Advanced Sports Nutrition & Meal Planning for Exercisers and Athletes Practicum

Lecturers: Romy Moujaes, MSc, LD & Stephanie Baddour, MSc, LD
CPECS: 5

The Advanced Sports Nutrition & Meal Planning for Exercisers and Athletes Practicum is a specialized evidence-based training developed to help dietitians confidently assess, counsel, and support athletes and active individuals. This course focuses on advanced sports nutrition principles, individualized energy and nutrient planning, body composition management, and practical meal planning for diverse training scenarios.

Participants will learn how to tailor nutrition interventions according to exercise intensity, training goals, recovery demands, and body composition objectives. The practicum also addresses complex sports nutrition challenges such as simultaneous muscle gain and fat loss, injury recovery, and performance optimization.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will learn how to:

• Estimate individualized energy and nutrient requirements

• Adapt nutrition plans according to training goals and intensity

• Create personalized sports nutrition meal plans

• Optimize pre-, during-, and post-workout nutrition

• Support muscle gain and fat-loss goals simultaneously

• Manage nutrition strategies during injuries and recovery

• Improve athlete adherence and performance outcomes

Course Schedule

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Introduction

Module 1: Determining Individualized Exerciser Needs

4:30 – 6:45 PM

• Energy needs estimation

• Nutrient requirement calculations

• Different training scenarios

Break

6:45 – 7:00 PM

Module 2: Advanced Meal Planning for Athletes

7:00 – 8:45 PM

• Individualized sports meal planning

• Workout nutrition timing

• Body composition goals

• Challenging training cases

Conclusion & Q&A

8:45 – 9:00 PM