Pre-Owned The Athlete's Guide to Sports Supplements (Paperback) 9780736093699

from bemislibrary

While the title of this work employs the umbrella phrase "sports supplements," a better term would be "nutraceuticals," which represents a kind of twilight zone between drugs and medicines on the one hand, and vegetable/plant foods on the other. "Nutraceutical" gained currency in the early 1990's...

from vpfluke

This a well-put-together guide to supplements that athletes might want to take to attain better performnace in their sport. About 120 suppelements are covered. At the front of the book is a quick reference guide to the supplemtns (covered fully in Chapter3), listing their possible usefulness for ...

from difreda

The Athlete's Guide to Sports Supplements by Kimberly Mueller and Josh Hingst appears to be a niche book at first glance - written for the elite athlete. I challenge that this is solely an athlete's guide, but also a personal guide to suppliments. period! Mueller and Hingst provide the reader wit...

from Lilac_Lily01

There are so many supplements on the market today that it is hard to decide what is needed and what is not. This book tries to shed some light on the confusion. It explains in great depth the different products available and how they may influence an athlete's performance. Great overview and shou...

from GlennBell

Excellent job. The book has a few chapters with helpful information and is largely composed of an encyclopedia of supplements. The description of each supplement includes information on the possible mechanism, possible benefits, research, and side effects. I especially appreciate the section on r...