Case Study 3/3 Rantings~
Last one~ I've been hearing some people are finding this at least mildly entertaining, so...let's do this XD
Chris is a sophomore at a major University. He is presently a forward on the varsity soccer team. He runs at least three-quarters of the field at a moderate to fast speed for the most of the 90 minutes of the game. He plans on playing ice hockey once the soccer season is over. It is not a varsity sport at his University. He is in good shape at 5’11’’, 175 pounds and his body fat is 10%. He currently goes to soccer practice 5 days a week, as well as going to the gym 5 days a week. At the gym he has a 45 minute aerobic workout followed by working out with weights for 45 minutes. He eats plenty of fruits and vegetables, meat, and his fat intake is about 30% and protein intake is abut 20 % of his total calories. Since he is playing that long in the hot sun, he rehydrates himself with Gatorade and water during the game and Gatorade after the game.
Hockey season will start soon and he wants to adjust his diet and exercise program to compliment his new activity. Unlike the constant running he does during his soccer games, he plays for 1-2 minutes at a time, at full speed, followed by a 5 or 6 minute rest on the bench during a hockey game.
Well...okay. Typos and grammar issues aside, this is actually not too bad. It looks like this guy is in great shape, eats spectacularly, and has a fairly decent exercise regime. The biggest issue here seems to be whether or not Chris should be attempting both of these very different sports so close together. It takes time for your body to adjust to different amounts and types of exercise, especially when you're playing sports for an entire season.
One thing that did jump out at me right away was the Gatorade thing. While Chris is in need of fluid replacement during his 90 minutes of sports, electrolyte replacement such as that found in Gatorade for any such short-term activity isn't actually necessary, either during or after the activity. He should be taking more moderate electrolyte replacement measures, however, and should be taking in moderate amounts of fluid during the sport. After the sport, he may replace his fluids and electrolytes with normal food and water intake.
This'll be different with hockey, of course, but I'll have to be looking into that...
You know, I'm kind of annoyed that all three of these case studies were male. Dude, not every athlete is a guy! How are we supposed to learn how to talk to ALL athletes if we've only been dealing with men?--and men of all roughly the same age, for that matter!
Can't wait to do the course evaluation on this crap.
Chris is a sophomore at a major University. He is presently a forward on the varsity soccer team. He runs at least three-quarters of the field at a moderate to fast speed for the most of the 90 minutes of the game. He plans on playing ice hockey once the soccer season is over. It is not a varsity sport at his University. He is in good shape at 5’11’’, 175 pounds and his body fat is 10%. He currently goes to soccer practice 5 days a week, as well as going to the gym 5 days a week. At the gym he has a 45 minute aerobic workout followed by working out with weights for 45 minutes. He eats plenty of fruits and vegetables, meat, and his fat intake is about 30% and protein intake is abut 20 % of his total calories. Since he is playing that long in the hot sun, he rehydrates himself with Gatorade and water during the game and Gatorade after the game.
Hockey season will start soon and he wants to adjust his diet and exercise program to compliment his new activity. Unlike the constant running he does during his soccer games, he plays for 1-2 minutes at a time, at full speed, followed by a 5 or 6 minute rest on the bench during a hockey game.
Well...okay. Typos and grammar issues aside, this is actually not too bad. It looks like this guy is in great shape, eats spectacularly, and has a fairly decent exercise regime. The biggest issue here seems to be whether or not Chris should be attempting both of these very different sports so close together. It takes time for your body to adjust to different amounts and types of exercise, especially when you're playing sports for an entire season.
One thing that did jump out at me right away was the Gatorade thing. While Chris is in need of fluid replacement during his 90 minutes of sports, electrolyte replacement such as that found in Gatorade for any such short-term activity isn't actually necessary, either during or after the activity. He should be taking more moderate electrolyte replacement measures, however, and should be taking in moderate amounts of fluid during the sport. After the sport, he may replace his fluids and electrolytes with normal food and water intake.
This'll be different with hockey, of course, but I'll have to be looking into that...
You know, I'm kind of annoyed that all three of these case studies were male. Dude, not every athlete is a guy! How are we supposed to learn how to talk to ALL athletes if we've only been dealing with men?--and men of all roughly the same age, for that matter!
Can't wait to do the course evaluation on this crap.