1st Edition
Food, Nutrition and Sports Performance III
148 Pages
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Routledge
148 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
152 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
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As sport has become more professionalised over the last thirty years, so the role of nutrition in promoting health and performance has become ever more important to athletes who search for the extra edge to succeed in their respective sports. With the expansion in the provision of medical and scientific support services in elite sport, those who advise athletes have had to become adept at... Read more
Preface Foreword Consensus Statement Consensus Conference Participants 1. Energy availability in athletes 2. Carbohydrates for training and competition 3. Dietary protein for athletes: from requirements to optimum adaptation 4. Fluid and electrolyte needs for training, competition and recovery 5. Antioxidant and Vitamin D supplements for athletes: sense or nonsense? 6. Dietary supplements for athletes: emerging trends and recurring themes 7. Strength sports: weightlifting, throwing events, body building, sprints 8. Nutrition for power sports: middle-distance running, track cycling, rowing, canoeing/kayaking, and swimming 9. Endurance sports: marathon, triathlon, road cycling 10. Elite athletes in aesthetic and Olympic weight-class sports and the challenge of weight and body composition 11. Practical strategies for team sports 12. Winter sports
Biography
Ron Maughan obtained his BSc (Physiology) and PhD from the University of Aberdeen, and held a lecturing position in Liverpool before returning to Aberdeen where he was based for almost 25 years. He is now a professor at Loughborough University, UK. He has published extensively in the scientific literature, and is on the editorial board of several international journals.
Susan Shirreffs is a lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. She specialises in hydration and is the theme leader of the sport and Exercise Nutrition Theme of The Nutrition Society.
