PEXS 4467 & 5467
Sport Exercise, Health and Nutrition: Metabolic and
Performance Effects
Michael H. Stone PhD
Office: 116 (Ex Phys Lab)
Phone: 439- 5796
Time: MWF – 10:25-11:20
Room: 227
Basic Concepts
Section
Section
Section
Section
Section
1:History/Culture
2: Macronutrients
3: Micronutrients & H20
4:Digestion and Absorption
5:Bioenergetics and metabolism: role of nutrients
Applied Concepts
Section 6:Macronutrient metabolism during exercise and
training
Section 7: Nutritional considerations for exercise, health
and disease
Section 8:Nutritional considerations for sport
Section 9:Ergogenic Aids
Course Requirements:
Written Tests: 6 – All tests will be take home (possible exception is
final) – these tests are accumulative
Grades: grades are based on a competitive scale – student with highest
number of points becomes 100% and all other student grades are
based on this scaling factor
Grading Scale:
A = 93 – 100
A- = 90 – 92.9
B+ = 87 -89.9
B = 83 – 86.9
B- = 80 – 82.9
C+ = 77 – 79.9
C = 73 – 76.9
C- = 70 – 72.9
D+ = 67 – 69.9
D = 60 – 66.9
Graduate Students – paper (50 pts)
F = < 60
Tests: take home
Mostly multiple choice and true false – there will be some fill in the
blank. Tests will range from 25 - 50 questions.
There may be a short essay on the final
Sections 1 and 2 – test
Section 3 test
Section 4 - test
Section 5 and 6– test
Section 7 – test
Section 8 and 9- test
Class Textbook:
McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I. and Katch, V.L. Sports &
Exercise Nutrtion (2nd edition) Baltimore, Lippincott,
Williams and Wilkins.
Useful Textbooks etc.:
AIS (Burke, L. et. al.) Current Concepts in Sports Nutrition
Canberra, Australia, AIS
See:
http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/CurrentConcepts.asp
Notes etc.
Each section will have power-point lectures associated with it –
these can be accessed on the web (I hope).
There will be readings associated with each section.
There is no date (day) associated specifically with each lecture
or with each test. It is not possible to know exactly the length of
each lecture and question(s)/answer period.
Syllabus: PEXS 4467/5467
Instructor: Mike Stone
Office: E116 mini-dome
Phone: 439-5796
Course Description: the course is design to provide in-depth
information concerning the inter-relation of exercise and nutrition.
Discussions will include the effects of nutrition on sport, exercise
for health and as an intervention for metabolic diseases.
Course Objectives:
1. To understand basic nutrition and how it effects metabolic
processes and physical activity
2. To understand how nutrition can potentially effect exercise and
sports performance
3. To understand the potential role of exercise and nutrition in health
Content Outline:
Section 1 - Presentation 1: Historical/cultural perspectives of exercise and sports science
•History and creation of a “discipline”
•Brief discussion of the “scientific method” and basic versus applied science
•Differences between exercise and sports science
Reading: Stone, M.H. Sands W. and Stone M.E. The Downfall of Sports Science in
the United States. Strength and Conditioning 26 (2): 72-75, 2004.
Section 2 –The Macronutrients
•Sec 2: Presentation 1:Carbohydrates
types/structures
Foods- dietary
Storage (glycogen)
Role in energy production
•Sec 2: Presentation 2: Lipids/Fats
types/structures
Foods- dietary
Storage (triglycerides)
Role in energy production
•Sec 2: Presentation 3: Proteins
types/structures
Foods- dietary
Storage
Role in energy production
Sec 2 Readings: Chapter 1 - textbook
Section 3 - The Micronutrients
Sec 3: Presentation 1: Vitamins
Types – fat and water soluble
Function of vitamins – dietary needs
Potential role in health disease
Sec 3: Presentation 2: Minerals
Types of minerals
Function of minerals and water– - bioavailability/dietary needs
Potential role in health disease
Sec 3 Readings: Chapter 2
Section 4: Digestion and Absorption of Macro and Micronutrients
Sec 4: Presentation 1: Digestion –basic chemistry
The basis for digestion (hydrolysis and condensation)
Enzymes – function/action
Nutrient transport across membranes
Sec 4: Presentation 2: Digestion and Absorption of food
gastrointestinal tract – mouth/teeth> esophagus>stomach>small intestine
>large intestine
Sec 4: Presentation 2: Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein Digestion/ Vitamin Absorption
controlling hormones
enzymatic breakdown of food
process of absorption
Sec 4 Readings: Chapter 3
Section 5: Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Sec 5: Presentation 1: energy production and role of macronutrients
Importance of an energy conveyor: ATP
Anaerobic and aerobic mechanisms of energy production
Importance of post-exercise energy consumption
Mechanisms of post-exercise energy recovery
Section 6: Measurement of Energy in Food, during and post-exercise
Sec 6:Presentation 1: Energy in – Energy out
Energy values of foods (gross versus net)
Energy requirements of physical activity – measurement
Respiratory quotient (RQ) and respiratory exchange ration (RER)
Readings Sections 5 and 6: Textbook chapters 4-6
Section 7: Nutritional considerations for exercise, health and disease
Sec 7: energy balance and good nutrition
energy balance equation
RDA – carbohydrates, protein and fats - is it enough?
Vitamins, minerals and exercise
exercise/nutrition and the immune system
Exercise and food intake
Sec 7: Readings: Chapter 7
Section 8: Nutritional Considerations for Sport
importance of protein and carbohydrate
replenishing fuel stores
high fat – versus low fat diets
Section 8: Ergogenic Aids
nutritional and pharmaceutical aids
Readings: chapters 8 and 11