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Optimize training, enhance recovery, and improve performance with Performance Nutrition: Applying the Science of Nutrient Timing. Based on the most current research in nutrient timing, Performance Nutrition blends theory with applied content and real-life examples to help nutritionists, athletes, and coaches design nutrition plans based on each athlete's individual needs and the specific demands of the sport.

While other texts may provide a brief discussion of nutrient timing as a tool for improving sport performance, Performance Nutrition: Applying the Science of Nutrient Timing focuses solely on this newly developing facet of sport nutrition. Distinguished authors Krista Austin (a physiologist and nutritionist) and Bob Seebohar (a sport dietitian and USA Triathlon elite coach) share their extensive practical experience with athletes at all levels from recreational through professional. They provide specific nutrient timing recommendations for a wide range of sport types, including endurance, strength and power, combative (weight classified), and team sports.

In particular, you will learn information on using nutrient timing theory to counteract altitude, heat and humidity, cold exposure, and air pollution. A chapter devoted to competition-day guidelines will help you keep your athletes hydrated, energized, and ready to perform. Plus, nutritional timelines, highlighted in special callout boxes and placed at the edge of the page for quick reference, offer visual plans of what athletes should eat in the hours leading up to and during competition. Practical and user friendly, this text also includes "In Practice" application exercises, mini-case studies, and four extended case studies to assist in translating the information to your own practice.

Incorporating nutrient ingestion timing into your athlete's training program can promote enhanced recovery, create positive training adaptations, improve body composition, support immunity, and ultimately enhance performance. With Performance Nutrition: Applying the Science of Nutrient Timing, you will gain the foundational knowledge and practical techniques to develop individualized nutrition programs to improve training, performance, and recovery.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Principles of Nutrient Timing

Physiological Basis for Nutrient Timing

Nutrient Timing, Training, and Performance

Nutrient Timing, Food Intake, and Body Composition

Conclusion

Chapter 2. Assessing Sport Performance

Sport Performance Analysis

Creating a Toolbox for Performance Nutrition Assessment

Conclusion

Chapter 3. Psychology and Sport Nutrition

Age and Nutrition

Hunger and Eating Habits

Preparing for Nutrition Change

Conclusion

Chapter 4. Functionality of Foods

Digestion of the Macronutrients

Understanding Carbohydrate

Understanding Protein

Understanding Fat

Fuel Oxidation

Fat and Carbohydrate Oxidation During Exercise

Using the Functional Foods

Conclusion

Chapter 5. Timing Fluid Intake

Testing Hydration Status

Hydration and Performance

Hydration Issues

Conclusion

Chapter 6. Macronutrient Timing Strategies

Nutrient Strategies

Pretraining Nutrient Strategies

Nutrient Strategies During Training

Posttraining Nutrient Strategies

Crossover Concept

Conclusion

Chapter 7. Nutrition Periodization

Rationale for Periodization

Athlete Differences

Periodization and Nutrition Planning

In-Season

Off-Season

Conclusion

Chapter 8. Nutritional Supplementation

Evaluating Supplements

Dietary Supplements

Sport Supplements

Ergogenic Aids

Conclusion

Chapter 9. Nutrient Timing in Changing Environments

Altitude

Heat and Humidity

Cold Exposure

Air Pollution

Conclusion

Chapter 10. Competition Day

Combative Sports (Weight Classified)

Strength and Power Sports

Endurance Sports

Team Sports

Long Duration Sports Requiring Concentration