April 4/15 14:17 pm - Cycling Canada Coach Webinar on Nutrition

Posted by Editoress on 04/4/15
 

Cycling Canada will be holding an English and French coach webinar about Nutrition. The English webinar will be Wednesday April 8th, and the French webinar will be Tuesday, April 7th, at 5:30 pm EST.

Nutrition (English) with Christine Dziedzic
This webinar will cover the concept of nutrition periodization for the yearly training plan, using track cycling as a practical example. We will review topics such as nutrient requirements for different training phases and the principles of recovery nutrition. Other focuses will include nutrition strategies to boost the immune system, as well as exploring the place of supplements in an athlete’s ever-evolving nutrition plan.

Christine Dziedzic is a Registered Dietitian and Advanced Sports Dietitian (Sports Dietitians Australia), and has worked in high performance sport for more than six years. Christine has recently relocated from the Australian Institute of Sport, where she worked as a Sports Dietitian for a number of national teams, and included a support role at the Olympic Games in London, 2012. Her current position involves delivering best-practice performance nutrition services to several Cycling Canada programs, as well as Rowing Canada and Canoe/Kayak Canada and Ontario. Christine holds a Masters in Sports Nutrition (by Research) and completed the International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Nutrition in 2010.

Click here to register for the English webinar

Click here to register of the French webinar