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Author Bagchi, Debasis

Title Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance : Muscle Building, Endurance, and Strength
Edition 2nd ed
Published San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (820 pages)
Contents Front Cover; NUTRITION AND ENHANCED SPORTS PERFORMANCE; NUTRITION AND ENHANCED SPORTS PERFORMANCE; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 -- NUTRITION AND HUMAN HEALTH; 1 -- Nutritional Supplementation in Health and Sports Performance; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITIONS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ATHLETES; SAFETY ISSUES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; References; 2 -- Glycemic Index, Food Exchange Values, and Exercise Performance; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; GI, GL, AND METABOLIC RESPONSES; GI, GL, and Chronic Disease Risk
GI, METABOLIC RESPONSES, AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCEThe Effect of Different GIs of Preexercise Meals on Physical Performance; Improvement of Physical Performance; No Effect of GI on Exercise Performance; Ingestion of CHOs During Exercise After a Preexercise Meal; CHOs Loading; GL, METABOLIC RESPONSES, AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE; FOOD EXCHANGE VALUES IN HEALTH AND EXERCISE; Calculation of Food Exchanges; CONCLUSIONS; References; 3 -- Performance-Enhancing Drugs and Sports Supplements for Resistance Training; INTRODUCTION; TESTOSTERONE AND ANABOLIC STEROIDS
Physiological Production of Testosterone and Related Side Effects of Their AbuseTestosterone and ASs Conjugated With Resistance Training; Testosterone Use in High-Level Powerlifters; Protein Synthesis and Myonuclear Content; Androgen Receptor; Conclusions; GH AND IGFS; Physiological Production; GH and IGF-1 Regulation of Muscle Hypertrophy; GH Administration in Conjunction With Resistance Training; IGF-1 Administration in Conjunction With Resistance Training; Autocrine and Paracrine Growth Factors; Potential Side Effects; Conclusions; CREATINE MONOHYDRATE
Cr Synthesis and Mechanisms of ActionCreatine Supplementation and Performance; Conclusion; BETA-HYDROXY BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE; Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate Metabolism; Effects of HMB Supplementation; Mechanisms of Action; Conclusions; CAFFEINE; Mechanisms of Action; Psychophysiological Mechanisms; Conclusions; References; 2 -- EXERCISE AND HUMAN HEALTH; 4 -- Resistance Training and Physical Exercise in Human Health; RESISTANCE TRAINING IN HUMAN HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD LIPIDS; GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT; VISCERAL ADIPOSITY; WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; RT and REE; RT and 24-h Energy Expenditure
RT and Daily Physical ActivityRT and FFM; RT Without Energy Restriction and Body Weight; RT During Energy Restriction; RT Versus Aerobic Exercise During Energy Restriction; The Role of RT Versus Aerobic Exercise and Weight Maintenance; SUMMARY; References; Further Reading; 5 -- Psychology and Exercise; ACUTE AND CHRONIC PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXERCISE; Exercise: Definition; MOTIVATION FOR EXERCISE BEHAVIOR: WHY DO PEOPLE EXERCISE?; THEORIES AND MODELS ACCOUNTING FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF EXERCISE; The Sympathetic Arousal Hypothesis; The Cognitive Appraisal Hypothesis
Notes The Affect Regulation Hypothesis
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Subject Athletes -- Nutrition.
Sports -- Physiological aspects.
Muscle strength -- Nutritional aspects
Athletes -- Nutrition
Sports -- Physiological aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Nair, Sreejayan
Sen, Chandan K
ISBN 9780128139233
0128139234