- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Nutrition and Football is a FIFA endorsed book which provides the first formal scientific consensus on players' energy use fluid, and optimal nutritional requirements. Including:
- nutrition for pre-season, training, match play and in different climates
- analysis of the energy and metabolic demands of players in different positions
- water and electrolyte requirements
- strategies to balance effects of stress, over training and over playing
- ideal body composition in professional football
- analysis and interventions to counter late game fatigue
- supplements and nutrition for optimum training adaptation
- the effects of alcohol on metabolism, performance and general health.
Each contributor to this accessible guide is an internationally recognized expert in their field and the chapters embrace all key aspects of nutrition for football. Presenting cutting-edge research, the book has a practical and applied focus and has been developed with input from practicing sports nutrition club professionals.
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Yes, you can access Nutrition and Football by Ron Maughan in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- List of contributors
- Introduction
- Consensus Statement
- 1 Physical and Metabolic Demands of Training and Match-play in the Elite Football Player
- 2 Energy and Carbohydrate for Training and Recovery
- 3 Nutrition on Match Day
- 4 Water and Electrolyte Needs for Footbal Training and Match-play
- 5 Promoting Training Adaptations Through Nutritional Interventions
- 6 Nutritional Strategies for Football: Counteracting Heat, Cold, High Altitude, and Jet Lag
- 7 Alcohol and Football
- 8 Dietary Supplements for Football
- 9 Nutritional Strategies to Counter Stress to the Immune System in Athletes, with Special Reference to Football
- 10 The Brain and Fatigue: New Opportunities for Nutritional Interventions?
- 11 Special Populations: The Female Player and the Youth Player
- 12 Special Populations: The Referee and Assistant Referee