Protein Metabolism and Recommendations for Athletes

Sara Oikawa, Ph.D.

• What you will learn in this course:
  • Protein recommendations (amounts) for resistance and endurance athletes
  • The effects of protein type (quality) for both resistance and endurance athletes
  • Animal vs. plant sources of protein
  • The effects of protein spacing throughout the day (timing)
  • The benefits of protein for structural tissues

• 1 Credit Hour as Approved by Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• 1 Credit Hour as Approved by the Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
• CDR Performance Indicators: 8.1.1,8.1.2, 8.2.1, 8.2.4