Improve Performance & Lose Weight with Nutrition Tracking on TrainingPeaks
1 February 2010
By Jim Fiore
As a Sports Performance Nutritionist, understanding macronutrient bio-energy utilization is critical to an individual’s daily maintenance, training performance, and post activity recovery. A majority of times individuals do not have a fortified diet, lacking appropriate levels of carbohydrates, protein, fiber and tending to be saturated in unhealthy fat, sugar, and sodium. As a result of this struggle within America’s dietary habits, we still struggle with diets low in fiber and high in saturated fats, as well as a lack of appropriate carbohydrates, over consumption of protein and an over utilization of supplements. With the lack of knowledge and constant bombardment of gimmick dietary fad diets, individuals are finding it hard to recover, perform and either maintain or lose weight because their nutritional habits are affecting their potential outcomes and results.
TrainingPeaks offers the ability to ensure client adherence and accountability to their dietary lifestyle while incorporating appropriate nutritional changes as their cardiovascular & strength abilities change over time. As a Nutritionist it is imperative to my clients that they can quickly and accurately maintain a nutritional food log which represents a true indication of intake. An added benefit to my clients by using TrainingPeaks is they can upload new foods that they typically consume and purchase which makes nutritional analysis, design, and implantation feedback better and quicker. By utilizing TrainingPeaks nutritional dashboard pods, I can give clients specific and accurate nutritional feedback from my office or on travel so that I can tailor both their nutritional needs and performance needs in one program.
“Now that Jim has incorporated TrainingPeaks into his training programs it makes communicating with him even easier than before. With one easy upload of my data into TrainingPeaks, Jim is able to see exactly what is going on during my training and is able to adjust my workouts accordingly.” – Mike Miller, Competitive Cyclist
This technology has positively affected my abilities as a Nutritionist to serve my clients. I can quickly modify and guide individuals through appropriate dietary consumption habits which have played a positive role in recovery, performance, mood, alertness, proportion control, hydration levels, and meal scheduling. As you can image the list does not stop here and has increased my communication to my clients immensely, as well as my ability to see their habits in the beginning and how TrainingPeaks and working with a Nutritionist has showed, surprised, and educated my clients on how simple modifications and nutritional choices can bring about a faster and stronger individual quickly and safety.
Both FIT Conditioning and Metabolic Nutrition San Antonio work with clients all across the USA. We have found that the only diet that works for you is the one that you readily buy and consume at the grocery stores. In the USA, we have an abundant food supply with all the needed macronutrients and micronutrients at your local grocery store. However, the trick is to understand how our food choices and strategies affect your outcomes, goals, and results. TrainingPeaks is the tool that you need to do that. Get started tracking your nutrition with TrainingPeaks today.
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About the expert:
Jim Fiore holds a Master’s of Science as well as being a Certified Sports Performance Nutritionist. Jim is the owner of both FIT Conditioning and Metabolic Nutrition San Antonio. Both companies work with individuals looking to pursue healthier and more active lifestyles. Jim has had over 10 years experience as an academic researcher including positions at Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania. Since then he has transitioned into physiologic testing, nutrition, and coaching for the past 3 years. Both companies work with individuals across the U.S., please visit websites for insights into both companies as well as client testimonials.
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