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Health & Fitness Sports Sports Nutrition

Nutrition for Athletes

A comprehensive beginners introduction to nutrition for sport and exercise (e-book included)
Highest Rated
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (16 ratings)
83 students
Created by Chris Worfolk
Last updated 5/2020
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Understand how the body adapts to training
  • The psychology of healthy eating
  • Sweat rates, hydration and how much to drink
  • How to eat before, during and after excercise
  • The science of carbs, fats, protein, vitamins and minerals
  • How to lose weight while maintaining muscle mass

Requirements

  • This course is designed for people with an interest in nutrition, sport and exercise
  • No prior knowledge of nutrition is required

Description

Are you interested in sport nutrition? Maybe you're an athlete or a coach, or a student or a lifelong learner looking to understand more about how nutrition and exercise affect our bodies.

If so, this is the course for you. We will look at how the body adapts to training and why nutrition is vital to this process. We will look at macros (carbohydrate, proteins and fats), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) but we will also look at:

  • How to construct a healthier diet

  • Calculate your personal nutritional requirements

  • Manage your hydration

  • Fuel appropriately for exercise and competitive sport

  • Understand the psychology of healthy eating

Taught by Chris Worfolk, qualified psychologist, British Triathlon coach, author of The One-Hour Guide to Sport Nutrition, Ironman triathlete and ultramarathon runner.

This course is accredited by IOATH and you will receive a free copy of the e-book edition of Chris's book when you join the course.

Watch the video or check out our preview lessons to get a taste of what is inside.

If that sounds exciting, hit the "buy now" button to get started immediately. I can't wait to see you inside the course!

Who this course is for:

  • Professional and amataur athletes looking to understand their diet and improve their performance
  • Coaches looking to support their athletes with nutrition
  • Anyone who loves health, sport, exercise and nutrition

Course content

15 sections • 85 lectures • 3h 37m total length

  • Preview02:01
  • Preview03:05
  • Download your book
    00:09
  • Glossary
    00:59

  • Preview04:15
  • Preview03:22
  • Energy requirements
    03:53
  • Physial activity expenditure
    03:04
  • Daily energy requirements
    03:02
  • Athlete's diet pyramid
    02:19

  • Introduction to physiology
    00:14
  • Preview09:23
  • How muscles work
    03:55
  • Types of muscle fibre
    03:00
  • Principles of overload
    03:28

  • Preview02:42
  • Complex carbohydrates
    03:43
  • Metabolising carbohydrates
    03:10
  • Sugar rush
    03:17
  • Carbohydrates summary
    00:37

  • Lipids and fatty acids
    03:33
  • Fats in food
    01:39
  • Fat as fuel
    05:06

  • What are proteins?
    01:10
  • Protein quality
    02:10
  • Protein intake
    02:06
  • Protein and health
    02:10
  • Protein supplements
    01:45
  • Protein summary
    00:23

  • What are micronutrients?
    00:42
  • Micronutrient taxonomy
    03:37
  • Dietary reference values
    02:35
  • Do athletes need more micronutrients?
    03:21
  • Empty calories
    01:54

  • Sodium
    02:31
  • Potassium
    01:13
  • Calcium
    03:04
  • Magnesium
    03:01
  • Iron
    03:15
  • Selenium
    00:44
  • Other trace elements
    01:48

  • Vitamin A
    02:10
  • Vitamin B
    04:03
  • Vitamin C
    03:43
  • Vitamin D
    03:04
  • Vitamin E
    00:59
  • Vitamin K
    00:54
  • Micronutrients summary
    00:46

  • Building your pyramid
    00:15
  • Diet composition
    02:59
  • High protein breakfasts
    01:14
  • Real food (vs processed food)
    03:22
  • Pervasiveness of processing
    01:51
  • Organic food
    02:56
  • Genetically modified food
    02:51
  • Tracking apps
    00:38

Instructor

Chris Worfolk
Psychologist and software consultant
Chris Worfolk
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 1,800 Reviews
  • 35,211 Students
  • 38 Courses

Chris Worfolk is a psychologist and software consultant. He is the author of nine books and has taught over 15,000 students on Udemy. He specialises in software, career coaching, mental health and resilience.

Chris is the founder of mental health charity Anxiety Leeds and co-founder of the Leeds Anxiety Clinic. He is the author of Do More, Worry Less: Small Steps To Reduce Your Anxiety. He has a degree in psychology from Leeds Beckett University.

Previously, he has spent over ten years working in the IT industry helping companies including Sky, Asda, Capita and the NHS improve the digital products. He is the author of numerous books including How to Exit VIM and the IT Contracting Master Class. He has a degree in computing from the University of Leeds.

In his spare time he is an ironman triathlete, ultramarathon runner, competitive public speaker. He lives in Leeds with his wife and daughter.

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