Sports Supplements,9780781722414

Sports Supplements

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ISBN13: 9780781722414
ISBN10: 0781722411
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-07
Publisher(s): LWW
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Summary

Co-authored and edited by two respected exercise physiologists, this comprehensive book on ergogenic aids provides up-to-date information to clinicians, strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and fitness instructors. Several contributing experts offer advice and share in authoring. Chapters address topics such as supplements and their effectiveness, proper dosages and specific goals, anti-catabolic agents, hormones, and cellular hydration. Issues concerning athletic improvement and physique are covered plus nutritional information and a theoretical guide to supplement combinations and timing are given. Most chapters feature current controversy boxes, research review and future research sections, and sidebars. Tables, charts and graphs enhance reader understanding.

Table of Contents

Sports Supplements: Evolution and Revolution
1(17)
Greg Bradley-Popovich
Jeffrey R. Stout
Jose Antonio
Food: The Ultimate Drug
18(25)
Ash Batheja
Jeff Stout
Skeletal Muscle Mass, Strength, and Speed
43(41)
Conrad Earnest
Chris Street
Fat Reduction
84(27)
Matt Vukovich
The Anticatabolics
111(26)
Tom Incledon
Jose Antonio
Vitamins: Are Athletes' Needs Different Than the Needs of Sedentary People
137(23)
Douglas Kalman
Androgens and GH Releasers
160(19)
Jose Antonio
Joseph Chromiak
Chris Street
Immune System Modulators
179(20)
Marian Kohut
Nutritional Considerations for Preventing Overtraining
199(10)
Richard Kreider
Brian Leutholtz
Hydration
209(29)
Jun Ma
Nancy Betts
Regulation of Cell Size via Hydration Status
227(11)
Tom Incledon
Recovery
238(22)
Conrad Earnest
Chuck Rudolph
Antioxidants
260(19)
Lonnie Lowery
John M. Berardi
Tim Ziegenfuss
Endurance Performance
279(22)
Darin Van Gammeren
Protein Requirements of Strength Athletes
301
Peter Lemon

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