Advanced sports nutrition /
Dan Benardot.
- Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, c2006.
- x, 341 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Formerly CIP. "This book is a revised edition of 'Nutrition for serious athletes,' published in 2000 by Human Kinetics"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-335) and index.
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.