Caffeine for Sports Performance
eBook - ePub

Caffeine for Sports Performance

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Caffeine for Sports Performance

About this book

Caffeine for Sports Performance is the definitive resource for all your questions regarding caffeine and its impact on sports performance. Based on the most recent research, studies, and guidelines, this guide is ideal for athletes and fitness enthusiasts looking to improve training and competition. Inside you will find these features:

• The history of how caffeine has become the most widely used drug in the world

• The pros and cons of using caffeine, including habitual daily caffeine intake, to boost sports performance

• Personal usage guides that can be applied to various sports or scenarios of caffeine use in training and competition

• Health advice regarding caffeine use

• Performance effects of caffeine use

• Safety considerations and potential risks

• Best and worst sources for caffeine

Caffeine for Sports Performance provides plenty of practical tips for using caffeine. In particular you will find sidebars that feature interviews with top athletes and coaches who have interesting stories to tell regarding their experiences using caffeine. You will also gain new insight into current attitudes towards caffeine and how those attitudes have changed over the years.

Caffeine for Sports Performance gives you all you need to understand and use caffeine to get the most out of your sport.

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780736095112
eBook ISBN
9781492582212

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Caffeine in Sports Performance
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1: A Brief History of Caffeine in Sport
  8. Chapter 2: How Caffeine Works
  9. Chapter 3: Finding Caffeine in Our Diets
  10. Chapter 4: Caffeine Use in Daily Life
  11. Chapter 5: Effectiveness
  12. Chapter 6: Known Side Effects, Health Risks, and Cautions
  13. Chapter 7: Permissibility of Caffeine Use in Sport
  14. Chapter 8: Recovery and Other Considerations
  15. Chapter 9: Individual Considerations for Caffeine Use
  16. Chapter 10: Putting It All Together
  17. Appendix
  18. References and Reading List
  19. About the Authors
  20. Back Page Ad

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