Sports and Fitness Nutrition
Author(s): Robert Wildman , SHAWN ARENT , BILLCAMPBELLPHD LLC , Barry S Miller , Colin Wilborn
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 532
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 532
Building upon the successful first edition, the NEW second edition of Sports and Fitness Nutrition provides students and practitioners the theoretical and practical understanding of how nutrients affect health and athletic performance.
Appropriate for advanced nutrition students, sport nutritionists, exercise science students, as well as professionals in the health and wellness fields, Sports and Fitness Nutrition helps the reader understand how nutrition can play an integral role in enhancing training, recovery, preventing injury, improving optimal strength to body weight ratios, as well as maintaining general health and wellness.
Written to reflect current research, Sports and Fitness Nutrition begins with a foundational chapter on our current health, nutrition, and exercise status and major initiatives for improving them. A comprehensive and applicable review of the anatomy and physiology of exercise is then provided.
Now available in print and eBook formats, Sports and Fitness Nutrition:
- Addresses all the macro and micro nutrients and how each can influence health, exercise and athletic performance.
- Examines energy balance, body weight, endurance conditioning, strength training, and supplements that can help.
- Brings everything together with a sport specific chapter that covers both recommended training protocols and nutritional intake to enhance performance.
- Provides current research and comprehensive coverage but also summarizes the material into practical applications and framework by using key points and review sections to ensure material comprehension.
- Features the latest nutritional guidelines reflecting Dietary Reference Intakes, USDA Food Guide Pyramid, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Chapter 1 – Nutrition, Exercise, and Health (Overview)
Chapter 2 – Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3 – Basic Concepts in Exercise and Fitness
Chapter 4 – Carbohydrates and Exercise
Chapter 5 – Amino Acids, Protein, and Exercise
Chapter 6 – Fat, Cholesterol, and Exercise
Chapter 7 – Energy Balance, Body Weight and Composition for Sport and Fitness
Chapter 8 – Water, Hydration, and Exercise
Chapter 9 – Vitamins and Exercise
Chapter 10 – Minerals and Exercise
Chapter 11 – Sport Foods, Supplements, and Ergogenic Aids
Chapter 12 – Strength and Resistance Exercise and Training
Chapter 13 – Endurance Exercise and Training
Chapter 14 – Sport-Specific Training and Nutrition
Chapter 15 – Nutrition, Exercise, and Special Populations
Robert E.C. Wildman Ph.D., R.D., FISSN, received his B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, his M.S. in Food and Nutrition from The Florida State University in 1991, and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Human Nutrition in 1994. Dr. Wildman is a registered dietitian and serves as Adjunct Faculty at Texas Woman’s University. He is also author of Advanced Human Nutrition and The Nutritionist: Food Nutrition and Optimal Health, editor of The Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, and creator of TheNutritionDr.com.
Shawn M. Arent, PhD, CSCS*D, FACSM, FISSN, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Health at Rutgers University. He is the Director of the Rutgers Center for Health & Human Performance and Director of the Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Applied Physiology. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and both his MS and PhD at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the relationship between physical activity and stress and the implications for health, performance, and recovery. He was named the 2017 William J. Kraemer Outstand-ing Sport Scientist of the Year by NSCA. He is a Fellow in ACSM and ISSN and is the current President of ISSN. Additionally, he has worked with teams in the NHL, MLB, the US Soccer Federation, and a number of teams at Rutgers.
Bill Campbell Ph.D., CSCS, FISSN, is an Associate Professor of Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Exercise, Nutrition, and Preventive Health at Baylor University. Dr. Campbell is the Director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida. His research is focused on improving exercise performance and enhancing physique through the synergism of resistance exercise, nutrition, and dietary supplements and has published more than 150 scientific papers and abstracts (in academic journals) related to sports nutrition and physique enhancement. Dr. Campbell is a fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition where he also recently served as the organization’s President.
Barry S. Miller, Ph.D., received his B.A. in Physical Education from California State University at Chico in 1987, his M.S. in Physical Education/Biomechanics from CSU, Chico, in 1990, a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with emphasis in Biomechanics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1997, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Alfred Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware in 2002. Dr. Miller is currently the Director of Outreach and Business Development for the Helmet Biomechanics Research Lab, within the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Sciences at Virginia Tech. He also sits on the editorial review board for the Recreation Sports Journal.
Colin Wilborn, Ph.D., FISSN, CSCS, ATC, received his B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2001, his M.S.Ed. in Exercise Physiology from Baylor University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Exercise, Nutrition, and Preventive Health from Baylor University in 2006. Dr. Wilborn is currently a Professor of Physical Therapy, Dean of the Graduate School & Research, & Director of the Human Performance Lab at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Dr. Wilborn was the recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s GNC Nutritional Research Award, is a Fellow of the NSCA and a Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Wilborn’s professional and personal interests are the eff ects of resistance training and sport nutrition on health, body composition, and performance.
