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Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers
Background: CrossFit is a large, growing force in the fitness community. Currently, Level 1 and 2 CrossFit certification classes do not include nutrition education. The purpose of this study was to identify sports nutrition knowledge, perceptions, resources, and advice given by Certified CrossFit Tr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports5020021 |
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description | Background: CrossFit is a large, growing force in the fitness community. Currently, Level 1 and 2 CrossFit certification classes do not include nutrition education. The purpose of this study was to identify sports nutrition knowledge, perceptions, resources, and advice given by Certified CrossFit Trainers. Methods: An online questionnaire that measured these four constructs was placed on a private Facebook community, open only to certified CrossFit trainers, for 10 days. Results: Complete surveys were obtained from 289 CrossFit trainers. The mean Sport Nutrition Knowledge (SNK) score was 11.1 ± 2.1, equivalent to 65.3% ± 12.4% correct. The trainers perceived nutrition to be extremely important to athletic performance (9.4 ± 0.9 on a 10 point scale). Overall, the trainers graded their SNK higher than that of their CrossFit peers. The internet and CrossFit peers were the most frequently reported sources for nutrition information; Registered Dietitians were the least reported source. The Paleo and Zone diets were the most common dietary regimens recommended by CrossFit trainers. Results indicated a positive correlation between a CrossFit trainer’s self-reported hours of nutrition education and their SNK score (r = 0.17; p < 0.01). Conclusion: Nutrition education modules for Level 1 and 2 CrossFit trainers, developed with input from Board Certified Specialists in Sports Dietetics, are recommended. |
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spelling | pubmed-59689882018-06-13 Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers Maxwell, Cassie Ruth, Kyle Friesen, Carol Sports (Basel) Article Background: CrossFit is a large, growing force in the fitness community. Currently, Level 1 and 2 CrossFit certification classes do not include nutrition education. The purpose of this study was to identify sports nutrition knowledge, perceptions, resources, and advice given by Certified CrossFit Trainers. Methods: An online questionnaire that measured these four constructs was placed on a private Facebook community, open only to certified CrossFit trainers, for 10 days. Results: Complete surveys were obtained from 289 CrossFit trainers. The mean Sport Nutrition Knowledge (SNK) score was 11.1 ± 2.1, equivalent to 65.3% ± 12.4% correct. The trainers perceived nutrition to be extremely important to athletic performance (9.4 ± 0.9 on a 10 point scale). Overall, the trainers graded their SNK higher than that of their CrossFit peers. The internet and CrossFit peers were the most frequently reported sources for nutrition information; Registered Dietitians were the least reported source. The Paleo and Zone diets were the most common dietary regimens recommended by CrossFit trainers. Results indicated a positive correlation between a CrossFit trainer’s self-reported hours of nutrition education and their SNK score (r = 0.17; p < 0.01). Conclusion: Nutrition education modules for Level 1 and 2 CrossFit trainers, developed with input from Board Certified Specialists in Sports Dietetics, are recommended. MDPI 2017-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5968988/ /pubmed/29910381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports5020021 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Maxwell, Cassie Ruth, Kyle Friesen, Carol Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title | Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title_full | Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title_fullStr | Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title_full_unstemmed | Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title_short | Sports Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions, Resources, and Advice Given by Certified CrossFit Trainers |
title_sort | sports nutrition knowledge, perceptions, resources, and advice given by certified crossfit trainers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968988/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910381 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sports5020021 |
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