Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
6004SPS-SEP-CTY
Aims
The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of the use of supplements to aid exercise performance and to explore contemporary issues pertinent to the sports nutritionist. The module will introduce ergogenic aids specific to a wide range of activities including short-term, intense exercise, endurance exercise and resistance exercise. The efficacy of each supplement will be critically examined using scientific literature. Several contemporary issues will be introduced including doping and will be explored in line with the role of the sports nutritionist.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate the efficacy of specific ergogenic aids for use in various exercise activities.
2.
Critically analyse the prevalence of doping, risk of inadvertent doping and evaluate the role of the sport nutritionist in relation to anti-doping rules and procedures.
3.
Critically evaluate the evidence and practise in contemporary areas of sports nutrition.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Supplements to aid exercise performance:
Efficacy of the use of supplements across a range of exercise: strength/resistance exercise; high-intensity, short-term exercise; endurance exercise; cognitive function.
Contemporary issues:
Doping in sport, supplement use and inadvertent doping, doping control; Contemporary areas of research and practice that are relevant to the roles and responsibilities of the sports nutritionist and where a consensus in knowledge and best practice application has not yet been reached.
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop your understanding of the use of supplements to aid exercise performance and to explore contemporary issues pertinent to the sports nutritionist. The module will introduce ergogenic aids specific to a wide range of activities, including short-term, intense exercise, endurance exercise and resistance exercise. The efficacy of each supplement will be critically examined using scientific literature and several contemporary issues will be introduced, such as doping, and will be explored in line with the role of the sports nutritionist.
This module aims to develop your understanding of the use of supplements to aid exercise performance and to explore contemporary issues pertinent to the sports nutritionist. The module will introduce ergogenic aids specific to a wide range of activities, including short-term, intense exercise, endurance exercise and resistance exercise. The efficacy of each supplement will be critically examined using scientific literature and several contemporary issues will be introduced, such as doping, and will be explored in line with the role of the sports nutritionist.
Additional Information:The Association for Nutrition (AfN) competencies covered in this module include:
CC4b The theory and methods of investigating the dietary, nutrient and activity patterns general population, sub-groups (athletes) and the individual for either human or animal systems.
The BASES Undergraduate Endorsement (BUES) criteria covered in this module include:
1.2.2 Influence of diet and nutrition
1.2.6 Fatigue, recovery and overtraining