Building upon the successful first edition, the NEW second edition of Sports and Fitness Nutrition provides students and practitioners the theoretical and practical understanding of how nutrients affect health and athletic performance.
Appropriate for advanced nutrition students, sport nutritionists, exercise science students, as well as professionals in the health and wellness fields, Sports and Fitness Nutrition helps the reader understand how nutrition can play an integral role in enhancing training, recovery, preventing injury, improving optimal strength to body weight ratios, as well as maintaining general health and wellness.
Written to reflect current research, Sports and Fitness Nutrition begins with a foundational chapter on our current health, nutrition, and exercise status and major initiatives for improving them. A comprehensive and applicable review of the anatomy and physiology of exercise is then provided.
Now available in print and eBook formats, Sports and Fitness Nutrition:
- Addresses all the macro and micro nutrients and how each can influence health, exercise and athletic performance.
- Examines energy balance, body weight, endurance conditioning, strength training, and supplements that can help.
- Brings everything together with a sport specific chapter that covers both recommended training protocols and nutritional intake to enhance performance.
- Provides current research and comprehensive coverage but also summarizes the material into practical applications and framework by using key points and review sections to ensure material comprehension.
- Features the latest nutritional guidelines reflecting Dietary Reference Intakes, USDA Food Guide Pyramid, and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Chapter 1 – Nutrition, Exercise, and Health (Overview)
Chapter 2 – Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3 – Basic Concepts in Exercise and Fitness
Chapter 4 – Carbohydrates and Exercise
Chapter 5 – Amino Acids, Protein, and Exercise
Chapter 6 – Fat, Cholesterol, and Exercise
Chapter 7 – Energy Balance, Body Weight and Composition for Sport and Fitness
Chapter 8 – Water, Hydration, and Exercise
Chapter 9 – Vitamins and Exercise
Chapter 10 – Minerals and Exercise
Chapter 11 – Sport Foods, Supplements, and Ergogenic Aids
Chapter 12 – Strength and Resistance Exercise and Training
Chapter 13 – Endurance Exercise and Training
Chapter 14 – Sport-Specific Training and Nutrition
Chapter 15 – Nutrition, Exercise, and Special Populations
Robert E.C. Wildman Ph.D., R.D., FISSN, received his B.S. in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, his M.S. in Food and Nutrition from The Florida State University in 1991, and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Human Nutrition in 1994. Dr. Wildman is a registered dietitian and serves as Adjunct Faculty at Texas Woman’s University. He is also author of Advanced Human Nutrition and The Nutritionist: Food Nutrition and Optimal Health, editor of The Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, and creator of TheNutritionDr.com.
Shawn M. Arent, PhD, CSCS*D, FACSM, FISSN, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Health at Rutgers University. He is the Director of the Rutgers Center for Health & Human Performance and Director of the Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Applied Physiology. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and both his MS and PhD at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the relationship between physical activity and stress and the implications for health, performance, and recovery. He was named the 2017 William J. Kraemer Outstand-ing Sport Scientist of the Year by NSCA. He is a Fellow in ACSM and ISSN and is the current President of ISSN. Additionally, he has worked with teams in the NHL, MLB, the US Soccer Federation, and a number of teams at Rutgers.
Bill Campbell Ph.D., CSCS, FISSN, is an Associate Professor of Exercise Science at the University of South Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Exercise, Nutrition, and Preventive Health at Baylor University. Dr. Campbell is the Director of the Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory at the University of South Florida. His research is focused on improving exercise performance and enhancing physique through the synergism of resistance exercise, nutrition, and dietary supplements and has published more than 150 scientific papers and abstracts (in academic journals) related to sports nutrition and physique enhancement. Dr. Campbell is a fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition where he also recently served as the organization’s President.
Barry S. Miller, Ph.D., received his B.A. in Physical Education from California State University at Chico in 1987, his M.S. in Physical Education/Biomechanics from CSU, Chico, in 1990, a Ph.D. in Kinesiology with emphasis in Biomechanics from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1997, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Alfred Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware in 2002. Dr. Miller is currently the Director of Outreach and Business Development for the Helmet Biomechanics Research Lab, within the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Sciences at Virginia Tech. He also sits on the editorial review board for the Recreation Sports Journal.
Colin Wilborn, Ph.D., FISSN, CSCS, ATC, received his B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 2001, his M.S.Ed. in Exercise Physiology from Baylor University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Exercise, Nutrition, and Preventive Health from Baylor University in 2006. Dr. Wilborn is currently a Professor of Physical Therapy, Dean of the Graduate School & Research, & Director of the Human Performance Lab at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Dr. Wilborn was the recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s GNC Nutritional Research Award, is a Fellow of the NSCA and a Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Dr. Wilborn’s professional and personal interests are the eff ects of resistance training and sport nutrition on health, body composition, and performance.