Sports Nutrition

ABOUT

The Liberty Athletics Department is committed to the overall health and well-being of our student-athletes. We proudly demonstrate that commitment with our Department of Sports Nutrition (LUSN), which includes a full-time sports dietitian to help maximize the health and performance of our student-athletes. Liberty University represents only a handful of Division I institutions that offer this service to their athletes.

MISSION STATEMENT

Champion Performance exists to ensure that student-athletes are equipped physically, mentally, and spiritually to realize their full potential in training, competition, and life throughout their collegiate career and beyond.

LUSN SERVICES OFFERED:

• Team nutrition education talks • Grocery store and dining hall tours • Cooking demos • Restaurant and menu selection for game day and recovery meals • Body-composition testing • Individual nutrition consultations • Fueling station management, encouraging healthy snacking and daily recovery • Distribution of NCAA-compliant products, such as recovery shakes • Nutritional supplement reviews*

*All supplements taken by an NCAA student-athlete must follow NCAA guidelines. If these guidelines are not followed, the athlete may risk failing his or her required drug testing due to banned substances in some products. Questions about supplements can be directed to the Sports Nutrition Department and should be posed prior to consumption.