Fuel to Perform: A Practical Guide to Sports Nutrition | Book Publisher International

 

In today’s competitive athletic landscape, optimal nutrition plays a pivotal role—not only in achieving peak performance—but in supporting recovery, long-term health, and sustainable sporting success. Fuel to Perform: A Practical Guide to Sports Nutrition bridges the gap between evidence-based science and everyday application for athletes, coaches and sports-nutrition professionals alike. The book begins by laying a solid foundation: energy systems, macronutrient roles, micronutrient functions, hydration and timing. It then moves into actionable strategies: how to tailor fuel to training load and competition demands, periodize nutrition across training cycles, and harness food-first approaches rather than reliance on supplements. Real-life scenarios, meal-planning tools and recipe ideas help the reader translate concepts into practice across endurance, strength/power and team-sport contexts. Emphasis is placed on individualisation: recognising the interplay of athlete age, sex, training discipline, body composition goals, and lifestyle constraints. Finally, the guide addresses contemporary challenges: travel, injury rehabilitation, recovery, environmental stress (heat, altitude), and the importance of long-term nutritional health beyond the playing field. With clear language, practical checklists, and a focus on ‘fueling to perform’ rather than ‘dieting to look’, this book empowers athletes at every level to eat with purpose, train with confidence and recover with resilience.

Author(s) Details

 

Dr. Mansi Chaudhary
Department of Food and Nutrition, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut – 250005, India.

 

Dr. Ekta Singh Chauhan
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan – 304022, India.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-47485-83-1

 

The Effect of Short-term Creatine Supplementation Suppresses the Cortisol Response to a HighIntensity Swim-Sprint Workout| Chapter 14 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 14

 The primary goal of this study was to look at the effects of creatine on the metabolic hormone cortisol in male swimmers. The study included seventeen male swimmers (24.5 3.9 years) with at least 5 years of competitive swimming experience and swimming training at least four times per week. Subjects took creatine (20 g/day) plus maltodextrin (1 g/kg/day) or maltodextrin (1 g/kg/day) only for 6 days before a progressive swim-sprint workout. The swim-sprint workout consisted of eight progressive 100-meter freestyle sets beginning at 65 percent maximal intensity and progressing to a 100 percent maximum capacity set on the eighth and final set. Cortisol levels were measured both before and after the swim-sprint workout (within 5 minutes). There was a significant reduction in cortisol concentrations following the progressive swim-sprint workout in the creatine + maltodextrin group (15.5 0.99 g/dL) compared to the maltodextrin only group (18.33 2.61 g/dL) after 6 days of creatine monohydrate supplementation. Based on these findings, it appears that creatine loading (20 grams per day for 6 days) significantly reduces the cortisol response to progressive intensity 100-meter freestyle swimming sets. This discovery could be useful for athletes who are putting in a lot of effort.

Author (S) Details

V. Dobgenski
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

M. G. Santos
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

B. Campbell
Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Dr. R. B. Kreider
Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

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HMB Supplementation and Resistance Training: Current Overview on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Risk Factors | Chapter 11 | Recent Research Advances in Biology Vol. 5

 The bioactive metabolite of the branched-chain amino acid leucine, -hydroxy-methylbutyrate (HMB), is a common dietary supplement among athletes who engage in daily resistance training for muscle gain and strength. HMB, on the other hand, has gotten less publicity for its effects on inflammation, oxidative stress (OS), and cardiovascular risk factors after resistance exercise. As a consequence, the purpose of this chapter is to provide a logical overview of the current literature in this field. Because of the limited number of studies that have been conducted, the findings should be viewed with caution. The evidence reviewed here, however, suggests that acute HMB supplementation can reduce the pro-inflammatory response in athletes following high-intensity resistance exercise. Furthermore, the available evidence indicates that chronic HMB consumption combined with resistance training does not boost cardiovascular parameters or OS markers any more than resistance training alone. Overall, more well-designed, long-term studies are needed to support these findings and determine whether HMB supplementation affects resistance training-induced adaptations in the body's inflammatory state, cardiovascular health, and antioxidative defence system in humans.

Author (s) Details

Hamid Arazi
Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht 4199843653, Iran.

Behzad Taati
Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht 4199843653, Iran.

Katsuhiko Suzuki
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan.

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