The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (8th Ed)(gnv64)

The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (8th Ed)
By Anita Bean
Bloomsbury Sport | November 2017 | ISBN: 1472924207 | ePUB | 19.8 mb
https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/the-complete-guide-to-sports-nutrition-9781472924223/
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Sports-Nutrition-Guides/dp/1472924207

The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a performance advantage. Anita Bean once again succeeds in demystifying the sports person's diet in her inimitable clear and concise style. Alongside the theory, The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is packed with practical advice?Csuggested menus, recipes, and eating plans relevant to all training programs. Written by one of the most respected sports nutritionists, this fully updated and revised edition provides the latest research and information to help you succeed.

This eighth edition includes accessible guidance on the following topics:
- Maximizing endurance, strength, and performance
- How to calculate your optimal calorie, carbohydrate, and protein requirements
- Advice on improving body composition
- Specific advice for women, children, and vegetarians
- Eating plans to cut body fat, gain muscle, and prepare for competition
- Sport-specific nutritional advice

About the Author
Anita Bean is an accomplished sportsperson, one of the UK's most respected nutritionists, and a bestselling author. She is also a regular contributor to many health magazines.

CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface to the eighth edition
Chapter 1 An overview of sports nutrition
Chapter 2 Energy for exercise
Chapter 3 Carbohydrate and performance
Chapter 4 Protein requirements for sport
Chapter 5 Vitamins and minerals
Chapter 6 Sports supplements
Chapter 7 Hydration
Chapter 8 Body fat and dietary fat
Chapter 9 Weight loss
Chapter 10 Weight gain
Chapter 11 The female athlete
Chapter 12 The young athlete
Chapter 13 The vegetarian athlete
Chapter 14 The older athlete
Chapter 15 Competition nutrition
Chapter 16 Your personal nutrition plan
Chapter 17 The recipes
Appendices
1. The glycaemic index and glycaemic load
2. Glossary of vitamins and minerals