WHAT: Performance and therapeutic impact of creatine supplementation

WHO: Scott Forbes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Brandon University

WHEN: Friday, March 15,  2:30 p.m.

WHERE: 220 ALC Boardroom

The ergogenic effects of creatine supplementation combined with exercise on muscle performance are well recognized. The purpose of Dr. Forbes’ presentation is to highlight advances in the area of creatine supplementation combined with exercise on muscle mass and strength, as well as, bone and brain health. Specifically, the optimal dosing and timing of creatine will be discussed.

Dr. Scott Forbes is an Assistant Professor at Brandon University’s Department of Physical Education, in the Faculty of Education.  His primary interest is in sport science and has focused on various nutritional and training interventions to enhance athlete performance. In addition, he has expertise examining nutritional and exercise interventions for optimal muscle and brain health in older adults. He has worked as a personal trainer as well as an athlete consultant for several professional and varsity level sport teams.  He is also Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP): Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), and received an International Olympic Committee diploma in Sport Nutrition.

Dr. Forbes will be introduced by University of Manitoba, Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management graduate student, Nika Klaprat.  She will speak on her research, “Nothing About Us Without Us: Understanding Patient Perspectives in Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes.”

In this month’s HLHPRI Research Seminar Series, Dr. Bradley Young of the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa joins us to present his psycho-social and pedagogical research pertaining to lifelong sport and Masters athletes. 

He will describe ongoing research and address strategies to attract more adults to sport, touching upon research that informs promotional messaging, the accommodation of participatory motives in programming, and effective tailoring of coaching curriculum to adult athletes.

Dr. Young publishes on topics relating to the psycho-social aspects of lifelong sport participation, the effective programming of adult sport, and messaging to promote adult sport. His research focuses on how and why Masters athletes commit to adult sport, barriers to their participation, the influence of age-related perceptions, and instructional approaches with older sportspersons.

His research on sport and aging has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Health Research.

WHAT: HLHPRI Research Seminar Series “Masters Athletes: Insight on Sport For Life”
WHO: Dr Bradley Young, Associate Professor, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa
WHEN/WHERE: Fri. Dec. 1, 11:30 a.m., 220 Active Living Centre
COST: Free