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The IOPN Masterclass Weekend: Weight management

A two-day mini course that will enhance your knowledge and practical delivery of weight management theory and techniques with recreational, amateur and elite athletes & teams.

Date: Two-day course November 5 & 6
Location: Manchester or London

What you’ll learn

Theory

Acquire a thorough understanding of the theory of weight management in sport and exercise.

Knowledge

Develop the knowledge and practical skills to programme an effective weight-loss intervention in recreational and elite athletes.

Science

Learn about the latest scientific literature on weight management and practical weight management strategies used in team sports.

Programming

Experience programming a weight management strategy with an athlete competing in a combat sport with the support of expert practitioners.

Pre, During & Post

Learn about the latest scientific literature on weight management in physique sports and practical strategies pre, during and post-contest preparation.

Expert Insights

Gain an understanding of the most recent, relevant scientific findings and expert insights on how to safely and effectively “make weight” in combat sports.

Practitioners

Understand from expert practitioners and leading academics how to manage energy availability in athletes.

Strategies

Understand the theory and practical strategies for assessing an athlete’s behaviour and developing behavioural interventions.

Introduction

Weight management strategies are incorporated into almost all recreational and elite adult nutritional programmes.These range from the combat athlete looking to lose weight before their next championship bout to the endurance athlete with an energy deficiency who needs to increase their calories and body fat to avoid injury.

A poorly designed weight management plan can cause serious health problems and impair sports performance. Therefore, practitioners must have an evidence-informed understanding of how to develop effective and safe weight management strategies to deliver the most successful outcomes for their clients.

This two-day Masterclass will teach attendees the theory and practical nutritional strategies for weight management in athletes, using a blend of the latest scientific literature and expert experience from leading researchers and practitioners.

Professor Graeme Close

Liverpool John Moores University

Lead tutor

Professor of Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University where he combines his academic research with nutrition and physiology consultancy to some of the world’s leading sporting organisations, including England Rugby Union and DP World Tour Golf.

Latest research: “Food First but Not Always Food Only”: Recommendations for Using Dietary Supplements in Sport by Close et al. (2022)

Dr Carl Langan-Evans

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Expert guest tutor

Dr Carl Langan-Evans is a Senior Lecturer in Strength & Conditioning Coaching and the former Head of Sport Science Support Services/Strength & Conditioning at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). Alongside his university role, Carl consults with a number of professional and Olympic combat sports athletes including athletes in the UFC, Bellator, Cage Warriors mixed martial arts promotions, boxing and taekwondo.

Latest research: Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports by Langan-Evans et al. (2021).

Dr José Areta

Expert guest tutor

José L Areta is a lecturer in Sports Nutrition and Metabolism at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at LJMU. José’s primary interest is in the area of training-nutrient interactions in humans. In other words, he investigates how to manipulate the ingestion of carbohydrates, fat and protein around training to optimise physical performance and health.

Latest research: Nutrition for Female Athletes: what we know, what we don’t know, and why by Areta and Elliott-Sale (2022).

Nura Alwan MSc SENr

Expert guest tutor

Nura Alwan is a lecturer in Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition at Oxford Brookes University. Nura is also a registered performance nutritionist and is currently completing her PhD in female physiology.

Latest research: Weight loss practices and eating behaviours among female physique athletes: Acquiring the optimal body composition for competition by Alwan et al. (2022).

Dr Dan Martin

Expert guest tutor

Dan Martin is a Performance Nutritionist and Doctoral Researcher from Liverpool John Moore’s University. Dan currently works with Southampton Football Club, Team Hass Formula 1 team and the country's best jockeys from horse racing and Olympic show jumpers.

Alex Ritson MSc

Expert guest tutor

The Head of Department for Online Learning at the IOPN and responsible for the management, design, and content development of the IOPN’s educational programmes.

Whats included?

Seven hours of presentations from leading guest experts in sport and exercise nutrition.

Two hours of high-quality lectures covering the theory of weight management and energy availability in sport and exercise nutrition from the IOPN team.

Two hours of applying the weekend learnings into two case studies with the support of expert practitioners.

Certificate of attendance.

Networking opportunities with lecturers, attendees, and the IOPN team.

Weekend schedule

Saturday morning

Part 1: Knowledge acquisition led by the IOPN team:

Lecture: Weight management and the athlete – Alex Ritson

Lecture: Energy availability – Alex Ritson

Saturday afternoon/Sunday morning

Lecture: Weight-loss in team sports (i.e., rugby and soccer) – Graeme Close

Lecture: Contest prep in physique athletes – Nura Alwan

Lecture: Weight-making in combat athletes – Carl Langan-Evans

Lecture: Energy availability management in a female endurance athlete – José Areta

Lecture: Behavioural strategies for weight-loss in recreational athletes – Dan Martin

Sunday afternoon

Part 3: Knowledge application by the IOPN team:

Case study examples: Weight loss in a combat athlete and behavioural strategies for weight management for the recreational athlete.

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The IOPN Masterclass Weekend: Weight management

What you’ll learn

Theory

Knowledge

Science

Programming

Pre, During & Post

Expert Insights

Practitioners

Strategies

Introduction

Professor Graeme Close

Liverpool John Moores University

Lead tutor

Dr Carl Langan-Evans

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Expert guest tutor

Dr José Areta

Expert guest tutor

Nura Alwan MSc SENr

Expert guest tutor

Dr Dan Martin

Expert guest tutor

Alex Ritson MSc

Expert guest tutor

Whats included?

Weekend schedule