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The PINN Podcast aims to explore the relationship between nutrition service, behaviour change and psychological aspects and tools to consider when working with athletes. One of the issues we face, as Performance Nutritionists, is when we are becoming academically 'qualified' we receive little to no exposure to a number of aspects that are integral to our role. These include: What a 'good' conversation looks like? How to structure a nutrition 'needs analysis'? How to spot 'red flags' for referrals? How do we set up clinical referrals?... Unlike Psychology, very few nutrition students get the opportunity to have their consultations reviewed with structured feedback. This, and many more elements, we discuss throughout the series.The podcast aims to be a development tool for Performance Nutritionists. We interview experienced, as well as newly qualified applied nutritionists, lecturers and practitioners in sport & exercise psychology, lifestyle practitioners and athletes to uncover barriers & challenges to supporting elite athletes in individual & team sports.

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S.1 / Ep.13 Sam McHaffie - Views on Nutrition within the female football pathway; Lion cubs to Lionesses

April 24, 2023 • Season 1 • Episode 13

In this episode I am joined by current PhD student Sam McHaffie who is conducting research sponsored by The FA at Liverpool John Moores University investigating the quantification of energy expenditure within 16 - 19 year old International standard female youth players.
We discussed Sams journey to this point in his career and unpicked thoughts on his working environments and the importance of mentorship within your role as an early career nutritionist. We spoke around some of the findings from his research that identified a fear of carbohydrate amongst players, and how this research began to quantify the environment and culture that surrounded nutrition within the pathway; the theme of carbohydrate consumption and body composition analysis were themes that were highlighted as a result. Sam discusses his passion for the development of the female game and it was an absolute pleasure to discuss these topics and more around his own applied experiences.

*LIVE Q&A - THURSDAY 4th MAY 7 - 7.45pm INSTAGRAM*

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