Question

Weight Gain: College Football Player

JJ is a 22-year-old male college Division I football quarterback competing for the team’s number one slot for starting quarterback this upcoming season. JJ is 6’ 2” in height and weighed 197 pounds (lbs) at the end of the football season. For spring ball JJ weight trains 5 days a week for 1 ½ hours each session and plays pick-up basketball most days of the week for about an hour.

Reason for Nutrition Consult

JJ wants to increase his muscle mass to improve his power. He has been trying to gain weight throughout spring ball and would like to weigh around 210 pounds (lbs) by August when pre-season starts. JJ complains that he has trouble putting on weight.

Current Dietary Patterns

JJ has always eaten 3 meals a day, but since he has been trying to gain weight, he has started to add protein shakes after weight training and before going to bed at night. He eats his lunch out every day, usually a burrito or sub sandwich. JJ avoid soda but drinks lemonade with meals and water before and after practice. Sometimes after football practice and before a game of pick-up basketball, JJ will grab a sport bar, but his main energy intake comes at dinnertime. On the drive home, he typically stops and gets a medium pizza with sausage/mushrooms and lemonade. JJ's nutritional analysis revealed the following results: Total Calories: 4,738, Carb: 552 grams, Protein: 270 grams, and Fat: 149 grams.

1. Is it appropriate for JJ to be trying to gain weight at this time?
2. Use the EER equation from week 10 to calculate JJ's caloric needs. Show calculations.
3. What is JJ’s percent calories from carbohydrate, protein and fat? Is he within the recommended guidelines? Is he consuming the correct amount of carbohydrate and protein per gram of body weight? Explain.
4. After calculating JJ’s nutritional needs and assessing his intake, what recommendations do you have for JJ to help him meet his weight gain goal? Think critically here and be specific in your recommendations.
5. Suggest at least 3-4 specific alternative eating choices (meal or snack ideas) as it relates to the case study prompt.

Answer 1

1. is it appropriate to get weight gain at this time

ans. no
2) EER (Estimated Energy fequityment) 19 yas or older Male EER formula = 661.8-9.53 x Age(YY) + PALX(15.91x Wilky) +539.6 x height (m) PAL (physical Activity Level) 1 = if sedentary 1016 - if low Active 1.27 - if Active 1.44 = if very Active Applying formula noon EER = 661.8-9.53 x 22 + 1.25 - (15-91 % 89.43) + 539.6 x 1.88 1 pound = 0.454 kg : 197 pound = 89.43 kg 661.8 - 209.6 + 1.25 (1422-9) + 1014.8 1 feet = 0.305 m 26 feet = 1.83m 452-14 + 1778.6 + 1014.8 = 3245.54 Caloer 1 inch = 0.0254 m 2.2 inch = 0.0508m 6 feet 2inch - 1.88

3 JJ's Total calorie per day - 4738 a) Carbohydrate intake per day - 552 gm % of calound from CHO = 552_x100 4738 = 11.65 % 6) protien intake per day = 210 gm % of calovie from pacien = 270 x 100 4738 = 5.69% c) fat intake perday = 149 gm. % of calone from fat = 149 x 100 4738 Recommended guidelines = 3.14% an Adult's total daily calories comes from 45-65% carbohydrates 10-30% protien 20-35) fat. So II's not following recommended guidelines. for meet his weight gain geal, Eat more calenies than your body buens. com for 700-1000 calories if he want to gain weight fast a Hernative Eating choices includes Fish, Eggs, Meat Beans, groundnut) O bry fruits. 4) 5