The Performance Zone: Your Nutrition Action Plan for Greater Endurance & Sports Performance (Teen Health Series)

Almost every athlete and coach knows that nutrition can enhance sports performance. But few know exactly what to do. The Performance Zone solves this problem. Written by two leading sports nutrition researchers, The Performance Zone synthesizes the most up-to-date science to provide a nutrition action plan for athletes in all sports and at all levels. Drs. Ivy and Portman show athletes how nutrition can increase their endurance and strength, reduce injuries and muscle soreness, accelerate their recovery after training and competition, and even reduce their susceptibility to infections. The Performance Zone also contains sports-specific nutrition tips from Olympic athletes, leading coaches and trainers, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists for all major individual and team sports. This is the only book youll ever have to read to put cutting-edge nutrition to work for you. Book jacket.

Author: John Ivy, Robert Portman

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 132

Publisher: Basic Health Publications, Inc.

Publication Date: 2004-12-15