Peak Performance: Training and Nutritional Strategies for Sport

Foreword by Professor Tim NoakesFiguresTablesBoxesPrefacePART 1 LEARNING FROM THE PAST: WHAT THE GREAT COACHES HAVE TAUGHT USThe evolution of training: The trial-and-error methodPART II LEARNING FROM SCIENCEScientific principles of physical trainingFuels for the fire: the body's power systemsPhysiological testing for athletes: what the numbers meanTraining for speed and powerTraining techniques for successful endurance performanceTraining for team sportsTraining aids and strategies: do they help?Competition: getting it right on the dayPART III EATING TO WINThe training dietChanging body size and shapePre-event nutritionFluid and fuel intake for competition and trainingEating for recoveryThe tired athletePART IV DOES MAGIC EXIST?Pills, potions and supplementsWhere's the proof? Evalusting claims for new products or training interventionsPART V LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE