Nutrition and Football: The Fifa/Fmarc Consensus on Sports Nutrition

ISBN-13: 9780415484947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 242 str.

Maughan, Ron

Opis

A formal scientific consensus on players' energy use, fluid needs and optimal nutritional requirements, this book looks at nutrition for pre-season training and match play in different climates, and analyses the energy and metabolic demands of players in different positions.

Spis treści

Introduction.  List of Participants.  Consensus Statement  1. Physical and Metabolic Demands of Training and Match Play in the Elite Player   2. Macronutrients and Energy for Training and Recovery  3. Nutrition on Match Day  4. Water and Electrolyte Needs for Soccer Training and Match Play  5. Promoting Training Adaptations through Nutritional Interventions  6. Nutrition Strategies for Soccer: Counteracting Heat, Cold, High Altitude and Jet Lag  7. Alcohol and Football  8. Dietary Supplements for Soccer  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 Nutrition Interventions?  11. Nutrition Needs of Female and Youth Soccer Player  12. Nutrition Needs of the Soccer Referee

O autorze

Ron Maughan is Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University and Chair of the Nutrition Working Group of the International Olympic Committee.