1st Edition
Nutrition and Supplements in Cycling
Nutrition and Supplements in Cycling provides a blueprint for all the key nutritional aspects a cyclist should consider from health to macro- and micro-nutrients, and the finer details, such as sports supplements to improve competitive performance. As a result, cyclists and coaches can use this book as a handbook to help with supporting their own (or their athletes') health and performance through evidence-based nutrition.
The nutritional demands of cycling are as diverse as the number of disciplines in the sport. To address this issue, this book covers the nutritional strategies for short- and long-distance disciplines and considers the implications of training and racing in a variety of environmental conditions. The book is divided into two distinct parts that are structured around the nutrition demands and practices of cyclists and an evaluation of novel and existing supplements that are currently being used or considered by riders.
This book represents a go-to resource for cyclists, performance nutritionists, coaches, and students looking for the most effective and up-to-date evidence-based nutritional strategies for enhancing cycling performance. It brings together a team of emerging and world-leading academics, along with practitioners and riders from the UCI World and Pro Tours, to provide insightful evaluations of the latest science and to translate that knowledge into practical recommendations. Finally, it presents a model of reflective practice designed to enhance the performance nutrition practitioner’s development and practices.
This book is key reading for active cyclists, cycling coaches, and athletes, as well as researchers and students of sport and exercise science, nutrition, human performance, and exercise physiology.
1. Introduction to Nutrition and Supplements in Cycling
S. Andy Sparks, Neil D. Clarke, and Lewis A. Gough
2. Nutritional Intakes of World Class Cyclists
Tim Podlogar, James Moran, S. Andy Sparks, and Lewis A. Gough
3. Macronutrients for Training and Racing
Matthew Cole, Jennie L. Carter, Tim Podlogar, Marc Fell and Lewis A. Gough
4. Micronutrients
Enette Larson-Meyer
5. Body Composition
Lewis A. Gough, Marc Fell, S. Andy Sparks, Matthew Cole, and Tim Podlogar
6. Hydration
Heather Z. Macrae and Lewis J James
7. Considerations for Bone Health
Adam J. Herbert, Mark J. Hutson, Maria Papageorgiou, and Ian Varley
8. Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Cyclists
Jamie N. Pugh, Harvey O. Fortis, and Patrick B. Wilson
9. Extreme Environments
Ash Willmott, Rachel Malcolm, Caroline Sunderland, Sanjoy Deb, Neil D. Clarke, Rachel Tan, Lewis A. Gough, and Carl James
10. Introduction to Supplements
Lewis A. Gough and S. Andy Sparks
11. Intracellular Buffering Supplements
Bryan Saunders and Lewis A. Gough
12. Extracellular Buffering Supplements
Lewis A. Gough, Amelia Carr, Charles Urwin, Bryan Saunders, Lars R. McNaughton, and S. Andy Sparks
13. Dietary Nitrate
Rachel Tan and Andrew M. Jones
14. Caffeine Supplementation
Neil D. Clarke, Lucas Guimaraes Ferreira, and Jason Tallis
15. Creatine Supplementation
Bryan Saunders, Lewis A. Gough, Arthur Carvalho, Antonio Torregrosa, Tamires Nunes Oliveira, and Caio Reis
16. Novel and Popular Supplements
Lewis A. Gough, Bryan Saunders, and S. Andy Sparks
17. Towards a model of Professional Practice: Critical reflections from blowing up the Giro!
James P. Morton
Biography
Lewis A. Gough (PhD) is an Associate Professor at Birmingham City University, UK. He is also the College Academic Lead for the Research Excellent Framework and the Course Leader for the Master’s by Research course. He collaborates with national and international organisations across a range of sports including cycling and swimming, primarily supporting professional athletes and the sport science support teams through his research. He actively engages with industry, advising professional sporting organisations on nutrition, and has over 50 internationally peer-reviewed articles.
S. Andy Sparks (PhD) has over 25 years of experience teaching and researching in Sport and Exercise Nutrition and Physiology. Most recently he was a Reader in Exercise Physiology, leading the Sport and Exercise Nutrition provision on a BSc Sport and Exercise Science programme. His research has developed several international collaborations and consultancy and he has over 85 peer-reviewed publications. He now works for Maurten AB.
