Book Description
Every athlete, coach, and parent of a young athlete knows that nutrition can enhance sports performance. But few know exactly how to make this happen. "The Performance Zone" solves this problem. This book synthesizes the most sound and up-to-date science to provide a nutrition action plan that enables athletes to raise their athletic performance. The authors provide simple, proven guidelines for fueling mjuscles during and after sports acitivity. Using these guidelines, athletes can increase their endurance and strength, reduce injuries and muscle soreness, bounce back faster after training and competition, and even be less susceptible to infections. Since each sport has slightly different nutritional needs, this book includes sports-specific nutrition tips from elite athletes, leading coaches, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists in the major individual and team sports.
About the Author
John Ivy, Ph.D., is a professor and head of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas. He is a world-renowned expert on the role of nutrition in exercise performance. He has published over 150 research papers and review articles. Robert Portman, Ph.D.is president and director of research for PacificHealth Laboratories, a leading nutrition technology company. He has been a pioneer in developing nutritional products that can improve exercise performance and recovery.
The Performance Zone: Your Nutrition Action Plan for Greater Endurance and Sports Performance FROM THE PUBLISHER
Almost every athlete and coach knows that nutrition can enhance sports performance. But few know exactly what to do. The Performance Zone solves this problem. Written by two leading sports nutrition researchers, The Performance Zone synthesizes the most up-to-date science to provide a nutrition action plan for athletes in all sports and at all levels. Drs. Ivy and Portman show athletes how nutrition can increase their endurance and strength, reduce injuries and muscle soreness, accelerate their recovery after training and competition, and even reduce their susceptibility to infections. The Performance Zone also contains sports-specific nutrition tips from Olympic athletes, leading coaches and trainers, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists for all major individual and team sports. This is the only book you'll ever have to read to put cutting-edge nutrition to work for you.
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