TRISHA STAVINOHA, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS
For more information, references, and tip sheets, please visit the
U.S. Army Medicine website at http://armymedicine.mil/Pages/
performance-triad.aspx.
REFERENCES
1. Figueiredo, VC, and Cameron-Smith, D. Is carbohydrate
needed to further stimulate muscle protein synthesis/hypertrophy
following resistance exercise? Journal of the International Society
of Sports Nutrition 10(1): 10-42, 2013.
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Fukui, T. Association between weight gain, obesity, and sleep
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Stavinoha’s Army and dietetic career began in 1998 after
earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from Texas
State University and was accepted into the U.S. Army’s dietetic
internship program. Stavinoha earned her Master of Science degree
in Sport Nutrition from Long Island University while concurrently
competing on their track and field and cross country teams. She has
been a credentialed sport dietitian and strength and conditioning
coach since 2008. Her credibility in sport nutrition comes from
being a soldier, scholar, and athlete. Stavinoha’s experience with
athletes includes a wide range of Olympic hopefuls in the Army’s
esteemed World Class Athlete Program, high school and collegiate
cross country runners, triathlete and endurance athletes, tactical
soldiers, Wounded Warriors, and overweight service members
trying to pass body fat and physical fitness standards.
4. United States Army Public Health Command. What Army
leaders should know about extreme conditioning programs. Public
Health Notice No: 0312-01. Retrieved from http://phc.amedd.army.
mil/PHC%20Resource%20Library/PHN_No_0312-01_Extreme_
Conditioning_Programs_and_the_Army_2012.pdf.
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