blood glucose levels immediately before, during, and after exercise.
- Calculate the total fat requirements based on body weight (in pounds) during periods of moderate, heavy, and intense training.
- Calculate the total protein requirements based on body weight (in pounds) for strength training and endurance training in adults.
- Calculate resting metabolic rate and energy requirements using the Mifflin-St. Jeor Equation.
- Identify the “moderate” carbohydrate-loading regimen based on race tapering schedule and the total intake of carbohydrates (grams per pound) for each taper day.
- Identify the 4 main goals of post-race nutrition recovery.
Criteria for Completion:
A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Disclosures:
Contact Hours: 3
Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Athletic Trainers, Dietitian/Nutritionists.
Instructional Level: Advanced
CDR CPE Level 2/ 740 Web-based
Learning Need Codes: 9020, 2070, 2090
Performance Indicators: 6.2.1, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 8.1.1
BOC Level of Difficulty: Essential
Course Type: Seminar-On-Demand
The course materials for this Seminar-On-Demand are available instantly in our online format.
Personnel Disclosure:
- Financial – Jami Cooley is employed by HomeCEUConnection.com and receives a salary. She receives royalty payments from HomeCEUConnection.com for the presentation of this course.
- Nonfinancial – No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
- No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
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Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
Authors:
Jami Cooley, RN, CNWC
Jami Cooley, RN, CNWC is a registered nurse with compact licensure. Jami began her nursing career working in oncology and hematology. She received certification in Chemotherapy and Biotherapy at M.D. Anderson hospital in Houston, Texas in 2002 and was involved in clinical research trials for chemotherapeutic agents. Shortly thereafter, Jami became a Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant. She has worked as a nutritionist for 10 years with specialty in sports medicine and orthopedics. Part of her orthopedic medicine tenure included researching and applying evidence based medicine to accelerate return to work/ return to play.
Jami is a running trainer and member of the American Fitness Professionals Association and the American Nutrition Association. She is the founder of Nutritional Nursing Specialists and co-author of two top-selling health and wellness books, "Eating Your Way to Good Health" and "The Fungus Link”. Additionally, Jami has been a featured author on Livestrong and Natural Health Advisory and has published work in several health and fitness magazines including Healthy Living, Mother Earth News and Vogue. Jami has appeared on television programs and radio talk shows for her nutrition and fitness expertise.
In her spare time, Jami enjoys running and participating in marathons, half marathons, and triathlons.
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