The following topics will be addressed:
- Qualifying and quantifying an athlete
- Body composition
- Food guides/pyramids
- Goal setting
- Hydration
- Macronutrient requirements
- Micronutrient requirements
- Assessing nutrient deficiencies
- Nutritional recovery
- Ergogenic aids
- Implementations strategies.
Persons interesting in taking this course, should have an understanding of basic exercise physiology and human biochemistry.
Lowell Greib, MSc ND CISSN
Dr. Lowell Greib raced as a professional ultra distance mountain biker, while completing both his Degree in Biochemistry/Biotechnology and his Masters in Chemistry at the University of Waterloo. He then completed 4 years of medical training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, and founded (and then directed) the Sports Medicine Program. He currently sits as Chair of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors and is faculty at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and the National University of Natural Medicine instructing both Clinical and Sport Nutrition. Lowell is certified with the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Greib founded The SportLab in 2011 which offers consulting in Sport Nutrition and Sport Therapy to athletes of all ages and abilities.