Combat & Weight Class SIG Education

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  • Only current SIG members can open the course material.
  • SIG memberships run from June 1 to May 31, and members must rejoin each year.
  • ASPDA members can join at any time throughout the year.

The Combat & Weight Class SIG assists members with connection, communication, and networking with other SIG members working with combat and weight class athletes or those interested in practicing in these areas. 

Combat & Weight Class Sports SIG Member Benefits:

  • Connection, communication, and networking through designated E-list to ask questions, discuss research and share best practices
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Student-focused education around this niche area of practice
  • Collaborative network of members for problem solving complex cases and new topics
  • Awareness of job opportunities specific to combat and weight class sports
  • Annual summit to learn from domestic and global experts and build network for success
  • Annual webinar to highlight and learn about timely combat and weight class sport nutrition topic areas

Course Details

Exclusive SIG Member Webinars
Supplements for Combat Sports
Air Travel Across Several Time Zones: USA, Europe, Asia
Optimizing Performance in Athletes - A Double Edge Sword
Research Archive
Weight Loss in UFC Athletes
Consensus Statement: Immunonutrition and Exercise
Consequences of LEA in Male Combat Athlete
Water Loading on Acute Weight Loss
Acute Weight Loss Followed by an Aggressive Nutritional Recovery Strategy
Acute-Weight-Loss Strategies for Combat Sports and Applications to Olympic Success
IOC Consensus Statement on REDs
Weight Management for Athletes and Active Individuals: A Brief Review
Influence of B-alanine Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle Carnosine Concentrations and High Intensity Cycling Capacity
Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women
Nutrition for Travel: From Jet Lag To Catering
Making Weight in Combat Sports
Nutrition and Athlete Immune Health: New Perspectives on an Old Paradigm
Weight Loss in Combat Sports: Physiological, Psychological and Performance Effects
Practices of Weight Regulation Among Elite Athletes in Combat Sports
A Systematic Review of Dietary Protein During Caloric Restriction in Resistance Trained Lean Athletes
Rapid Weight Gain and Weight Differential Predict Competitive Success
Weight Management for Athletes and Active Individuals
Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports
ISSN Position Paper: Nutrition and Weight Cut Strategies for Mixed Martial Arts and Other Combat Sports
Nutritional Considerations for Female Athletes in Weight Category Sports
Tart Cherry Juice in Athletes: A Literature Review and Commentary
Elite Athletes in Aesthetic and Olympic Weight-class Sports and the Challenge of Body Weight and Body Compositions
Nutrition and Athletic Performance (ACSM)
Case Study: Extreme Weight Making Causes Relative Energy Deficiency, Dehydration, and Acute Kidney Injury in a Male Mixed Martial Arts Athlete
Mitigating Traumatic Brain Injury
Individualised Dietary Strategies for Olympic Combat Sports
ACSM Expert Consensus Statement on Weight Loss in Weight-Category Sports
Effect of Two Different Weight-Loss Rates on Body Composition and Strength and Power-Related Performance in Elite Athletes
IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-performance Athlete
Exercise and Immune Function
Exercise, Nutrition and Immune Function
Evidence-Based Supplementation Strategies for Wrestlers: A Systematic Review
Acute Weight Making
Active vs Passive Weight Cutting
Acute Weight Making Tactics
Carbohydrate Taper/Low Carb
Making Weight and Feeling Great
UFC Performance Institute Fight Camp Heat Acclimation Protocol
UFC Performance Institute Heat Acclimation Protocol
Nutrition Intake
CWC Intake Form and Instructions
Wrestling Athlete Intake Form
Collegiate Team Needs Assessment Example
Post Weight-In (Acute)
Electrolyte Content of Sports Drinks
Post-Weight In Fueling Point System
Olympic Wrestling Carb Point Cheat Sheet
Wrestling Bouts Handout
Transitional Support
Metabolic Rehabilitation
UFC Performance Institute Heat Acclimation Protocol
UFC Performance Institute - Fight Week - Post Fight Brain Health Handout
USOPC Easy Training
USOPC Moderate Training
USOPC Hard Training
Weight Descent
CWC Weight Descent Plan
UFC Performance Institute Weight Descent Calculator Tutorial
Making the Most of Pre-Season
Precision Performance Nutrition
Fight Camp Fueling Strategies
UFC Performance Institute Weight Descent Plan (v.4.6)
Making the Most of Pre-Season (Purdue Wrestling)
Olympic Men and Women's Wrestling Weight Descent Plan
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