In sports, gaining an edge can and does make the difference between winning and losing. Over the last decade, nutrition researchers have made enormous strides in understanding how our bodies utilize various key nutrients during periods of athletic activity. Unfortunately, the conflicting information on nutrition filling the airwaves and the pages of popular magazines has had everyone running in circles. Dynamic Nutrition for Maximum Performance clears the confusion. Designed for professional and amateur athletes, fitness exercisers, trainers, coaches, and nutritionists, this book is a complete, easy-to-use guide to today's sports nutrition. It is intended to help you achieve and maintain maximum levels of fitness and performance through sport-specific dietary intake and nutritional supplementation. Written by two highly qualified specialists in performance nutrition and fitness science, this book blends the latest in scientific research with time-tested techniques. It explains the basic elements of sports nutrition in plain language, and then helps you use that information to develop an effective customized performance-nutrition program.