Course

Sports Nutrition – Part A & B

Instructor:

This course is only available in French.

Part A:

This section is intended for health professionals and focuses on nutrition for athletes who perform in resistance, endurance and intermittent training. This course will allow you to develop the key learnings adapted to different sports and specific cases in order to acquire a global vision regarding sports nutrition for this type of clientele. Also, an update of the latest scientific evidence as well as practical applications will be presented.

Objectives:

  1. Update the scientific knowledge related to sports nutrition for these types of training
  2. Know the challenges, issues and specific needs of athletes and sportsmen according to their training
  3. Ensure optimal support for this clientele during competitions
  4. Know how to maintain health capital based on a healthy diet
  5. Know how to promote an optimal body composition
  6. Understand the impact of nutrients on performance
  7. Understand how nutrition can help facilitate the regeneration of muscle tissue, limit the development of fatigue and the risk of injury
  8. Know how to advise an athlete on the management of intestinal discomfort during exercise

Part B:

This section is intended for health professionals and will address more specific topics in sports nutrition such as vegetarianism and supplementation. Also, this course will focus on three major problems often encountered by athletes, which in the long term can have a major impact on performance and health. These three issues are: concussions, injuries and anemia in runners as well as the relative energy deficit syndrome (RED-S).

Science-based management strategies will be presented and tools will be offered to ensure that you are more competent in managing these types of situations.

Objectives:

  1. Update the scientific knowledge related to vegetarianism
  2. Recognize the myths that circulate about vegan athletes
  3. Know the issues and specific needs of vegan athletes
  4. Know the nutritional recommendations and specific needs for a vegetarian athletic clientele.
  5. Update the scientific knowledge related to concussions, injuries and anemia in runners as well as RED-S.
  6. Develop an optimal accompaniment in these particular situations
  7. Facilitate the return to training and minimize the long-term negative impacts
  8. Allow for adequate education of athletes in order to prevent the development of such problems
  9. Know the winning strategies related to nutritional supplementation
  10. Know the issues of false positive doping tests
  11. Educate athletes about the marketing of food products for sale

FAQ

Yes, it is possible to extend access to your courses through our Bia membership. This membership allows you, among other benefits, to enjoy extended access to the courses beyond the initial 6 months.

For the majority of the course, you can access the French subtitles by clicking on “cc” in the video window at the bottom right. You can then select the language of your choice and leave them on or off. The handout are also available in French by clicking on “ressources” when you’re on the main course page from your dashboard. You can also select the site language of your choice at the top of the page (En/Fr).

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You will receive a notification email as soon as the pre-sale course is added to your account. This will mark the beginning of your 6-month access period.

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To complete your course after the 6-month access period, we invite you to become a member of the Bia membership and take the time you need. You can purchase the membership according to the payment period of your choice:

  • Monthly (with a 14-day free trial)
  • Annual (15% discount)

Access to each course is valid for 6 months from the moment the course is added to your account.

Courses are available within 24 business hours, except for pre-sale courses. For pre-sale courses, you will receive an email when they become available.

Course reference documents such as handout or optional articles are located in the “Resources” section, next to the image of your course. For mandatory documents, you’ll find them in the relevant lessons, in the “resources” section.

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