Energy Sources

Week 2 – Discussion 2

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.Energy Sources

This discussion will has three parts:Part One: Your initial post as The Training Consultant (Due Day 3) Imagine that you are a training consultant for a professional soccer player.  Discuss the effects of exercise on each of the following with your client:

• Fat metabolism
• Protein metabolism
• Carbohydrate metabolism

In your discussion include an explanation of the benefits of having different energy sources as well as the effects of excess energy intake. Your research and claims must be supported by your course text and a minimum of two additional scholarly sources.  Use proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Guided Response:  Part Two: Your reply as The Soccer Player (Due Day 5) Review some of your classmates’ posts.   Imagine that you are the soccer player receiving this information from the consultant (your classmate).  Do you agree with the information provided?  Why or why not?  What specific information provided in your classmate’s post helped you to come to that decision?   Respond to at least two of your classmates.  Support your reasoning for each response to your classmates with at least one scholarly source.Part Three: Your rebuttal as the Training Consultant (Due Day 7) Rebut at least two of your classmates’ responses to your initial post.  Support your reasoning for each rebuttal to your classmates with at least one scholarly source.