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doi:
10.1519/1533-4295(2007)29[77:BR]2.0.CO;2
Strength and Conditioning Journal: Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 77–77., April
2007
Book Review
Steven Plisk, MS, CSCS, *D
Velocity Sports Performance, Trumbull, Connecticut
ABSTRACT
This column provides a review of the book Advanced Sports
Nutrition.
 Advanced
Sports Nutrition Dan Benardot Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2006. 342 pp. ISBN:
0-7360-5941-5
Even
if Dan Benardot's new book were simply an update of his Nutrition for Serious
Athletes, published in 2000, it would deserve a strong recommendation. But
rather than just revise his earlier work, Benardot has done a complete rewrite.
The result is another good resource on sports nutrition.
This
book is organized as follows:
Part
I: Nutritional Sources for Athletes
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Chapter 1. Energy Nutrients
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Chapter 2. Vitamins and Minerals
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Chapter 3. Fluids and
Electrolytes
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Chapter 4. Ergogenic Aids
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Part
II: Nutritional Aspects of Optimal Performance
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Chapter 5. Digestion and
Absorption
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Chapter 6. Timing of Energy and
Fluid Intake
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Chapter 7. Micronutrients and
Oxygen Delivery
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Chapter 8. Fuel Utilization
Inhibitors
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Part
III: Factors Affecting Nutritional Needs
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Chapter 9. Travel
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Chapter 10. High Altitude
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Chapter 11. Gender and Age
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Chapter 12. Body Composition and
Weight Goals
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Part
IV: Nutrition Strategies for Specific Energy Systems
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Chapter 13. Anaerobic Metabolism
for High-Intensity Bursts and Power
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Chapter 14. Aerobic Metabolism
for Endurance
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Chapter 15. Metabolic Needs for
Both Power and Endurance
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Part
V: Nutrition Plans for Specific Sports
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Chapter 16. Power Sports
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Chapter 17. Endurance Sports
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Chapter 18. Power-Endurance
Sports
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Benardot
has a talent for putting evidence-based guidelines in simple but powerful terms.
His “never get hungry, never get thirsty” message shines through in chapter
6, in which he gives a masterful explanation of the importance of both amount
and timing of nutrient intake. Excellent practical information is presented
throughout this book, and the nutrition plans offered in the final 3 chapters
are especially helpful. Overall, this is a fine resource for professionals
involved in improving athletes' performance.
Dan
Benardot is an associate professor in the Division of Nutrition and the
Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University, where he also
co-directs the Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance.
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