| Description |
xi, 531 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Training and competition nutrition -- Ch. 2. Practical and cultural factors -- Ch. 3. Sport foods and supplements -- Ch. 4. Road cycling and the triathlon -- Ch. 5. Middle- and long-distance running -- Ch. 6. Swimming and rowing -- Ch. 7. Sprinting and jumping -- Ch. 8. Field-based team sports -- Ch. 9. Court and indoor team sports -- Ch. 10. Racket sports -- Ch. 11. Strength and power sports -- Ch. 12. Weight-making sports -- Ch. 13. Gymnastics -- Ch. 14. Winter sports / Nanna L. Meyer and Susie Parker-Simmons |
| Summary |
"Practical Sports Nutrition is the first text to provide detailed, sport-specific advice enabling you to approach individual athletes and teams with an understanding of their sport and unique nutritional needs." "Nutrition expert Louise Burke covers a wide variety of popular sports - providing information that is applied, practical, and useful. Each chapter offers a comprehensive review of competition, training, physique and physiology, lifestyle and culture, dietary surveys, sports foods and supplements - all tailored to the specific sport. It also discusses the issues and challenges arising in each sport and provides useful examples of how to successfully tackle sports-specific problems."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-519) and index |
| Subject |
Athletes -- Nutrition.
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Sports -- Physiological aspects.
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| LC no. |
2006037750 |
| ISBN |
9780736046954 (hard cover) |
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073604695X (hard cover) |
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