Advanced sports nutrition - Benardot, Dan 1949-; Benardot, Dan 1949- (Champaign, Ill. Human Kinetics, 2006)
Nutritional sources for athletes. Energy nutrients ; Vitamins and minerals ; Fluids and electrolytes -- Ergogenic aids -- Nutritional aspects of optimal performance. Digestion and absorption ; Timing of energy and fluid intake ; Efficient delivery of oxygen ; Inhibitors of fuel and nutrient utilization -- Factors affecting nutritional needs. Travel ; High altitude ; Gender and age ; Body composition and weight -- Nutritional strategies for specific energy systems. Anaerobic metabolism for high-intensity bursts and power ; Aerobic metabolism for endurance ; Metabolic needs for both power and endurance -- Nutritional plans for specific sports. Sports requiring power and speed ; Sports requiring endurance ; Sports requiring combined power and endurance.
"This book is a revised edition of 'Nutrition for serious athletes,' published in 2000 by Human Kinetics"--T.p. verso.
Keywords: Athletes -- Nutrition