Sports Nutrition

Multiple Choice

When you don't drink enough water you can become:

• silly
• hyper
• intoxicated 
• dehydrated 

Multiple Choice

What is the best strategy for weight management?

• Following a very low-calorie diet

• Exercising excessively

• Balancing calorie intake with physical activity

• Skipping meals

Multiple Choice

Why is hydration important for the body?

• It helps to digest food more quickly.

• It keeps the skin healthy.

• It regulates body temperature and maintains other bodily functions.

• It increases muscle mass.

Multiple Choice

What is the primary role of hydration supplements in sports performance?

• To increase muscle mass

• To enhance nutrient absorption

• To maintain fluid balance during prolonged exercise

• To reduce the risk of non-exercise activities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a sign of dehydration?

• Clear urine

• Dry mouth

• Increased energy

• Reduced thirst

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helps with water balance, metabolism, and nerve and muscle function. When Janet went for a hike, she not only makes sure she has water, she brings gatorade to help her not get dehydrated to help with the water balance.

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MATCH the following function to each nutrient.

• Make skin, muscle, & bone and repair damaged tissue

• Carries nutrients & oxygen throughout the body

• Insulate against cold & protect internal organs

• Contribute to water balance, metabolism, & nerve & muscle work

• Provide the body's most important source of energy

Protein

Water

Fat

Mineral

Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Water

• Fat

• Mineral

• Carbohydrate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of proper nutrition for sports and exercise?

• Supports training

• Enhances performance

• Speeds up recovery

• Increases risk of injury

Open Ended

Why is proper nutrition important for athletes and individuals who exercise regularly?

Open Ended

Explain how genetics, training, and nutrition interact to help an athlete achieve success.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main focus of sports nutrition?

• A blend of nutrition and exercise physiology to support and enhance training, performance, and recovery

• Only the science of ingestion, digestion, and absorption of nutrients

• The study of bodily movement and energy expenditure

• The use of genetics and training alone to achieve success

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: Which of the following are considered types of athletes?

• Elite

• Well-trained

• Recreational

• Sedentary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of recreational athletes?

• Exceptionally skilled

• Some are former competitive athletes

• Train very little, if at all

• Primary focus is healthy lifestyle and enjoyment

Open Ended

Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic exercise in terms of energy systems used and types of athletes who typically engage in each.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines cardiovascular fitness?

• The ability to perform endurance-type activities, determined by heart’s ability to provide O2-rich blood to exercising muscles and ability of those muscles to take up and use O2

• The absolute or relative difficulty of physical activity or exercise

• A planned program of exercise with the goal of improving or maintaining athletic performance

• The ability to increase muscle mass through resistance training

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about physical conditioning and skill development in sports is correct?

• Skill development involves practice, instruction, and coaching, while physical conditioning focuses on improving specific components of fitness through consistent training.

• Skill development is only important for beginners, while physical conditioning is for advanced athletes.

• Physical conditioning is not necessary for sports like golf or race car driving.

• Skill development and physical conditioning are unrelated to sports performance.

Open Ended

How does nutrition support athletic training and recovery according to the slides?

Open Ended

What are the main goals of training for athletes as described in the slides?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are long-term nutrition goals for athletes?

• Adequate energy intake

• Adequate hydration

• Appropriate weight and body composition

• All of the above

Open Ended

Describe how appropriate timing of nutrient intake can influence athletic performance and recovery.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a short-term nutrition goal for athletes?

• Minimization of dehydration and hypohydration during exercise

• Consumption of food and beverages to delay fatigue

• Use of dietary strategies for performance

• Maximizing muscle hypertrophy in the off-season

Open Ended

Explain how the principles of progressive overload and individuality interact when designing a training program for athletes.

Multiple Select

Select all statements that accurately describe the principle of specificity in training.

• Adaptations are specific to the type of stimulus and stress imposed on the body.

• All athletes will respond the same way to a given training program.

• Aerobic exercise leads to cardiovascular adaptations.

• Specificity means training muscles in a manner similar to their intended performance.

Multiple Choice

Which training principle emphasizes the need for alternating periods of high and low physical stress to optimize adaptation?

• Progressive overload

• Individuality

• Hard/Easy

• Specificity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a mesocycle in periodization?

• The overall time period beginning at onset of training and goes up to a specific athletic goal

• Repeated time intervals that make up a macrocycle

• A macrocycle divided into periods of varying lengths, each with specific training purpose

• The shortest training interval with no specific purpose

Open Ended

Explain how the principle of disuse can negatively impact an athlete's performance.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are important components of a training and nutrition periodization plan during the off-season?

• No formal training; physical activity and exercise for recreation

• Increase skeletal muscle mass by 3-5 lb

• Decrease energy intake from food

• Emphasis on speed/anaerobic training

Open Ended

What are some general nutrition principles that sports nutrition guidelines are based on?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?

• The highest daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects

• A daily nutrient intake value that is estimated to meet the requirements of half of the healthy individuals in a group

• The average daily dietary intake that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all healthy individuals in a particular group

• A recommended intake value based on observed or experimentally determined approximations

Open Ended

How does proper nutrition impact an athlete's training, performance, and recovery?