Endurance sports nutrition : [electronic book] /
By: Eberle, Suzanne Girard [author.].
Contributor(s): ProQuest [vendor]
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Publisher: Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, [2014]Edition: 3rd edition.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 382 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: computer | computer Carrier type: online resource | online resourceISBN: 9781492578055; 9781492578055:; 1450487742; 9781450466943; 145046694X; 9781450466868; 1450466869; 9781450466936.Subject(s): Athletes -- Nutrition | Sports![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-374) and index.
Nutrition strategies for endurance athletes. Eating smart, training smart, racing smart -- Meeting energy demands -- Weighty matters: losing, gaining, and maintaining -- Timing fuel and fluids for optimal results -- Using supplements effectively -- Solving peak performance challenges -- Endurance eating for vegetarians -- Meal planning for endurance athletes -- Nutrition plans for specific events and conditions. Shorter-range endurance events -- Long-distance endurance events -- Ultraendurance events -- Multiday and mulitleg endurance events -- Rowing and open water swimming -- Extreme heat -- Extreme cold -- High altitude.
Endurance athletes depend on a continuous supply of fluids and fuel to maximise performance. Written specifically for these hard-core competitors, this book tells readers what works - and what doesn't - in actual training and races.