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Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements

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This volume is a comprehensive textbook for the undergraduate course in sports nutrition. Focusing on exercise physiology, this text is to be used in a certification course sponsored by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN).

Author(s): Jose Antonio, Douglas Kalman, Jeffrey R. Stout, Mike Greenwood, Darryn Willoughby, G. Gregory Haff
Edition: 1
Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 688

Cover......Page 1
Details......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
About the Editors and Contributors......Page 9
Companion CD......Page 15
Part I Basic Exercise Physiology......Page 16
1 - Thermodynamics, Biochemistry, and Metabolism......Page 17
2 - Skeletal Muscle Plasticity......Page 35
3 - The Endocrinology of Resistance Exercise and Training......Page 67
4 - Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Responses to Exercise......Page 98
5 - Molecular Biology of Exercise and Nutrition......Page 115
6 - Aspects of Overtraining......Page 132
Part II Exercise Principles and Assessment......Page 154
7 - Principles of Exercise Training......Page 155
8 - Laboratory and Field Techniques for Measuring Performance......Page 168
9 - Methods of Body Composition Assessment......Page 192
10 - Nutritional Assessment and Counseling of Athletes......Page 209
Part III Basic and Applied Nutrition......Page 243
11 - An Overview of Macronutrients......Page 244
12 - Protein......Page 257
13 - Fat......Page 273
14 - Carbohydrates......Page 287
15 - Vitamins and Minerals......Page 318
16 - Nutritional Needs of Endurance Athletes......Page 334
17 - Nutritional Needs of Strength/Power Athletes......Page 354
18 - A Different Look at the Food Guide Pyramid......Page 376
19 - Special Needs of Youth, Women, and the Elderly......Page 400
Part IV Supplements......Page 420
20 - Sports Applications of Creatine......Page 421
21 - Weight Loss Ingredients......Page 444
22 - An Overview of Sports Supplements......Page 461
23 - Hormonal Supplements......Page 543
Part V Special Topics......Page 567
24 - Special Legal Review......Page 568
25 - Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diets......Page 581
26 - Eating to Improve Body Composition......Page 604
27 - Nutrition Before, During, and After Exercise for the Endurance Athlete......Page 619
28 - Nutrition Before, During, and After Exercise for the Strength/Power Athlete......Page 645
Answer Key......Page 664
Index......Page 675
Back Cover......Page 688