Recommend a sports nutritionist?

nice_guy80

Hello.
I'm looking to get the services of a sports nutritionist to do a few talks with players in our club. And also to do up a few individual nutrition plans

Someone who can simplify down the language, and knows their stuff

Cheers

Hanley

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Hello.
I'm looking to get the services of a sports nutritionist to do a few talks with players in our club. And also to do up a few individual nutrition plans

Someone who can simplify down the language, and knows their stuff

Cheers

Don't your favourite place in the world, FTI, offer a service like that?

...any strength/performance coach should be suitable for the job to be honest. It's hardly rocket science!

nice_guy80

I've asked him before, but I think Dave would prefer to leave that to someone with a qualification in the area

And I've also found in the past that coaches, players and parents (of teenage players) listen much quicker if the speaker seems well qualified.

Hanley

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I've asked him before, but I think Dave would prefer to leave that to someone with a qualification in the area

And I've also found in the past that coaches, players and parents (of teenage players) listen much quicker if the speaker seems well qualified.

Ahh ok all good in the hood. Thought that was probably the reason behind.

Antisocialiser

We got a fat dietician into our club with a powerpoint presentation. I remember her saying it was key to get 5 portions of carbohydrates in a day. And as an example for carb portion she had 2 slices of bread. So 10 slices of bread a day.

Absolutely clueless. To be fair to the lads they sucked it all in; i mean she did this for a job (allegedly).

Qualifications don't seem to mean squat.

calfmuscle

Antisocialiser wrote: »

We got a fat dietician into our club with a powerpoint presentation. I remember her saying it was key to get 5 portions of carbohydrates in a day. And as an example for carb portion she had 2 slices of bread. So 10 slices of bread a day.

Absolutely clueless. To be fair to the lads they sucked it all in; i mean she did this for a job (allegedly).

Qualifications don't seem to mean squat.

10 slices of bread is only 100g of carb, hardly high carb for athletes

Hanley

calfmuscle wrote: »

10 slices of bread is only 100g of carb, hardly high carb for athletes

No but it's crap quality.

calfmuscle

Hanley wrote: »

No but it's crap quality.

obviously, but it was just an example of one source.

nice_guy80

that's why I was looking for a good nutritionist

I could give the talk myself, but they wouldn't take any heed

Hailhail1967

Where are you based or rather where is the club based?

nice_guy80

midlands

discus

Antisocialiser wrote: »

We got a fat dietician into our club with a powerpoint presentation. I remember her saying it was key to get 5 portions of carbohydrates in a day. And as an example for carb portion she had 2 slices of bread. So 10 slices of bread a day.

Absolutely clueless. To be fair to the lads they sucked it all in; i mean she did this for a job (allegedly).

Qualifications don't seem to mean squat.

Jesus that's dogshyt man. I'd have thrun her out the door there and then. The old grain food pyramid is still up in my doctors waiting room... I'd love to say it to him.

RacoonQueen

http://www.optimumnutrition4sport.com/

Barry's an endurance athlete and practices what he preaches fairly successfully. No point getting someone in who regurgitates literature if they don't actually know what does and doesn't work.

Edit: He also has a good blog post HERE that used to have some great comments. No comments on it now though from where I am anyway.

Antisocialiser

discus wrote: »

The old grain food pyramid is still up in my doctors waiting room... I'd love to say it to him.

What do you think Slide 1 was? :P