Macronutrient intake in Collegiate powerlifters participating in off season training

Macronutrient intake in Collegiate powerlifters participating in off season training

Background Currently, the ISSN recommends 50-80 kcal/kg/day for strength athletes participating in intense training. In addition to caloric recommendations, other macronutrient recommendations include protein, carbohydrate and fat, 1.5-2.0 g/kg bodyweight, 5-8 g/kg bodyweight, and 30% of total calories respectively. Athletes participating in collegiate club sports may not have the benefit of ob...

Enhancing Off-Season Motivation in Collegiate Athletes

Changes in body composition and bone of female collegiate soccer players through the competitive season and off-season

OBJECTIVES To assess body composition and bone changes pre- to post-season (pre-post) and post- to off-season (post-off) in female soccer athletes (SC). METHODS Outcomes were assessed using DXA and pQCT in 23 SC and 17 controls at three times throughout season. RESULTS SC, non-starters in particular, lost lean mass pre-post (-0.9±0.2 kg, p<0.01; not different from controls, p=0.2) and gaine...

Off-season training habits and preseason functional test measures of division iii collegiate athletes: a descriptive report.

PURPOSE/BACKGROUND Division III (D III) collegiate coaches are challenged to assess athletic readiness and condition their athletes during the preseason. However, there are few reports on off-season training habits and normative data of functional assessment tests among D III athletes. The purpose of this study was to examine off-season training habits of D III athletes and their relationships ...

Effectiveness of a dietary intervention on macronutrient intake, lean mass and strength gains in males participating in a supervised resistance training program

Background ISSN recommendations for individuals involved in a general fitness program are to ingest 25-35 kcal/kg/day consisting of 3-5 g/kg of carbohydrate and ≤30% of total calories from fat. Additionally, the ISSN recommends that individuals engaged in resistance-training should ingest 1.4-2.0 g/kg/d of protein and to ingest some protein after exercise. This study examined whether nutritiona...