Problem:
Haans is a 23 year old male and works as a middle school social studies teacher. Hw weighs 195 pounds and is 6'1". He just recently got into cross country skiing after watching the winter Olympics. He has never been a skier, but ran cross country in high school, so he has some experience with endurance type sports. He recently just started training for 1 hour/day, 3-4 times per week in hopes to compete in his first competition within the next year. REASON FOR CONSULT Haans wants to optimize his nutrition intake to support incremental increases in training over the next 6 months-1 year - He wants to get his diet back on track to match his foreseen level of training and be able to balance this with his work schedule TYPICAL INTAKE Breakfast (before work): 2 eggs, 1 piece of toast and 3 slices of bacon Lunch: He usually forgets to pack a lunch, so he eats whatever is available at the cafeteria including: chicken tenders, 1/2 cup pears, 1/2 cup lima beans and milk OR a slice of pepperoni pizza Late afternoon snack (pre-workout): 1 bottle protein shake Dinner (post-training): 3 oz steak, asparagus, peppers and onions Night
Question 1: What energy system is your athlete predominantly relying on? What macronutrient(s) (protein, carbohydrate, fat) are predominantly used as a substrate for this energy system? (3 points)
Question 2: In complete sentences, describe THREE nutrition-related issues (based on the background information only) you think are most affecting your client.
a. These should be the top "big picture" concerns and they may be different than your clients "reason for consultation"
b. Explain why you think these are the top issues, provide details.
c. e.g., My client is underfueling due to only eating one meal a day. This could affect energy levels which would explain why she has complained of fatigue and could negatively affect health and performance.