Re: Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

[Guest guest]

Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding a

new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding a

new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding a

new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

Hi

Carlson posted this response on the SN yahoo group. I hope it answers

questions and concerns...

Hi.

I think you can look at this from a lot of different perspectives. The intent of

our workshops is not to teach others how to do our job, but to provide multiple

levels of education for all of those working with athletes or with those looking

to improve their performance through proper nutrition. We ran these workshops

last year and we cap the attendance at around 15 participants. One of the most

beneficial parts was to have a multi-disciplinary audience. The discussions,

case study work and interaction was unique and refreshing. Those outside our

specialty left realizing that what we do is not just a set of basic

recommendations, but a mature science and evidence based practice that commands

respect and expert support.

At our facilities we work in complete integration. Each specialty runs the

programming within their area, but we are all responsible for understanding the

foundational aspects of each discipline: Functional Movement, Injury Reduction,

Strength Program Design, Metabolic Training and Performance Nutrition. Just as

the team of 8 RD’s here at AP must understand the training side --- the

PT’s, Coaches, and ATC’s are expected to understand the nutrition side. We

are the nutrition experts, but without fully understanding each of the other

areas – how could we plug in optimal programming?

Over the years one of the things we have seen is that most strength coaches or

other disciplines do not take the time to learn the appropriate science when it

comes to nutrition, yet they still make certain recommendations. Those outside

of the RD realm who attend our workshops are looking for support and I believe

when they leave, they are more apt to reach out to an RD as they start to learn

the complexity of what it is we do.

It’s mind boggling to us that so many professional athletes come to us without

ever having worked with an RD – that means for however many years, they have

received their information from their ATC’s, Strength Coaches, or Coaches who

more times than not do not have the nutrition education or background to be

delivering such information. When this happens the one who suffers when they

receive the wrong information, is the athlete or the client.

At the end of the day, we are here to help people and to assist athletes in

performing at their best. We always push the teams we work with to have an RD

consult with them or even to join their integrated team, but so many times –

due to so many reasons, they are not ready to commit to that. So, instead of

continuing to stand by and watch the mis-information continue to be handed out

or nutrition be ignored completely, we have decided to create a course and a

place for all performance health professionals come to learn more about

nutrition programming, exercise physiology, biochemistry, supplementation,

nutrient timing, the psychology of behavior change, scope of practice, and to

see how nutrition can work in a completely integrated system. This way we can

provide deeper education and programming ideas to RD’s while giving more solid

science clarity to those outside of our specialty, which is often

mis-interpreted and mis-represented.

I think it is important for RD’s working in the world of sport to get

education in other disciplines --- not to take over their job, but to have an

understanding of how to layer in nutrition to that specialty. The NSCA and NATA

offer great courses and conferences. ACSM is one of the best multi-disciplinary

conferences to go to. Perform Better workshops are also great places to network

and learn --- for all disciplines.

So, if we can get better information into the hands and minds of those who see

these individuals on a day to day basis ---- then we are helping to achieve our

mission, which is to improve the to improve the performance of others.

We hope to have as many types of professionals come to our workshops to network,

learn, and integrate their knowledge with others to provide better solutions to

those they work with.

Hope this answers all of your questions.

Thanks!

Carlson-, MS, RD, CSSD

Director of Performance Nutrition and Research

Athletes' Performance and Core Performance

2629 E. Rose Garden Lane| Phoenix, AZ 85050

Phone: | Fax:

le LaFata

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 25, 2010, at 7:44 PM, " Diane Preves M.S., R.D. "

wrote:

Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding a

new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS, Perform

Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more information

or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

Hi

Carlson posted this response on the SN yahoo group. I hope it answers

questions and concerns...

Hi.

I think you can look at this from a lot of different perspectives. The intent of

our workshops is not to teach others how to do our job, but to provide multiple

levels of education for all of those working with athletes or with those looking

to improve their performance through proper nutrition. We ran these workshops

last year and we cap the attendance at around 15 participants. One of the most

beneficial parts was to have a multi-disciplinary audience. The discussions,

case study work and interaction was unique and refreshing. Those outside our

specialty left realizing that what we do is not just a set of basic

recommendations, but a mature science and evidence based practice that commands

respect and expert support.

