Athletic Meal Consulting and Plan Paper

Task 1- Select an Athlete

Please choose one of the following fictional athletes that you would like to work with on this project. Each athlete has special considerations that you will need to account for when developing your plan. You will need to tell me which athlete you are consulting with at the beginning of your project write-up.

Athlete 1 

Name: Callie Lin

Age:  27

Sex: Female

Height: 5’9”

Weight: 145 lbs

Sport: Cycling

Special Consideration: Vegan diet

Upcoming Event and/or Personal Goal: Belgian Waffle Ride (132 mile ride)

Athlete 2 

Name: Yousif Ali

Age: 19

Sex: Male

Height: 5’7”

Weight: 153 lbs

Sport: Wrestling

Special Consideration: Lactose intolerant

Upcoming Event and/or Personal Goal: Needs to drop 4 pounds in 1 month to enter into 149 lb weight class competition

Athlete 3 

Name: Tobias Asher

Age: 58

Sex: Male

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 149 lbs

Sport: Triathlon 

Special Considerations: Celiac disease, older age

Upcoming Event and/or Personal Goal: Iron Man Triathlon

Athlete 4 

Name: Reina Samson 

Age: 17

Sex: Female

Height: 5’2”

Weight: 145 lbs

Sport: Gymnastics

Special Consideration: Bulimia Nervosa, iron deficient

Upcoming Event and/or Personal Goal: Wants to be recruited for UCLA gymnastics

Task 2- Initial Consulting

Please answer the following question:

1. Would you recommend that this athlete lose, gain, or maintain their current weight?
   • Please provide a brief rationale for this decision, including what their BMI is.  
2. How many calories per day would you recommend for them?
   • Please provide a brief rationale for this decision.
3. What type of dietary plan will you use? (i.e., high carb, moderate protein, low fat); high fat, low carb; etc)
   • Include the AMDR % (i.e. __% carbs, __% lipids, __% protein)
   • Please provide a brief rationale for this decision. 
4. What is some advice that you would give to your athlete regarding micronutrients? 
5. Would you advise that the athlete consumer a particular supplement or other nutritional aide?
   • Please provide a brief rationale for this decision. 
6. What would you advise for your athlete if they need to train or compete in warm weather conditions?

Task 3- Example Meal Plans

Now that you have determined nutritional goals for your athlete, it is time to develop a meal plan. Please provide 2 sample daily meal plans. One of the meal plans should reflect a training day, and the other plan should reflect a competition day. Make sure that the meal plans reflect your answers to the Task 2 questions. 

Task 4- Reflection

Answer the following reflections questions:

1. Which parts were easier for you to develop?
2. What were some challenges that you faced while creating your nutrition plans? How did you overcome those challenges?
3. In your opinion, why are sport nutrition specialists important?