SPORTS AND FITNESS NUTRITION is a unique offering to the sports and nutrition milieu. The text differs from its competitors with its extensive, up-to-date coverage of nutrition supplements and unique chapter devoted to specific training and nutrition applications for more than a dozen sports. It provides strong research-oriented, in-depth coverage of both nutrition and exercise physiology and does so while delivering practical, applied information useful to students who will co (more…)

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Doody’s Review Service, Jude Christopher Sullivan, MS — “This is designed to be a ‘cutting edge’ teaching tool, learning tool, and reference resource. It provides such information as the latest Dietary Reference Intakes, normative tables (e.g., standards for overweight and obesity), up-to-date indices for monitoring change in health status (e.g. regional body fat distribution and health risks), as well as expanded chapters addressing the nutritional needs of physically ac (more…)

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What’s the best diet for good health and athletic performance? Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., describes the dietary balance and specific foods shown to be optimal for athletes from recreational exercisers to Olympic hopefuls, citing supporting studies. Refreshingly free of high-protein hype, Clark emphasizes a varied, wholesome, moderate diet high in complex carbohydrates (“without question, wholesome carbohydrates are the best choices for fueling your muscles and pro (more…)

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If you are serious about weight training, you have probably experienced the “plateau phenomenon.” You train harder, you consume extra protein in your diet, but you just don’t get the strength and power gains that you want. For the last ten years sports nutrition has focused on “what” to eat. The latest research from leading sports science labs now shows that “when” you eat may be even more important. Nutrient Timing adds the missing dimension to sports nutrition, the dimension o (more…)

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From the reviews: “Essentials of Sports Nutritional Supplements … is a study resource for obtaining a credential with the organization. … easy to understand. … particularly useful for personal trainers, coaches and anyone who wants to know the scientific details related to sports nutrition … .” (Jerry Brainum, Iron Man Magazine, July, 2009)

Millions of consumers want to lose body fat, gain muscle mass, and/or improve exercise performance. (more…)

A substantially revised and updated edition of the highly respected guide to using nutrition as an integrated part of an athlete’s total performance-enhancing package Whatever the sport, it is essential for an athlete to have his or her body working at peak efficiency and this book presents nutrition as an integrated part of an athlete’s regimen. Training should provide maximum benefit and the athlete should achieve peak performance, and in this guide, general nutrition and exe (more…)

The new Second Edition of Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition provides students and practitioners with the latest sports nutrition information and dietary practices so they can assist athletes and fitness enthusiasts in achieving their personal performance goals. This guide not only provides the most current sports nutrition guidelines and research but also includes the tools and guidance necessary to most appropriately apply the information in the “real world.” In additi (more…)

Boost Your Performance, Health & MotivationThe optimum way to get the most out of your workouts and feel your best is to develop an energizing, performance-enhancing nutrition plan, tailored to your body’s specific needs. Do that, and you’re on track to achieve the higher level of fitness and better overall health that you crave.Inside is an A-to-Z look at how you can enhance your workouts and maximize your results with proper nutrition, safe and effective sports supplements, an (more…)

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“Endurance Sports Nutrition is like having your own personal sports dietitian throughout every step of your training.”Jean Knaack, Executive Director of Road Runners Club of America “This new edition provides the essential information on sports nutrition for endurance athletes. Digest it with the proper fuel and you’ll have a winning combination!”Scott JurekSeven-time consecutive champion and course record holder of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run“Endu (more…)

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“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.