Use the most sophisticated sports nutrition information to help you
reach your athletic performance goals.
In Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, world-renowned sports
nutritionist Dr. Dan Benardot combines the latest research, strategies,
and sports nutrition information with his experience in academia and
work with elite athletes to help you learn the following:
- The implications of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and
within-day energy balance so you can maintain crucial energy balance
throughout training and competition
- Optimal ratios and quantities of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals for
achieving maximum power, strength, and performance
- How to avoid gastrointestinal distress during activity
- The most popular supplements and their effects on your athletic
performance
- Strategies for balancing fluid and electrolytes to avoid dehydration
and hyperhydration
- How to combat the effects of travel, such as jet lag, new foods, sleep
disruption, and high altitude
- Weight-loss and body-composition issues so you can apply appropriate
strategies to achieve the optimal strength-to-weight ratio for your
sport
- Sport-specific guidelines for power sports, endurance sports, and
those that require both power and endurance
To further assist you in distilling the science into practice, you'll
find 13 practical nutrition guides in the appendix. Curious about
pregame nutrition, hydration, high-carb snacks, or macronutrient intake?
These quick reference sheets help you easily apply the principles to
your own nutrition plan.
With Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, you get practical
advice for how best to put nutrition science to work for you.
Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam
that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or
as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.
