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For young athletes who want to have a step up on the competition, this film examines the necessity of fueling properly. It's impossible to achieve peak performance --physically or mentally--without the right nutrition. The up to date scientific recommendations in this are for high octane, super high nutrient foods, and fluids that will allow competition at maximum effectiveness. This information is for parents and coaches who want young athletes to...

"Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook will help you make the right food choices in grocery stores, restaurants, drive-throughs, and your own kitchen. Whether you're preparing for competition or simply eating on the go, let sport's leading nutritionist show you how to get maximum benefit from the foods you choose and the meals you make. You'll learn how to eat before exercise and events as well as how to refuel afterward for optimal recovery."...

"The book explores how strategic timing of nutrients can optimize training, boost performance, and accelerate recovery. It uses scientific findings to create practical recommendations for all athletes. Topics include workout-based nutrition, weight loss or gain, special diets, and nutrition for muscle maintenance and growth"-- "As an athlete, you're likely bombarded by advice from coaches, trainers at the gym, and teammates and friends about what...

"Although good nutrition is about eating the right nutrients for overall health, sports nutrition has more nuances, such as nutrient timing, meal composition, and hydration. When plant-based diets are thrown into the mix, a recipe for confusion is inevitable... but not any more! Dietician, food and nutrition author, and athlete natalie Rizzo, MS, RD breaks down the mystery of maintaining vegetarian and vegan diets for all types of athletes across...

Food and drink choices before, during and after training and competition have a direct impact on health, body mass and composition, nutrient availability and recovery time, and an optimal diet can significantly improve exercise performance.

"Macroelements, Water, and Electrolytes in Sports Nutrition addresses the relationship of macroelement needs and interactions to sports and exercise. Research indicates that work capacity and other measures of physical performance are influenced by the intake of water as well as several of the macroelements, including electrolytes. This book examines the convincing, and the not so convincing, evidence about the connection between exercise and sports...

From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. This cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance and that counting calories, obsessing over protein, and restrictive dieting does more harm than good. Packed with more than 100 recipes for every part of your day, nutritional...