ULTRA Endurance Sports Nutrition Certification
A comprehensive sports nutrition course designed specifically for coaches working with ultra-distance athletes. Created by renowned sports dietitian, Bob Seebohar, this course prepares coaches to educate and guide their athletes to healthy and optimal performance.
Program Lead – Bob Seebohar RD, MS
Bob holds a BS in Exercise and Sports Science from Colorado State University, and dual masters degrees (MS) in Health/Exercise Science and Food Science/Human Nutrition. Bob is a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. He is a former Director of Sports Nutrition for the University of Florida and served as a sport dietitian for the 2008 US Olympic Team and the personal sport dietitian/exercise physiologist for the Olympic Triathlon Team. He is a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a High-Performance Triathlon Coach.
As a nutrition coach, Bob specializes in enhancing health and improving performance by improving metabolic efficiency, a nutrition strategy centered around controlling blood sugar and teaching the body to burn fat. He has worked with all ages and abilities of athletes including high schoolers/juniors, recreationally active adults, professional athletes and Olympians.
Course Description
The UESCA ULTRA Endurance Sports Nutrition Certification is developed by renowned endurance sports dietitian Bob Seebohar RD. This comprehensive sports nutrition course specifically addresses the unique nutritional challenges and needs of athletes training and competing in ultra-distance endurance events such as ultrarunning and long distance triathlon. This course is designed to prepare coaches to educate and guide athletes to healthy and optimal performance from a nutritional stand point.
The course is 100% video-based, with closed-caption, and includes Key Points and Time Stamps, and the downloadable slide deck.
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Just the Facts
Sports nutrition is a fluid and developing field of study and it is critical that coaches stay abreast of current, evidence-based information. Our goal with this course is to fully equip coaches on current information around the unique needs and challenges ultra-distance athletes face. Information shared in this course is based on current research and evidence in the field of sports nutrition. No fluff. Just important and relevant information.
Comprehensive Content
To properly educate and guide ultra-distance endurance athletes, coaches need a comprehensive understanding of nutrition related physiology, micronutrients, macronutrients, and metabolism. That’s where this course starts. But that’s only the beginning. Coaches also learn how to proactively apply sound nutrition principles and protocols to guide athletes through daily nutrition for stable blood sugar, nutritional periodization, nutrient timing, gut training, race day nutritional planning, environmental considerations, female and masters athlete considerations, and metabolic efficiency development.
At Your Pace | At Your Service
We don’t believe that it is our business to tell you how, or when to study. Upon registering, you’ll have access to all of the content (no drip-feeding) and have one-year from the time of purchase to take the exam. Throughout your studies, you have us in your corner to ask any questions via email. And… you have lifetime access to all content!
Stand Out
This certification is the only certification on the market the covers the full scope of endurance sports nutrition and includes the concept of metabolic efficiency training. As a certified UESCA Ultra Endurance Sports Nutrition Coach, you will be one of the very few with this education and distinction. This credential will not only enhance your knowledge, but also your marketability.
What’s Included
- 20 Online Modules (this course is 100% online)
- Downloadable (and Printable) Full Slide Deck PDF
- This course will take approximately 30 hours to complete (at your pace)
- Module Practice Quizzes
- Online Practice and Final Exam (two attempts) – We provide one year from date of enrollment to pass the Final Exam (Extensions are available)
- Content is presented in video form (closed-caption is available) (**Please see below for known Vimeo viewing restrictions)
- Lifetime access to modules, including future updates to content
- Email Study Support
- Frame-able Coach Certificate (upon passing)
- Access to our private Facebook Group for UESCA Coaches (upon passing)
- Access to our Benefit Partners (upon passing)
- Ability to add your coaching business to our coach directory (upon passing)
- CEU accreditation for several fitness and US-based national governing bodies
- Enroll today and get started right away – you have immediate access to all course content
What You Will Learn
- Nutrition and the systems of the body (energy, nervous, immune, lymphatic, endocrine and digestive)
- Practical tools to help your educate athletes
- Understand micronutrients and macronutrients as applied to endurance sports
- Metabolic Efficiency Training and strategies
- Nutrient time around workouts and racing
- Daily nutrition to optimize blood sugar stabilization
- Physiological and biomarker testing
- Female athlete considerations
- Masters athlete considerations
- Gut training strategies to improve carbohydrate uptake
- Well studied supplements
- Environmental impact on nutritional needs
To view a full list of modules and topics, please check out the course menu below!
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