Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Module Offerings

7141SPOSCI-SEP-CTY

Aims

The aim of this module is to develop a comprehensive baseline understanding of fundamental sports nutrition. Classical and contemporary literature will be studied, and critically evaluated in engaging and thought-provoking lectures, seminars and workshops.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically evaluate the role of macronutrients composition on an athletes body composition, health and physical performance.
2.
Critically evaluate the role of micronutrients on an athletes body composition, health and physical performance.
3.
Critically evaluate the effects of dietary allergies and intolerances as well as the importance of gut health on an athletes body composition, health and physical performance.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Week 1 Introduction to sport nutrition – so what's it all about

Week 2 Digestion, Absorption, Gut Health and food intolerances

Week 3 Carbohydrates 1 – Arriving loaded and ready to go

Week 4 Carbohydrates 2 – Refuelling during and following exercise

Week 5 Carbohydrates 3 – Workshop: determining CHO needs based on exercise intensity and duration

Week 6 Ketones for performance: hype or hope?

Week 7 Low Energy Availability: The triad and relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

Week 8 Protein requirements of athletes

Week 9 Fats for health and performance

Week 10 Hydration – does it really impair performance

Week 11 Micronutrients and the athlete

Week 12 Making and gaining weight
Module Overview:
This module is designed to lay the foundations on which the rest of the course will be based. The aim of this module is to develop a comprehensive baseline understanding of fundamental sport nutrition. Classical and contemporary literature will be studied, and critically evaluated in engaging and thought provoking lectures, seminars and workshops.
Additional Information:
This is the first module on the degree course and is designed to lay the foundations on which the rest of the course will be based. Given that we are taking students from a dietetics and a sports science background it is important to look at the fundamentals of nutrition but from a sporting context. The module will look at the classical literature, e.g. looking at the early studies on carbohydrate intakes right through to modern day contemporary research, e.g., how low carbohydrate diets may help athletes performance. Whilst the scientific literature will unquestionably form the foundations for this module, the staff delivering it will all be engaged in applied nutrition consultancy and therefore the module will also cover the practical application of the scientific information.

Assessments

Essay