Performance Nutrition

Kevin Currell

ISBN 10: 1785002228 / ISBN 13: 9781785002229

Published by The Crowood Press Ltd, GB, 2016

About this Item

Performance Nutrition provides an overview of how nutrition can be used to maximize human performance. Starting with the end in mind, each chapter takes the reader from the science through to the practical application, making the science of sports nutrition accessible. The book shows how nutrition can be used to: reduce the risk of injury and illness for athletes; maximize strength gains in the gym; adapt effectively to endurance training; minimise the negative effects of concurrent training; improve competition performance (whether for football or for the Tour de France), and finally, lose weight safely and effectively to maximize performance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Performance Nutrition
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785002228
• ISBN 13: 9781785002229
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 339 grams

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Synopsis

Performance Nutrition provides an overview of how nutrition can be used to maximize human performance. Starting with the end in mind, each chapter takes the reader from the science through to the practical application, making the science of sports nutrition accessible. The book shows how nutrition can be used to: reduce the risk of injury and illness for athletes; maximize strength gains in the gym; adapt effectively to endurance training; minimise the negative effects of concurrent training; improve competition performance (whether for football or for the Tour de France), and finally, lose weight safely and effectively to maximize performance.

About the Author

Dr Kevin Currell is Head of Performance Nutrition at the English Institute of Sport. He has supported athletes, including the British Athletics Team, British Triathlon, GB Canoeing and GB Short Track, through five Olympic Games. He holds a PhD in Sports Nutrition from the University of Birmingham and is a Registered High Performance Sport and Exercise Nutritionist.