At our facilities we work in complete integration. Each specialty runs the

programming within their area, but we are all responsible for understanding the

foundational aspects of each discipline: Functional Movement, Injury Reduction,

Strength Program Design, Metabolic Training and Performance Nutrition. Just as

the team of 8 RD’s here at AP must understand the training side --- the

PT’s, Coaches, and ATC’s are expected to understand the nutrition side. We

are the nutrition experts, but without fully understanding each of the other

areas – how could we plug in optimal programming?

Over the years one of the things we have seen is that most strength coaches or

other disciplines do not take the time to learn the appropriate science when it

comes to nutrition, yet they still make certain recommendations. Those outside

of the RD realm who attend our workshops are looking for support and I believe

when they leave, they are more apt to reach out to an RD as they start to learn

the complexity of what it is we do.

It’s mind boggling to us that so many professional athletes come to us without

ever having worked with an RD – that means for however many years, they have

received their information from their ATC’s, Strength Coaches, or Coaches who

more times than not do not have the nutrition education or background to be

delivering such information. When this happens the one who suffers when they

receive the wrong information, is the athlete or the client.

At the end of the day, we are here to help people and to assist athletes in

performing at their best. We always push the teams we work with to have an RD

consult with them or even to join their integrated team, but so many times –

due to so many reasons, they are not ready to commit to that. So, instead of

continuing to stand by and watch the mis-information continue to be handed out

or nutrition be ignored completely, we have decided to create a course and a

place for all performance health professionals come to learn more about

nutrition programming, exercise physiology, biochemistry, supplementation,

nutrient timing, the psychology of behavior change, scope of practice, and to

see how nutrition can work in a completely integrated system. This way we can

provide deeper education and programming ideas to RD’s while giving more solid

science clarity to those outside of our specialty, which is often

mis-interpreted and mis-represented.

I think it is important for RD’s working in the world of sport to get

education in other disciplines --- not to take over their job, but to have an

understanding of how to layer in nutrition to that specialty. The NSCA and NATA

offer great courses and conferences. ACSM is one of the best multi-disciplinary

conferences to go to. Perform Better workshops are also great places to network

and learn --- for all disciplines.

So, if we can get better information into the hands and minds of those who see

these individuals on a day to day basis ---- then we are helping to achieve our

mission, which is to improve the to improve the performance of others.

We hope to have as many types of professionals come to our workshops to network,

learn, and integrate their knowledge with others to provide better solutions to

those they work with.

Hope this answers all of your questions.

Thanks!

Carlson-, MS, RD, CSSD

Director of Performance Nutrition and Research

Athletes' Performance and Core Performance

2629 E. Rose Garden Lane| Phoenix, AZ 85050

Phone: | Fax:

le LaFata

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 25, 2010, at 7:44 PM, " Diane Preves M.S., R.D. "

wrote:

Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding a

new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/newlifedianepreves

http://www.facebook.com/people/Diane-Preves/1357243185

http://twitter.com/DianePreves

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS, Perform

Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more information

or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

le,

Respectfully, this answer confirms my concern. The original promo-post:

" This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire. "

Then the response to my concern:

" At our facilities we work in complete integration. Each specialty runs the

programming within their area, but we are all responsible for understanding the

foundational aspects of each discipline: Functional Movement, Injury Reduction,

Strength Program Design, Metabolic Training and Performance Nutrition. Just as

the team of 8 RD’s here at AP must understand the training side --- the

PT’s, Coaches, and ATC’s are expected to understand the nutrition side. We

are the nutrition experts, but without fully understanding each of the other

areas – how could we plug in optimal programming? "

I think we all agree that understanding the foundational aspects of each

discipline is good, even necessary. But that is quite different from " training "

non-RD's to " assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or body

composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates not

only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals. A

perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire. "

The response continues:

" It’s mind boggling to us that so many professional athletes come to us

without ever having worked with an RD – that means for however many years,

they have received their information from their ATC’s, Strength Coaches, or

Coaches who more times than not do not have the nutrition education or

background to be delivering such information. When this happens the one who

suffers when they receive the wrong information, is the athlete or the client.

