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Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, Ryan offers proven strategies for improved athletic performance with sport-specific guidelines for running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, adventure racing, and rowing. In-depth information is presented in an easy-to-read and accessible style, with individual chapters dedicated to each of these popular endurance sports. The science of nutrition can be daunting for athletes, but Ryan converts it to practical advice for smarter eating. Athletes will learn how to assess body composition and find healthy ways to lose body fat and build muscle. Ryan gives a comprehensive explanation of the nutritional role of carbohydrates, protein, and fat in an athlete's diet and explains the importance of meal timing for better performance and recovery. Ryan also explains the concepts of nutritional periodization so athletes can properly adjust their mix of foods throughout the training cycle. The book includes a review of popular ergogenic aids, tips on meal planning, typical shopping lists, sample menus, glycemic index tables, facts about vitamins and minerals, and a comparison of sports nutrition products. Within each sport-specific chapter are tips to adjust nutritional intake for races of different lengths.

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Intended for the high school athlete wishing to leverage his or her talent to get into the best possible school, this book explains how a student-athlete can package and present him or herself to college recruiters. With tips from dozens of college coaches and pro scouts, the book describes how to create a support group, form a target list of potential colleges, and even how to make a highlight video. A comprehensive overview of the college landscape lists the top programs for over a dozen sports by division, and a checklist and forms provide easy tools for starting the application process.

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• ISBN13: 9781589791923
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Each of the well-researched chapters in this comprehensive volume makes a singular contribution to understanding the complexities of diversity and social justice in college sports. Chapters are grouped into sections that address major components: Historical Analysis Social Justice and Cultural Concerns African American Coaching and Other Leadership Opportunities Media, Media Images, and Stereotyping Intersection of Race, Sport, and Law Sport Administration/Management: Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender Looking Toward the Future

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After 47 years behind the camera Walter Iooss Jr. can't quite put a number on the countless sports subjects he has photographed throughout his career. But whoever the portrait, whatever the setting, a common theme runs through his personal archive: All are athletes lured into the joy of sport. In a 256-page panoramic collection, Iooss handpicks more than 150 of his classic images--dozens never before published--to create a cinematic compilation of his work. For Iooss--whose efforts have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated nearly 300 times--every picture really does tell a story. Here he highlights his favorites with behind-the-scenes anecdotes. For the famous "Blue Dunk" overhead shot of Michael Jordan taken in 1987, Iooss personally painted the parking lot, stationed himself in a cherry picker and waited for the shot. While shadowing Tiger Woods from hole to hole in Carlsbad in 2000, the photographer purposefully wore dark glasses the entire day so as to not look in the golfer's eyes. And in 2003, Iooss literally couldn't sleep the night before reuniting Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for their first photo together in 30 years. In a lyrical display, we witness a creative evolution as Iooss continually discovers new ways and approaches to capture the athletic spirit. Iooss's passion, power and perspective are clearly at play in this artful package.

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• ISBN13: 9781603200080
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For such a common word, strategy is often misunderstood, misinterpreted, and misapplied. Given the complex challenges facing organizations -- and entire societies -- we must grow more and better strategists. Tackling three simple yet sweeping questions, Cultivating the Strategic Mind delivers the goods: (1)What is strategy, and why aren't more leaders better strategists? (2)While strategy is as foundational as DNA within the most exemplary companies, why are so many organizations missing it altogether? (3)How can I apply strategy in palpable, pragmatic ways to the benefit of those around me? As a result of demonstrating a more Strategic Mind, leaders will employ a robust language and methodology for crafting, communicating, and implementing strategic aspirations and commitments. Contemporary business is screaming for equally creative and critical thinkers capable of leading teams and entire organizations. Blake Leath's breezy writing style, intuitive models, research-based solutions, and sticky storytelling make Cultivating the Strategic Mind a stimulating, fun, and immensely credible approach toward developing strategists for our evolving world of work. If you believe in the fundamental importance of thinking as a differentiating competency for exemplary leaders, it's time you treat yourself to the book you'll want to share with your colleagues -- the one written with you in mind and designed to guide leaders on the journey to visionary, creator, and architect of strategy.

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From the high school and college programs to which students devote countless hours, to the multibillion-dollar professional sports industry, it is difficult to underestimate the popularity of sports in American society. Authors in this volume examine a variety of sports controversies in chapters such as Is Drug Use a Problem in Sports? and Do Sports Benefit Children? (20020801)

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The Real Athletes Guide helps you grasp the opportunities-and dodge the dangers-of high school and college sports. It's packed with vital information about athletic scholarships, recruiting, and NCAA, NAIA and junior college eligibility rules. Real life scenarios from mythical athletic powerhouse South Coast State University add entertainment and humor to a serious subject, as do 16 cartoons by Sebastian Conley. The Guide shows you how to: * balance athletics, academics, and social life * develop a personal value system for success * protect yourself from sharks that prey on athletes * select the right college for you * get the attention of recruiters * earn an athletic scholarship

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Children need to be fed well to grow strong and healthy. Playing team sports creates additional nutritional demands. Here is a golden opportunity to motivate parents, coaches and players to learn more about how food and the body work as a team. Find out what makes a good pre-game meal, why hydration is important and the advantage of post-game eating. Includes 48 sensational recipes. Excellent book for coaches, side-line parents, and motivated kids.

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An invaluable, comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource for parents of young athletes-from one of America's most prominent pediatric sports doctors. Among the topics Dr. Metzl covers: n How to keep child athletes healthy in mind and body n How to deal with coaches and other parents, and how to help children handle team pressure n How to recognize and prevent injuries such as fractures, ligament tears, and repetitive stress injuries n How to recognize when children are doing 'too much' n How to judge the impact of daily physical activity on growing bodies Packed with practical advice on everything from nutrition to conditioning to avoiding the 'win at all costs' mentality, THE YOUNG ATHLETE offers parents the tools they need to encourage safe sports and to help their children achieve their utmost potential, both on and off the field.

The Young Athlete aims to help the parents of more than 30 million U.S. kids who play organized sports to keep them safe and healthy--physically, socially, and psychologically. The book is not just about sports medicine; in fact, only about one-third of the book addresses avoiding and treating injuries. The rest explores essential issues such as how to be a good sports parent, hallmarks of good coaching, nutrition and nutritional supplements, and keeping values and perspective intact (including topics such as preventing sports from taking over the family's life, good sportsmanship, and ethics). This book also offers helpful and often provocative insights into the young athlete's world. For example, although most proclaim that cheating is wrong, many athletes, coaches, and parents justify "what can we get away with?" behavior. Checklists, bulleted lists, and quotes from parents about their problems make it easy to skim for pertinent and interesting information about this and many other issues. Author Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., cofounder and medical director of the Hospital for Special Surgery's Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes and a former member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Medical Advisory Board, has been team physician for several schools, so you can be assured of the validity of the book's content. Highly recommended for parents of school-age athletes. --Joan Price

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Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes contains everything athletes and professionals need to know about a year-round approach to training and nutrition. Combining traditional physical training cycle principles with the latest nutritional expertise, this useful guide takes sports nutrition to the next level. Typically, an athlete's nutritional choices are scrutinized only for the weeks leading up to an event and immediately after it. However, for athletes who take a year-round approach to training, a more inclusive approach to nutrition can promote peak performance and a successful season. Benefits of a phase-specific approach are discussed as well as detailed nutritional recommendations for the different phases of the training cycle.

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• ISBN13: 9780923521837
• Condition: New
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