Maricopa Community Colleges  FON210   20064-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-28-2006

FON210  2006 Summer I – 2012 Fall

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Occ

Sports Nutrition and Supplements for Physical Activity

Description: Principles of nutrition applied to fitness, exercise, and sports. Dietary fundamentals as applied to body fuels, hydration, and other unique needs for exercise and sports. Includes dietary guidelines for weight or endurance training, glycogen loading, the pre-game meal, and glycogen recovery. Emphasis on maximizing fitness, performance, and safety. Discussion of supplements and their effects on metabolic enhancement. Discussion of anabolic, catabolic, and energy-producing agents. Addresses current supplements on the market.

Prerequisites: FON100AA, or FON100, or equivalent, or permission of Instructor.

 

Go to Competencies   Go to Outline
 

MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

FON210  2006 Summer I – 2012 Fall

Sports Nutrition and Supplements for Physical Activity

 

1.

Use current food guides and guidelines to select foods and fluids for exercise and sports. (I-III)

2.

Describe energy balance and list body fuels. (II)

3.

Describe water and electrolyte balance. (III)

4.

List guidelines for maintaining water and electrolyte balance. (III)

5.

Explain the types of metabolism. (IV-VIII)

6.

Differentiate between anabolic, catabolic, and energy- producing supplements. (VIII-X)

7.

Describe the mechanism of anabolic metabolism and the side effects of those supplements. (VIII)

8.

Describe the mechanism of catabolic metabolism and the side effects of those supplements. (IX)

9.

Describe the side effects of energy-producing supplements. (X)

10.

Identify the supplements that are currently on the market and describe the ones that can be used by the general public. (VIII-X)

 

 

Go to Description   Go to top of Competencies
 

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

FON210  2006 Summer I – 2012 Fall

Sports Nutrition and Supplements for Physical Activity

 

I. Food Guides and Guidelines

A. Overview of food guides and guidelines for sedentary persons

B. Adjustments for exercise and sports

1. Exercise for fitness

2. Body building

3. Endurance activities

4. Other

C. Adjustments for unique situations

1. Glycogen loading

2. Pre-game meals

a. Scheduling

b. Appropriate food and fluid choices

3. Glycogen recovery

4. Other

II. Body Fuels

A. Major food sources

1. Protein

2. Fat

3. Carbohydrate

B. Storage in the body

C. Assessing and maintaining energy balance

III. Water and Electrolyte Balance

A. Basic principles of water and electrolyte balance

B. Fluid choices

C. Guidelines for maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance

IV. Overview of metabolism

A. Anabolic reactions

B. Catabolic reactions

V. Carbohydrate metabolism

A. Glycolysis

1. Aerobic entry into Kreb's Cycle

2. Anaerobic and production of lactate

B. Kreb's Cycle

C. Electron Transport Chain

VI. Protein metabolism

A. Breakdown of

B. Production of ammonia

C. Urea cycle

VII. Fat metabolism

A. Fatty acid oxidation

B. Fatty acid biosynthesis

VIII. Anabolic supplements

A. Mechanism of action

B. Side effects

IX. Catabolic supplements

A. Mechanism of action

B. Side effects

X. Energy-producing supplements

A. Mechanism of action

B. Side effects

 

Go to Description    Go to top of Competencies    Go to top of Outline