NUTRITION IN SPORT

of the function and performance that was lost during an acute episode of a rapid or a moderate rate of weight loss can be regain ...

months in the same athletes 1 year later adversely altered fitness-related performance parameters in international lightweight o ...

Jeffery, R.W. (1996) Does weight cycling present a health risk? American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 63 (Suppl.), 452S–455S. K ...

Introduction Speed skating, ice hockey and figure skating, while quite different activities, all make up the sport of skating. T ...

athletes who participate in them, long-track skating will be discussed in greater detail throughout this chapter as it occurs mo ...

activities which can be performed anywhere, but low walking is usually performed going up a hill (Fig. 50.5). Physiologically an ...

Nutrition practices Historically, skaters have spent no more than 4–8 weeks at one location, and often not even that long; thus, ...

be achieved with the use of carbohydrate supplements. As proper nutrition has been shown to be important to exercise performance ...

events if time permits. A high-carbohydrate meal should be consumed following the completion of the events, in addition to the 1 ...

improvements in aerobic ability and skating speed and acceleration observed (Hollering & Simpson 1977; Hutchinson et al. 197 ...

Characteristics of figure skaters Figure skaters tend to be shorter (men, 170 cm; women, 160 cm), lighter (men, 63 kg; women, 50 ...

hours of training performed by all types of skaters, as well as the multiple bouts of high- intensity exercise, proper food and ...

responses and comparison with roller skiing. Interna- tional Journal of Sports Medicine 13 , 137–144. Hollering, B.L. & Simp ...

Introduction Recreational touring and racing skiing are common activities in many countries today but cross-country skiing has b ...

able. A similar pattern has been found in the deltoid muscle, where there is an even greater variation. Young elite skiers have ...

The high values of maximum oxygen uptake in elite cross-country skiers are the result of a high maximum cardiac output elicited ...

oxygen uptake and, in these cases, the attainable level can vary considerably between individuals. 4 The technique has to be lea ...

breathing problems, and hypothermia might be expected. For the body as a whole, the metabolic heat production during ski racing ...

exercise will also enhance performance. The mechanism is not clear but it is most likely that the glucose uptake from the bloods ...

Saltin, B. & Åstrand, P.O. (1967) Maximal oxygen uptake in athletes. Journal of Applied Physiology 23 , 353–358. Saltin, B. ...