Advanced Sports Nutrition

Advanced Sports Nutrition

by Dan Benardot (Author)

Synopsis

Almed at dedicated athletes and coaches with a basic understanding of sports nutrition, seeking more advanced information and who are serious about improving training and competitive performances. Readers will learn how to effectively fuel the body and apply in-depth guidance to individual sport and fitness performance. Covers digestion and absorption, energy intake and expenditure, optimal fuel utilisation, the oxygen delivery system, the effects of altitude on nutritional needs, the unique needs of female athletes, as well as achieving and maintaining proper body composition and weight. Provides strategies for athletes to gain the optimal amount of essential energy, nutrients and fluids given such factors as the timing and type of activity.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Published: 09 Dec 2005

ISBN 10: 0736059415
ISBN 13: 9780736059411

Media Reviews
Advanced Sports Nutrition threads through the clutter of nutritional mumbo-jumbo. With the skill of the Olympic gymnasts and other elite athletes he advises, Dr. Dan Benardot deftly explains the latest scientific findings in lucid prose, emphasizing the importance of commonsense food-based nutrition over gimmicky supplements. A must for the bookshelf of athletes-and their coaches-who seek to fuel their top performance, Advanced Sports Nutrition rates a perfect 10.
Julia Emmons
Assistant Coach, 2004 U.S. Women's Olympic Track and Field Team
Author Bio
Dan Benardot is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at Georgia State University. He holds a doctorate in human nutrition. His primary area of expertise is sports nutrition, with a research emphasis in energy balance and nutrition issues related to young athletes. Bonardot was in charge of the nutritional health of the gold-medal winning United States Gymnastics Team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and worked closely with the USA Track & Field team at the 2004 Olympics.