At the end of the day, we are here to help people and to assist athletes in

performing at their best. We always push the teams we work with to have an RD

consult with them or even to join their integrated team, but so many times –

due to so many reasons, they are not ready to commit to that. So, instead of

continuing to stand by and watch the mis-information continue to be handed out

or nutrition be ignored completely, we have decided to create a course and a

place for all performance health professionals come to learn more about

nutrition programming, exercise physiology, biochemistry, supplementation,

nutrient timing, the psychology of behavior change, scope of practice, and to

see how nutrition can work in a completely integrated system. This way we can

provide deeper education and programming ideas to RD’s while giving more solid

science clarity to those outside of our specialty, which is often

mis-interpreted and mis-represented. "

The bottom line, no matter how intelligent the explanation, there is a

difference between other professionals correcting nutrition misinformation and

stepping in to do the job of an RD by adding nutrition " programming " ,

supplementation, nutrient timing, etc. to the " skill set " of other

professionals. I agree that together we face the reality that nutrition

advice is coming from every-which-way in our culture, and this professional

seems truly passionate about helping the client. I believe that can and should

be done without bypassing RD's simply because " due to so many reasons " (the

author's words) we are easy to bypass. Our skillset has been hijacked by other

professions, often those with much less professional training than RD's. On the

other hand, while we do well to understand kinesiology, physical therapy, mental

health issues, RD's know their professional boundaries. Since professionals

often justify their nutrition counseling as for the good of the client, it will

have to come down to the client understanding why an RD is the nutrition

professional they would do well to get their nutrition information from. Other

professionals should not fool themselves into thinking they can become qualified

to counsel in nutrition from attending a seminar. Perhaps this RD (is this an

RD?) is simply working an RD's services into the equation, wisely. My concern,

however, is that the result is that her efforts are perceived as encouraging

other professionals and continuing to embolden them to do the nutrition

counseling themselves.

Anybody else " see " this differently?

Respectfully,

Diane

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

le,

Respectfully, this answer confirms my concern. The original promo-post:

" This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire. "

Then the response to my concern:

" At our facilities we work in complete integration. Each specialty runs the

programming within their area, but we are all responsible for understanding the

foundational aspects of each discipline: Functional Movement, Injury Reduction,

Strength Program Design, Metabolic Training and Performance Nutrition. Just as

the team of 8 RD’s here at AP must understand the training side --- the

PT’s, Coaches, and ATC’s are expected to understand the nutrition side. We

are the nutrition experts, but without fully understanding each of the other

areas – how could we plug in optimal programming? "

I think we all agree that understanding the foundational aspects of each

discipline is good, even necessary. But that is quite different from " training "

non-RD's to " assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or body

composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates not

only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals. A

perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire. "

The response continues:

" It’s mind boggling to us that so many professional athletes come to us

without ever having worked with an RD – that means for however many years,

they have received their information from their ATC’s, Strength Coaches, or

Coaches who more times than not do not have the nutrition education or

background to be delivering such information. When this happens the one who

suffers when they receive the wrong information, is the athlete or the client.

At the end of the day, we are here to help people and to assist athletes in

performing at their best. We always push the teams we work with to have an RD

consult with them or even to join their integrated team, but so many times –

due to so many reasons, they are not ready to commit to that. So, instead of

continuing to stand by and watch the mis-information continue to be handed out

or nutrition be ignored completely, we have decided to create a course and a

place for all performance health professionals come to learn more about

nutrition programming, exercise physiology, biochemistry, supplementation,

nutrient timing, the psychology of behavior change, scope of practice, and to

see how nutrition can work in a completely integrated system. This way we can

provide deeper education and programming ideas to RD’s while giving more solid

science clarity to those outside of our specialty, which is often

mis-interpreted and mis-represented. "

