Sports Nutrition

A healthy and well-balanced nutrition plan, combined with a structured training program, is the foundation for developing optimal health and achieving peak performance in sport.

As an athlete, whether at the middle school, high school, collegiate, recreational, masters or professional level, you have specific nutrition needs. These needs will vary depending on age, gender, sport, current fitness level, body size and composition, and current training regimen.

Athletes are training harder and harder - but they are not maximizing their potential. Training and conditioning is only a piece of the sport performance puzzle. Nutrition is often the missing link for achieving optimal health and performance.

By understanding WHAT you need to eat and WHEN you need to eat, athletes can:

• Reach individual weight loss/gain goals
• Recover faster from training sessions and competitions
• Improve reaction time and alertness
• Develop muscular strength and power
• Increase speed and cardiorespiratory conditioning

Program Options

A four (4) part seminar series designed to educate today's student-athlete on the importance of developing healthy nutritional habits that will positively affect their sport performance, training outcome and overall health. Seminars 1, 2 and 3 are presented in a small-group format (4-6 athletes). Seminar 4 is an individual counseling session where each athlete's personal nutrition plan is finalized to ensure long-term success. $195

For a complete, detailed description of the API Sports Nutrition Seminar Series click here.

Resting Metabolic Rate & Calorie Discussion

Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) represents the number of calories the body burns each day at rest and the number of calories your body requires for vital body functions. RMR can account for up to 75% of the total calories that an athlete burns each day. Accurate, individualized measurement of an athlete's RMR is the foundation for all successful nutrition plans. API uses the MedGem® Indirect Calorimeter to accurately measure RMR. Upon completion of the RMR analysis, a calorie-specific nutrition plan will be discussed to establish total daily caloric requirements. $85

Body Composition Analysis

Body composition is the amount of fat vs. lean muscle tissue in the human body and is commonly expressed as a percentage of an athlete's total body weight. A high percentage of body fat increases your risk for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and other illnesses. $35

Food & Activity Log Analysis

Accurately completing a three- day food activity log helps an athlete identify current nutrition habits and recognize obstacles to achieving better nutrition. Analysis of athlete's food activity log and 60-minute nutrition planning discussion with API's Sports Nutrition Director Patti Kuhlman. $125

Individual Nutrition Counseling

Individual, sixty (60) minute counseling session with API's Sports Nutrition Director, Patti Kuhlman. $85