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Sports Nutrition - From Lab to Kitchen
This book is unique in that it is a book written by world experts in a way that can easily be understood by athletes and which can immediately result in changes that can help performance or recovery. The various chapters are written by leaders in the field who discuss the latest science and translate the scientific findings into a practical message. So it is not just theory, every chapter contains clear advice and by doing so this book bridges the gap between science and practice. After reading this book, athletes and coaches will be up to date with the latest developments, will be able to distinguish fact from fiction and will be able to make changes to their nutritional preparation that will have an impact.
Practical Sports Nutrition
Practical Sports Nutrition provides detailed, sport-specific advice that enables you to approach individual athletes and teams with an understanding of their sport and unique nutritional needs.
Sport Nutrition
"This book provides the scientific underpinnings of sport nutrition guidelines and advice at a level that is appropriate for students, and it is also a valuable resource for qualified sport nutrition practitioners and coaches"--
The Lifestyle Diet
How many diets have you followed in your life? Is dieting the path to weight loss? Do diets really work? Today we have many trendy diets; Keto, Plant-based, Paleo, Detox and Intermittent Fasting, to name a few. These popular diets have some merit, but they do not qualify as lifestyle choices or weight loss solutions. They are unenjoyable, restrictive and unsustainable. We live in a world of abundance and an information overload, leaving us feeling more confused than ever before regarding how we should eat for weight loss. What's more? The diet culture and unqualified individuals have begun exploiting social media by offering quick fixes and unscientific advice, further adding to your frustra...
Discovering Dance
Discovering Dance is the premier introductory dance text for high school students. It helps students grasp the foundational concepts of dance and explore movement activities from the perspectives of a dancer, a choreographer, and an observer.
Training Food
When you're in training, aiming to beat personal goals, what you eat can make all the difference to your performance. This is the book every amateur athlete needs to fuel their training a practical, enjoyable, real diet that fits in with your everyday life. Renee McGregor works with elite athletes to enhance their performance, and in Part 1 of the book she shares the cutting edge science behind sports nutrition in an accessible way, so that you can achieve the results you want, whatever your sport and regardless of what level you train at. To help you incorporate the advice, Renee also provides plans to follow, to show you what and when you should be eating during your training regime. In Part 2 you'll find over 100 delicious recipes, including nutrient-packed breakfasts such as Sunflower Seed and Chia Porridge, or lunches that will keep you fuelled up throughout training. Great recovery dinners include Coriander Lamb with Quinoa, while there are plenty of options for portable snacks to eat on the go and even desserts such as Potted Lemon Cheesecake to help you achieve optimum nutrition for your training.
The Comeback Quotient
A good comeback makes a great story. In The Comeback Quotient, sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald shares the stories of top athletic comebacks, to give you inspiration and tools for your own comeback in sport or life.Every sports fan loves a great comeback. Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it? In The Comeback Quotient, celebrated sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald supplies the answer to both questions. He identifies these mega-achievers of astounding athletic comebacks as "ultrarealists," men and women who succeed where others fail by fully accepting, embracing, and addressing the reality of their situations. From ultrarunne...
Peak
"There is a new revolution happening in sports as more and more athletes are basing their success on this game-changing combination: health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. Unfortunately, the evidence-based techniques that the expert PhDs, academic institutions, and professional performance staffs follow can be in stark contrast to what many athletes actually practice. When combined with the noise of social media, old-school traditions, and bro-science, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction. Peak is a groundbreaking book exploring the fundamentals of high performance (not the fads), the importance of consistency (not extreme effort), and the value of patience (not rapid transformation). Dr. Marc Bubbs makes deep science easy to understand, and with information from leading experts who are influencing the top performers in sports on how to achieve world-class success, he lays out the record-breaking feats of athleticism and strategies that are rooted in this personalized approach.Dr. Bubbs expertly brings together the worlds of health, nutrition, and exercise and synthesizes the salient science into actionable guidance.
Winning Tennis Nutrition
What do Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams, and countless other tennis players have in common? Aside from being world-class tennis pros, these superstars changed their diets, transformed their game, and won more. While you may dream of reaching their success, the reality of making the cut for your high school tennis team or getting to your next USTA rating level becomes possible with good diet and nutrition. In Winning Tennis Nutrition, author Grace Lee shows you how to supercharge your tennis game. Lee, an avid tennis player and longtime registered dietitian/nutritionist offers a solid nutrition resource to maximize your potential through foods and fluids. Winning Tennis Nutrition presents the latest and most accurate information on nutritional supplements, fluids, carbohydrates, gluten, weight loss, and much morefor players, coaches, parents, and fans. In addition, legendary coaches and players share valuable insight on the role of nutrition in todays tennis game. Filled with practical tips, Winning Tennis Nutrition can improve your tennis performance and give you that winning edgeon and off the court.
Lipids and Insulin Resistance
Insulin resistance is central to the development of a cluster of prevalent conditions including Type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemias, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Scientists' current understanding of the etiology of insulin resistance is limited and few therapies are available. However, it is clear that the understanding of lipid metabolism and of lipids in their many forms and functions provides the keys to unlocking the mysteries of insulin resistance. In this volume, an international group of investigators from a range of lipid-related disciplines explores new ideas for therapeutic targets.
