Team Dillon Welcomes Nutritionist  Barry Murray

Barry is a Sports Nutritionist based in Loughborough & runs his own practice OptimumNutrition4Sport which provides expert nutrition advice for both recreational and elite athletes. Barry has teamed up with Team Dillon Coaching to help our athletes understand the importance of nutrition and training and how the two go together.

Barry holds a BSc in Science and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Loughborough University. He also lectures to undergraduates in the Sports, Exercise and Fitness programme at Loughborough College.

Barry applies a holistic approach by combining the most advanced general nutrition strategies with the latest sports nutrition practices. He uses cutting edge techniques by continuously examining the science behind the latest research and guidelines. This ensures that you optimize your performance while also improving your general health and well-being. He does in-depth dietary analyses and ensures that advice and feedback is tailored to suit the individual. Barry’s programmes are technical yet practical with the objective being to show people how they can improve their health and enhance their performance through dietary means.

Barry has worked with every level of athlete from beginner to those competing at an international and Olympic standard. He has found that most athletes overlook and misunderstand nutrition resulting in it becoming an untapped resource. The role of nutrition becomes even more important with endurance sports and some consider it as the 4^th discipline of triathlon. Barry’s advice opens the doors to the world of nutrition and shows you how the right nutrition can make significant improvements to your overall performance.

1. Initial Assessment + Nutrition Programme £135

This service provides you with your nutrition blueprint by analyzing your current diet and designing a programme that is specific for your training, lifestyle and dietary habits. No generic assessments are carried out so each programme is specific only for the individual concerned. The programme is given in a comprehensive report format so that it can be used as a constant
reference. Some of the topics detailed are as follows:

• Energy Balance Calculations: calorie intake and expenditure, what you burn and the fuel you require.
  
• Macronutrient Ratio and %: quantities of protein/carbs and fats based on
  your body type and training.
  
• Nutrient Timing: how to manipulate your food intake to improve training, recovery and body composition.
  
• Meal Plans: individual daily meal plans based on training volume/intensity, showing you how to quantify foods.
  
• Training Nutrition Cycles (how to parallel your nutrition with your weekly training schedule)
  
• Recovery: the single most important part of your nutrition.
  

Following completion of the programme, A telephone or one-to-one consultation will be arranged to explain and discuss the plan in detail.

2. Nutrition Coaching - Monthly Follow-Ups £50 monthly (min 3 months)

A nutrition programme needs constant support in order for the individual to benefit and progress. It can all appear very complex at first so having your own personal consultant ensures that you have every question answered and recieve constant advice and recommendations. This monthly consultation will involve:

Reviews, Updates, New meal plans, Individual requests, Weight loss strategies, Muscle building plans, Fatigue cures, Immune boost, Digestive complaints.
This will be carried out with a monthly telephone or one-to-one consultation and unlimited email requests.


3. Bi-monthly or quarterly follow-ups £75 per session

For those that need less support but would still like reviews and updates every couple of months in order to keep on top of things. This provides the same service as the monthly service but without the unlimited email support and advice.

All Team Dillon athletes and members receive 10% discount on all nutritional services.

To contact Barry for a consultation or more information,please email us at TeamDillonnutrition@gmail.com