Week 1 Assignment 2

Precompetition PowerPoint Presentation

Fitness experts are often consulted on the best dietary practices prior to a race or competition.  Athletes should understand the importance of consuming high-glycemic carbohydrates prior to competition. Watch the video Eat to Win: Nutrition for Athletes and read Chapter 3 in the course text. Then, create a presentation for athletes on carbohydrate use during exercise.  In your presentation cover the following topics:

• Explain the recommended intake for carbohydrates;
• Analyze the average daily energy intake in the average adult male and female to female and male athletes preparing for competition;
• Explain the importance of knowing the glycemic index of a food;
• Analyze carbohydrate use before, during, and after exercise;
• Explain two food products that should not be consumed before athletic competition;
• Explain why the precompetition meal should be higher in carbohydrates that protein;
• Create a sample precompetition meal and explain why you choose these food products;

The presentation should be a minimum of 8 PowerPoint slides in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Your Presentation:

• Must include a title slide with the following:

• Title of presentation
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must use at least two scholarly sources. The course textbook and a minimum of one scholarly source from the Ashford Online Library.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference slide, formatted according to APA style as outlines in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include detailed speaker notes for each slide.
• Must be creative, using images and charts.  Remember to cite all images taken from an online source.  Creative Commons and Flickr are great websites for open source images.