Show all calculations that may apply, using the methods in the course textbook related to the steps. Make note of the person’s age, gender, sport and athletic season.

Go through Steps 1 to 8 from Unit 17, provided below, and develop nutritional guidelines for your subject, dependent on the season that he or she is in. Then provide a discussion as to why you made your recommendations.

Show all calculations that may apply, using the methods in the course textbook related to the steps. Make note of the person’s age, gender, sport and athletic season.

Step 1 – determine body composition
Step 2 – determine daily caloric expenditure range for training days and non-training days and for competition days.
Step 3 – determine the bioenergetics the sport primarily demands for peak athletic performance; athlete type – Anaerobic-immediate energy system; anaerobic glycolytic; anaerobic glycolytic – oxidative glycolic; and oxidative.
Step 4 – determine daily protein intake estimate and the foods and supplements to achieve it. Remember from your lessons that protein requirements can differ among different athlete types and among individual athletes. This gives a scientific reason for making protein intake a priority for sports nutrition programs, in addition to other factors.
Step 5 – determine daily carbohydrate estimate and the foods and supplements to achieve it.Remember to plan for carbohydrate beverage intake before, during and after practice and for sport events as appropriate. Modulate carbohydrate types and amount with meals and snacks to meet specific nutrition goals.
Step 6 – determine fat (essential fatty acids) intake estimate and plan, and select foods and cooking methods to achieve it. Keeping fat intake under 30 percent to total daily calories will be an ongoing skill to master. For certain sports, maintaining low fat intake during the season between 15 and 20 percent of total daily calories – can be challenging and requires extra effort to make sure athletes are ingesting adequate amounts of the essential fatty acids: pnoleic and alpha-pnoleic acids. Add healthy sources of essential fatty acids in addition to EPA and DHA as required for health.
Step 7 – maintain proper fluid intake estimate to meet daily requirements, as determined by amount of physical activity, environmental factors, and specific athletic training, performance and health needs.
Step 8 – determine the needs for using special sports nutrition and dietary supplement products.