Course Description

This course discusses athlete performance and the current understanding of the most widely used nutritional ergogenic aids; dietary supplements to improve physical and athletic performance. The discussion includes the definition and regulation of ergogenic aids nutrition, amino acid derivatives, fat derivatives, other substances in other foods and evaluation of effectiveness. Covers the physical aspects of supplement use, the psychological effects on users and discusses various government regulations. Lectures are conducted to measure the achievement of learning competencies using a problem based learning approach, discussions, questions and answers, assignments. Assessment is carried out by performance, written tests and portfolios