Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance, and Strength provides a comprehensive overview to understanding the integrated impact of nutrition on performance. The book is divided into five main themes: - An introductory overview of the role of nutrition in human health. - Various types of physical exercises, including cardiovascular training, resistance training, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, bioenergetics, and energy balance. This section also covers the nutritional requirements associated with various fitness programs, as well as exercise and nutritional requirements in special populations, including the pre-pubertal, young, elderly, and disabled. - Sports and nutritional requirements. - The molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building - A thorough review of various food, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, small molecules and other ergogenic agents that have been implicated in muscle building and human performance This book is an ideal resource for nutritionists, dietitians, exercise physiologists, health practitioners, researchers, students, athletes, trainers, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge of nutrition and its role in human performance. Contents: Preface Section 1: NUTRITION & HUMAN HEALTH 1. Nutritional Supplementation in Health and Sports Performance 2. Glycemic Index, Food Exchange Values and Exercise Performance 3. Performance Enhancement Drugs and Sports Supplements for Resistance Training 4. Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease Section 3: EXERCISE & HUMAN HEALTH 5. Resistance Training and Physical Exercise in Human Health 6. Psychology and Exercise 7. Bone Health, Bone Mineral Density and Sports Performance 8. Immune Function, Nutrition and Exercise 9. The Immune Response to Exercise: Effects on Cellular Mobilization, Immune Function and Muscle Regeneration Section 3: SPORTS & NUTRITION 10. Vegetarian Athletes 11. Nutrition in Combat Sports 12. Sumo Wrestling: An Overview 13. Bioenergetics of Cyclic Sport Activities on Land: Walking, Running and Cycling 14. Bioenergetics of Cyclic Sport Activities in Water: Swimming, Rowing, Kayaking 15. Performance Enhancement Drugs and Sports Supplements: A Review of the Evidence 16. Nutrition and Ultra Endurance: An Overview 17. Exercise and Nutritional Benefits for Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury or Amputation 18. An Overview of Doping in Sports 19. Nutrition in Paralympics 20. An Overview on the History of Sports Nutrition Beverages Section 4: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS 21. Alpha-Hydroxyisocaproic acid (HICA)-Effects on Body Composition, Muscle Soreness and Athletic Performance 22. Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in Muscle Growth 23. Stress Proteins and Heat Shock Proteins: Role in Muscle Building and Sports Nutrition 24. Anabolic and Catabolic Signaling Pathways that Regulate Skeletal Muscle Mass 25. Muscle Growth, Repair and Preservation: A Mechanistic Approach 26. Nitric Oxide, Sports Nutrition and Muscle Building 27. Role of Nitric Oxide in Sports Nutrition 28. Blood Rheology, Blood Flow and Human Health 29. Genetic Aspects of Sprint, Strength and Power Performance 30. Unraveling the Function of Skeletal Muscle as a Secretory Organ Section 5: MINERALS AND SUPPLEMENTS IN MUSCLE BUILDING 31. The Role of Testosterone in Nutrition and Sports: An Overview 32. Nutritional Interventions to Reduce Immune Suppression Post Marathon 33. Carbohydrate and Muscle Glycogen Metabolism: Exercise Demands and Nutritional Influences 34. An Overview of Adaptogens with a Special Emphasis on Withania and Rhodiola 35. Anabolic Training Response and Clinical Implications 36. Requirements of Energy, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats for Athletes 37. An Overview of Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Exercise and Sports Nutrition 38. Water, Hydration and Sports Drink 39. Physiological Basis for Creatine Supplementation in Skeletal Muscle 40. Oral Bioavailability of Creatine Supplements 41. An Overview of Carnitine 42. An Overview of the Influence of Protein Ingestion on Muscle Hypertrophy 43. An Overview of Ornithine, Arginine and Citrulline in Exercise and Sports Nutrition 44. An Overview on Glycine-Arginine-Alpha-Ketoisocaproic Acid (GAKIC) in Sports Nutrition 45. L-Arginine and L-Citrulline in Sports Nutrition and Health 46. Roles of Chromium(III), Vanadium and Zinc in Sports Nutrition 47. An Overview on Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) Supplementation in Skeletal Muscle Function and Sports Performance 48. Role of Astaxanthin in Sports Nutrition 49. Ursolic Acid and Maslinic Acid 50. Plant Borates and Potential Uses to Promote Post-training Recovery and to Mitigate Overtraining Syndrome (OTS). 51. An Overview on Caffeine 52. Role of Quercetin in Sports Nutrition 53. Human Performance and Sports Applications of Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) Section 6: DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS 54. Nutrition and Dietary Recommendations for Body Builders 55. Performance Nutrition for Young Athletes Section 7: CONCLUDING REMARKS 56. Commentary
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