NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition
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NSCA’s Guide
to Sport and
Exercise Nutrition
to Sport and
Exercise Nutrition
Description
What is sport nutrition? Ask 10 different people this question, and you are
likely to receive 10 different answers. At its most basic level, sport nutrition
is the practice of ingesting nutrients in the correct amounts at specific times
to improve exercise or sport performance. But while improving sport per-
formance is a goal for some, many individuals are not competitive in their
activities but rather are concerned with improving their body composition,
5K time, or maximum bench press, for example. An intriguing aspect of
sport nutrition is that the same principles apply to the elite athlete as to the
individual who has hired a personal trainer for the first time. One of the
primary objectives of this book is to relay practical, scientific information
to this diverse range of fitness enthusiasts and competitive athletes.
likely to receive 10 different answers. At its most basic level, sport nutrition
is the practice of ingesting nutrients in the correct amounts at specific times
to improve exercise or sport performance. But while improving sport per-
formance is a goal for some, many individuals are not competitive in their
activities but rather are concerned with improving their body composition,
5K time, or maximum bench press, for example. An intriguing aspect of
sport nutrition is that the same principles apply to the elite athlete as to the
individual who has hired a personal trainer for the first time. One of the
primary objectives of this book is to relay practical, scientific information
to this diverse range of fitness enthusiasts and competitive athletes.