The bottom line, no matter how intelligent the explanation, there is a

difference between other professionals correcting nutrition misinformation and

stepping in to do the job of an RD by adding nutrition " programming " ,

supplementation, nutrient timing, etc. to the " skill set " of other

professionals. I agree that together we face the reality that nutrition

advice is coming from every-which-way in our culture, and this professional

seems truly passionate about helping the client. I believe that can and should

be done without bypassing RD's simply because " due to so many reasons " (the

author's words) we are easy to bypass. Our skillset has been hijacked by other

professions, often those with much less professional training than RD's. On the

other hand, while we do well to understand kinesiology, physical therapy, mental

health issues, RD's know their professional boundaries. Since professionals

often justify their nutrition counseling as for the good of the client, it will

have to come down to the client understanding why an RD is the nutrition

professional they would do well to get their nutrition information from. Other

professionals should not fool themselves into thinking they can become qualified

to counsel in nutrition from attending a seminar. Perhaps this RD (is this an

RD?) is simply working an RD's services into the equation, wisely. My concern,

however, is that the result is that her efforts are perceived as encouraging

other professionals and continuing to embolden them to do the nutrition

counseling themselves.

Anybody else " see " this differently?

Respectfully,

Diane

Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in Carson,

CA at the Home Depot Center.

This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport specific

nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach looking

to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their performance and

health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical information and tools,

you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for their specific sport or

body composition goals and how to implement a strategic plan that incorporates

not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help them reach their goals.

A perfect complement to add to any skill set and coaching repertoire.

Participants

RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or anyone

else working in sports and performance

Topics Include

Assessment

Nutrient Timing

Program Development

Supplementation

Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the collegiate

and professional realms of sports nutrition

Program Dates

» Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

» Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

» Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

Cost

$650

CEU Accredited

NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

Participants receive

Take home course guide

Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

Personal take home metabolic program

Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

[Guest guest]

Diane,

No matter how we structure our job description, there will be those who need our

information and will never have an opportunity to meet with us.

I'd rather that the people they meet give them good information and know when

it's time to refer, than be fearful and territorial. It's never worked against

me to operate my business with that mentality.

Monika M. Woolsey, MS, RD

http://www.incyst.com

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> Just curious--does anyone else feel like " anyone can do their job " by " adding

a new skill set " , even though dietitians are invited?

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> Respectfully looking for feedback and open to receiving something I may not be

understanding.

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> Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

> N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

> www.newlifeforhealth.com

> e-mail: newlife4health@..., newlife@...

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> Performance Nutrition Workshop August 12-14th Carson, CA

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> The next Athletes' Performance Nutrition Workshop is August 12-14th in

Carson, CA at the Home Depot Center.

> This program is designed for both the dietician looking to gain sport

specific nutrition knowledge as well as the personal trainer and strength coach

looking to add a new skill set to aid athletes and clients towards their

performance and health goals. Focused on providing useful and practical

information and tools, you will learn how to assess one's nutritional needs for

their specific sport or body composition goals and how to implement a strategic

plan that incorporates not only nutrition, but also training protocols to help

them reach their goals. A perfect complement to add to any skill set and

coaching repertoire.

> Participants

> RD's, ATC's, PT's, DC's, Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, or

anyone else working in sports and performance

> Topics Include

>

> Assessment

> Nutrient Timing

> Program Development

> Supplementation

> Weight Loss and Weight Gain Strategies

> Optimizing Body Composition utilizing the Athletes' Performance Metabolic

Training Systems

> Sport Specific Demands, Recommendations, and Planning for over 15 sports

> Specific Rules, Regulations and Strategies for working in both the

collegiate and professional realms of sports nutrition

> Program Dates

> » Los Angeles, CA : August 12 - 14

> » Frisco, TX : September 9 - 11

> » Phoenix, AZ : October 14 - 16

> Cost

> $650

> CEU Accredited

> NSCA 2.0, ADA 24.0, NATA-BOC 24.0, ACSM 24.0

> Participants receive

>

> Take home course guide

> Personal VO2 submax test and its relationship with a nutrition program

> Personal take home metabolic program

> Lunch each day of the program Partner product discounts including: EAS,

Perform Better, TRX, Woodway, Power Plate, Keiser and more

>

> Please check out http://education.athletesperformance.com/ for more

information or to sign up.

>

> le LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD, CPT

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