This course will provide you with an overview of some of the most commonly known supplements used to enhance sporting performance. You will go through what is an ergogenic aid and what is classed as a supplement. We will look at supplements to decrease fatigue, increase endurance and aid recovery. This course will be of interest to anyone looking to enhance performance and those who have an interest in sport nutrition.

Recommend reading and course materials:

Beta-Alanine - https://www.gssiweb.org/sports-science-exchange/article/an-update-on-beta-alanine-supplementation-for-athletes

Creatine Review - https://www.nutritionx.co.uk/nutrition-hub/x-change/the-nutrition-x-change-vol-6-creatine-why-when-and-how-to-use-it/

Caffeine Review - https://www.nutritionx.co.uk/nutrition-hub/x-change/nutrition-x-change-vol-8-caffeines-impact-on-sporting-performance/

Functional fruits - https://www.gssiweb.org/docs/default-source/educational-materials/webinar-handouts/handout-cherries-and-berries-ryan-nuccio_a07.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Fruit-derived polyphenols - https://www.gssiweb.org/docs/default-source/sse-docs/bowtell_sse_195.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Nitrate - https://www.gssiweb.org/docs/default-source/sse-docs/sse_222_a03.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Food first but not food only podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csaLLXThZlM

By the end of this course you will have a good overview of the various supplements that are widely used within a sports performance setting. The course will utilise research and literature as well as diving into some of the case studies of varying supplements and what the proposed outcome and measures may be.