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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HWP 331 - Nutrition for Performance

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Designed to help students understand the function of the nutrients in the body and how these nutrients affect health and athletic performance. Utilizing the latest research and practices in the field, students will understand why proper counter-nutritional measures help athletes prepare for competitions, prevent injury, enhance recovery, improve daily workouts, and maintain optimal health and body weight. Students can expect to complete this course with a sound knowledge in proper macronutrient intake and utilization for various endeavors, ergogenic aids and supplementation, hydration strategies, and how to design an individualized, periodized dietary program that is congruent with training and competitive demands. Prerequisite: completion of the ILS Health and Wellness requirement; HWP 225. See department chair.