Ok. If Iain is indeed a student under the age of 18 then I must apologise for
my response. Rather than speaking in a third person, I am sorry Iain.
However, if Iain is a student above that age, then I would only say my response
was harsh (maybe too harsh). It is obvious to someone in the field that asking
the questions that were asked, no thought or research had been put into the
topic at all. Considering that nutrition, especially sports nutrition is such a
'hot topic' and obviously the internet is available to all of us, all you have
to do are to type in the words and you will get thousands of different web
sites. Once you have established an area you want to research then post a
question to the discussion group. Discussion groups (well as far as I am
concerned) are to discuss and field questions in an area that you have
researched or are trying to find more information on (I tell my students to
field questions which are specific, or if you have come to a dead end). A field
like medial meniscal repair in injured athletes may be relatively hard to
investigate, however a field such as sports nutrition is gigantic so you can
find lots of information.
So to summarise my previous response in a more composed way:
1. What sport are you investigating?
2. Male/Female
3. What are the ages of the athletes?
4. You will need different diets at different stages of training, so what
stage do you want them at (i.e. pre-competition, off-season?)
These are just a few questions you will need to investigate.
The reason for my harsh response comes about due to a huge number of students
coming on (from university to college level) asking questions similar to this
one which are asking for "can you send me information" without stating whether
they have looked (and if so, where) at all. In the days prior to the internet
that may be fine, however due to the vast information available to all of us, I
believe it demonstrates a lack of motivation on behalf of the students and/or
the teacher. I explain to my students to use the discussion groups as a last
resort for information, not as the port of first call.
Once you have more information and an understanding of what you are looking at
Iain, then I would be more than happy to field any questions you have, but prior
to me providing you with any information I would like you to demonstrate that
you have researched this area (and where). I do have a lot of information
available on this topic so once you are happy with your extent of research,
contact me by all means (on or off the list).
Tim.
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Timothy J. Fairchild B.Sc. (Hons)
PhD Candidate
Co-ordinator for Centre of Athletic Testing
Department of Human Movement and Exercise Science
Nedlands, Western Australia 6907
Telephone: (+61 8) 9380 2793
Facsimile: (+61 8) 9380 1039
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http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/~hmweb/index.htm
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