Caffeine for sports performance / Louise Burke, PhD, Ben Desbrow, PhD, and Lawrence Spriet, PhD.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2013]Description: 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780736095112
  • 073609511X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.8/4 23
LOC classification:
  • TX361.A8 B88 2013
Contents:
A brief history of caffeine in sport -- How caffeine works -- Finding caffeine in our diets -- Caffeine use in daily life -- Effectiveness -- Known side effects, health risks, and cautions -- Permissibility of caffeine use in sport -- Recovery and other considerations -- Individual considerations for caffeine use -- Putting it all together -- Appendix: Transcript of an interview between journalist Warwick Hadfield and former Australian modern pentathlete Alex Watson.
Summary: "Based on the most recent research, studies, and guidelines, this book is ideal for athletes and fitness enthusiasts looking to improve training and competition ... [This book] provides plenty of practical tips for using caffeine. In particular you will find sidebars that feature interviews with top athletes and coaches who have interesting stories to tell regarding their experiences using caffeine. You will also gain new insight into current attitudes toward caffeine and how those attitudes have changed over the years"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index.

A brief history of caffeine in sport -- How caffeine works -- Finding caffeine in our diets -- Caffeine use in daily life -- Effectiveness -- Known side effects, health risks, and cautions -- Permissibility of caffeine use in sport -- Recovery and other considerations -- Individual considerations for caffeine use -- Putting it all together -- Appendix: Transcript of an interview between journalist Warwick Hadfield and former Australian modern pentathlete Alex Watson.

"Based on the most recent research, studies, and guidelines, this book is ideal for athletes and fitness enthusiasts looking to improve training and competition ... [This book] provides plenty of practical tips for using caffeine. In particular you will find sidebars that feature interviews with top athletes and coaches who have interesting stories to tell regarding their experiences using caffeine. You will also gain new insight into current attitudes toward caffeine and how those attitudes have changed over the years"--Back cover.

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