Sport Nutrition Specialist
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Become a Sport Nutrition Specialist
Learn what fuels elite athletic performance
The NCSF Sports Nutrition Specialist program provides you with the best educational path to nutrition expertise for both fitness and sport. Our easy-learning system enables you to understand cutting-edge nutrition practices that are aimed at physical goal attainment including improved health, fitness and performance. Become an expert and dispel the myths associated with current nutrition recommendations and novel popular diets with science-based facts.
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Enhance Performance
Recommend nutrients to optimize body function and performance based on the latest research
Balancing Weight and Activity
Plan & monitor nutritional status for anabolic adaptations, effective fat loss, and body composition for health and sport performance
Supplements and Performance Enhancers
Evaluate nutrient & supplementation requirements for human performance and function
Timing Nutrients and Fluids for Optimal Results
Calculate nutrient requirements & manage nutrient-timing to accelerate adaptations to training
Get the Edge
Whether you are looking to help clients lose weight, enhance athletic performance, or optimise health through proven nutritional strategies, earning the NCSF Sport Nutrition credential places your knowledge at the top of the fitness industry.
What You Learn
- Advanced dietary assessment
- Goal specific macro- and micro-nutrient distribution
- Relevant differences between protein, carbs & fat type
- Facts behind popular diets and media buzz
- The newest guidelines for health, performance and competition
Skills You Develop
- Dietary analysis for effective recommendations
- Expertise in disseminating nutritional fact from fiction
- Instruction in helping others read and understand food labelling
- Instruction in behaviour modification for weight loss and lean mass gain
- Nutrition coaching for sport and fitness competitors
Program Curriculum
Precision Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Performance: Energy Nutrients
- Introduction to Sport Nutrition
- The Importance of Carbohydrates
- The Role of Protein
- Dietary Fats
Understanding the Essentials to Health and Performance: Non-energy nutrients
- Micronutrients and Water
Supplementation for Performance, Mass, and Weight loss
- Dietary Supplement Regulations
- Ergogenic Aids
- Dietary Supplements and Weight Loss Drugs
Nutritional Coaching
- Nutritional Evaluation
- Body Composition
- Weight Management
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The National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF) is an international member-driven organisation of exercise professionals headquartered in Coral Gables, FL. The NCSF board for certification oversees the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited credentialing programs and advocates on behalf of exercise professionals around the world.
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