Performance Nutrition
Performance nutrition is the use of dietary interventions to impact and improve performance,
training, and recovery abilities. It also focuses on improving body composition and
optimizing changes in muscle mass. Dietary interventions include a range of topics
looking at food type, energy, nutrients, supplements, and fluids to keep the body
performing at peak levels.
Current Novel Research Efforts
Investigations of impacts of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-s).
Influence of caffeine and caffeine-derivatives on physical and cognitive performance
in military & law enforcement.
Impact of protein supplementation on body composition, performance, and biomarker
changes in high-level female athletes.
Hydration and heat tolerance.
Associated Affiliate Scholars
Arent, Shawn, Ph.D., CSCS*D, FISSN, FACSM
Davis, Mark, Ph.D.
Pate, Russell, Ph.D. Torres-McGehee, Toni, Ph.D., SCAT, ATC
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Arent SM, Cintineo HP , Mcfadden BA, Chandler AJ, Arent MA. Nutrient Timing: A Garage Door of Opportunity? Nutrients . 2020;12(7):1948. doi:10.3390/nu12071948.
Bozzini BN, McFadden BA, Walker AJ, Arent SM . Varying Demands and Quality of Play Between In-Conference and Out-of-Confernce Division
I Collegiate Women’s Soccer. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003841
Chandler A, Arent MA, Cintineo HP, Torres-McGehee TM , Winkelmann ZK, Arent SM. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Collegiate Student-Athlete Training, Health, and Well-Being . Translational Journal of the ACSM : Fall 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 4 - e000173
Chandler AJ , Dona ST, Cintineo HP , McFadden BA, Sanders DJ, Monaco R, Arent SM . Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Assessing Body Composition Using B-Mode Ultrasound
in Conjunction with Artificial Intelligence Software. Journal of Exercise and Nutrition. 2020; 3(2).
Devine KA, Viola A, Levonyan‐Radloff K, Mackowski N, Bozzini B, Chandler A, Xu B, Ohman-Strickland P, Mayans S, Farrar-Anton A, Sahler OJZ, Masterson M, Manne
S, Arent SM . Feasibility of FitSurvivor: A technology‐enhanced group‐based fitness intervention
for adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Pediatric Blood & Cancer . 2020. doi:10.1002/pbc.28530
Jager R, Mohr AE, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Moussa A, Townsend JR, Lamprecht
M, West NP, Black K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM , Smith-Ryan AE, Kredier RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane
M, Kalman DDS, Pugh JN, Haar JA, Antonio J. International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Probiotics. Journal of the
International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2019. doi:10.1186/s12970-019-0329-0.
Kelley GA, Kelley KS, Pate RR . Are There Inter-Individual Differences in Fat Mass and Percent Body Fat as a Result
of Aerobic Exercise Training in Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents? A Meta-Analytic
Perspective. Childhood Obesity. February 2020. doi:10.1089/chi.2020.0056.
Mohr AE, Jager R, Carpenter KC, Kerksick CM, Purpura M, Townsend JR, West NP, Black
K, Gleeson M, Pyne DB, Wells SD, Arent SM , Kreider RB, Campbell BI, Bannock L, Scheiman J, Wissent CJ, Pane M, Kalman DS, Pugh
JN, Ortega-Santos CP, Haar JA, Arceiro PJ, Antonio J. The athletic gut microbiota. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 2020;17(24). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-020-00353-w.
Sanders D, Cardaci T, Mcfadden B, Walker AJ, Bozzine BN, Cintineo HP, Arent SM . The effects of an 8-week resistance training intervention on muscular strength, power,
and body composition in collegiate female dancers. Comparative Exercise Physiology . July 2020:1-8. doi:10.3920/cep190074.
Smith AB, Gay JL, Arent SM , Sarzynski MA, Emerson DM, Torres-McGehee TM . Examination of the Prevalence of Female Athlete Triad Components among Competitive
Cheerleaders. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1375.
Smith AB , Gay JL, Monsma EV, Arent SM , Sarzynski MA, Emerson DM, Torres-McGehee TM . Investigation of Eating Disorder Risk and Body Image Dissatisfaction among Female
Competitive Cheerleaders. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2196. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19042196
Torres-McGehee TM , Emerson DM, Moore EM, et al. Energy Balance, Eating Disorder Risk, and Pathogenic Behaviors Among Athletic Trainers . J Athl Train . 2021;10.4085/1062-6050-0228-20. doi:10.4085/1062-6050-0228-20
Torres-McGehee TM , Emerson DM, Pritchett K, Moore EM, Smith AB , Uriegas NA . Energy Availability with or without Eating Disorder Risk in Collegiate Female Athletes
and Performing Artists . (2020). J Athl Train . 2020;10.4085/JAT0502-20. doi:10.4085/JAT0502-20
Uriegas NA , Emerson DM, Smith AB , Kelly MR, Torres-McGehee TM . Examination of eating disorder risk among university marching band artists . J Eat Disord . 2021;9(1):35. Published 2021 Mar 10. doi:10.1186/s40337-021-00388-7
Uriegas NA , Winkelmann ZK, Pritchett K, Torres-McGehee TM . Examining Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Collegiate Athletes, the Association Between
Orthorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorders. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2021;8(866). doi:10.3389/fnut.2021.763838.
Walker AJ, Mcfadden BA, Sanders DJ, Bozzini BN, Conway SP, Arent SM . Early Season Hormonal and Biochemical Changes in Division I Field Hockey Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2020:1. doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000003492.
Walker AJ, Arent MA, McFadden BA, Arent SM . Physical Performance Testing in Soccer. Elite Soccer Players: Maximizing Performance
Safety. 2019. doi:10.4324/9780429465536.
Williams KA, Askew C, Mazoue C, Guy J, Torres-McGehee TM , Jackson JB. Vitamin D3 Supplementation and Stress Fracture Occurrence in High-Risk Collegiate
Athletes. Orthopedic Research and Reviews. 2020;12:9-17. doi: 10.2147/ORR.S233387
Yeargin S, Torres-McGehee TM , Emerson D, Koller J, Dickinson J. Hydration, Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Age and Weight-Restricted Youth American
Football Players. Nutrients . 2021;13(8):2565. Published 2021 Jul 27. doi:10.3390/nu13082565
Zarrett N , Abraczinskas M, Cook BS, Wilson D , Roberts A. Formative Process Evaluation of the “Connect” Physical Activity Feasibility Trial
for Adolescents. Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics. 2020;14:117955652091890. doi:10.1177/1179556520918902.
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