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NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition by Human Kinetics - Essential Resource for Strength & Conditioning Professionals
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NSCA? Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition is an essential resource for strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and sports dietitians looking to enhance their understanding of nutrition tailored to various clientele, from fitness enthusiasts to competitive athletes. This comprehensive guide provides valuable information and guidelines necessary for assessing nutrition status and developing customized nutrition plans within your scope of practice.
Developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this authoritative resource has undergone an extensive peer-review process, ensuring the inclusion of the latest research and literature from respected scientists and practitioners specializing in nutrition, exercise, and sport performance.
The guide covers all critical aspects of nutrition, including:
- Food selection
- Digestion
- Metabolism
- Hydration
Each of these elements is crucial for optimizing sport and exercise performance. You will gain insights into safe and effective methods to enhance training and performance through nutrition-based ergogenic aids, including supplementation and macronutrient manipulation. Additionally, the guide presents guidelines for proper fluid intake to boost performance and evaluates the quality of sports drinks and replacement beverages.
Cutting-edge findings on nutrient timing are also discussed, providing you with the knowledge to recommend the correct nutrients at the ideal times to achieve optimal performance results. Each chapter features a professional application section, bridging the gap between theory and practice, enabling you to implement learned concepts effectively.
Sidebars highlight essential topics, while reproducible forms, such as a food log, brief athlete nutrition assessment, and goal-setting questionnaire, can be shared with clients for practical use. A running glossary keeps key terms accessible, and extensive references throughout the text offer valuable starting points for further study and professional development.
Understanding that each client and athlete requires a customized diet based on training frequency, intensity, duration, and specific demands of their sport or activity is crucial. With NSCA? Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition, you will learn how food and sports supplements interact with biological systems to enhance exercise and performance, ensuring optimal training, recovery, and competition outcomes.
This guide is part of the Science of Strength and Conditioning series, providing you with guidelines to convert scientific research into practical applications, covering vital topics such as tests and assessments, program design, nutrition, and special populations.
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Elevate your expertise in sport and exercise nutrition with this indispensable guide, designed for professionals dedicated to improving athletic performance through sound nutritional practices.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition about? A: NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition provides guidelines on nutrition for strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and sport dietitians, focusing on improving performance through proper nutrition.
- Q: Who is the author of this guide? A: The guide is authored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), ensuring credible and researched information on sport and exercise nutrition.
- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: The book contains 320 pages, offering comprehensive insights into various aspects of sport and exercise nutrition.
- Q: When was this book published? A: NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition was published on January 18, 2011.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: This book is available in its first edition.
- Q: What type of binding does the book have? A: The book is bound in hardcover, ensuring durability for regular use.
- Q: What are the key features of this book? A: Key features include new mint condition, same-day dispatch for orders before noon, guaranteed packaging, and a no-quibbles return policy.
- Q: Is this book suitable for both athletes and fitness enthusiasts? A: Yes, the guide is designed for a broad range of clientele, including both fitness enthusiasts and competitive athletes.
- Q: Does the book provide practical applications for its content? A: Yes, each chapter includes a professional application section, helping readers implement the research in real-world scenarios.
- Q: What topics are covered in the guide? A: The guide covers food selection, digestion, metabolism, hydration, supplementation, nutrient timing, and creating customized nutrition plans for athletes.