| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 321 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Fat metabolism -- Dietary fat strategies for performance enhancement -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Dietary carbohydrate strategies for performance enhancement -- Protein metabolism -- Dietary protein strategies for performance enhancement -- Nutrient timing : carbohydrate-protein combinations -- Energy balance -- Enhancing body composition : gaining muscle and losing fat -- Hydration |
| Summary |
With the constant flow of information related to sports nutrition coming from scholarly journals, it is difficult to sift through it all and determine what is relevant. Sports Nutrition: Enhancing Athletic Performance helps in this endeavor, with more than 1,000 references from top academic journals, offering critical knowledge concerning nutrient ingestion for enhancing exercise and sports performance. This book offers a clear focus on scientifically based sports nutrition advice to maximize performance. It also addresses exercise metabolism, which governs how nutrients exert physiologic effe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Nutrition.
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Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Athletic Performance -- physiology.
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Metabolism -- physiology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Campbell, Bill I., 1975- editor
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| ISBN |
1466513594 (electronic bk.) |
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9781466513594 (electronic bk.) |
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(hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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(hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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