Description
Book SynopsisBoth strength training and weight training are recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine as vital to a high quality of life. They are also of tremendous benefit to young, healthy adults and adults with or at risk for osteoporosis. Most information on nutrition and strength athletes, however, is scattered throughout pamphlet-type publications and magazines and tends to be written by individuals with little or no professional training in the field of nutrition.
Nutrition and the Strength Athlete is an authoritative, scientifically based text that addresses virtually every aspect of nutrition as it pertains to the strength athlete. The book begins with an extensive review of the parameters defining resistance training. Subsequent chapters cover areas of interest to those who participate in resistance training, such as energy-yielding nutrients, vitamins and minerals, dietary supplements, hormones, hydration, and nutritional considerations to support the immune syste
Table of Contents
Basic Principles of Resistance Training. General Nutritional Considerations for Strength Athletes. Energy Yielding Nutrients for the Resistive Trained Athlete. Vitamin and Mineral Considerations for Strength Training. Trace Minerals. Dietary Supplements and Strength Trained Athletes. Overview of Anabolic/Androgenic Hormones and Strength. Creatine Supplementation and the Strength Athlete. Supporting the Immune System: Nutritional Considerations for the Strength Athlete. Hydration and the Strength Athlete. Nutritional Concerns of Women Who Resistance Train. Nutritional Concerns of Strength Athletes with an Emphasis on Tennis.
