Advanced Sports Nutrition
This book offers a comprehensive look into the relationship between nutrition and athletic performance. The book bridges the gap between cutting-edge scientific research and real-world application, covering essential topics such as macronutrient timing, hydration strategies, energy systems, recovery nutrition, and the safe use of supplements. Designed for athletes, coaches, and sports professionals, it provides evidence-based guidelines to enhance strength, endurance, and overall performance. Each chapter integrates theory with practical recommendations tailored to different types of training and sports disciplines. The book also explores the role of micronutrients, ergogenic aids, and the impact of diet on long-term athlete health. Whether optimizing performance or improving recovery, this guide equips readers with the tools to make informed, strategic nutritional decisions.
Abuse Of Anabolic Steroids And Their Precursors By Adolescent Amateur Athletes
Skate & Art
This book showcases 30 international skateboard-inspired artists and their work, curated by and written by Michele Addelio, editor of Backside skatemag. Art pushes boundaries and so does skateboarding. This book explores this philosophy by showcasing skateboard-inspired artists and their work from around the world. From artists working in the skateboard community to freelancers being influenced by it. From traditional pencil to digital drawing. They all have one thing in common: skateboarding. Skate & Art, following bestseller Surf & Art by Veerle Helsen, is curated and written by Michele Addelio, editor of Backside skate magazine who explores the skate scene outside the mainstream. In his online publication he has interviewed over 50 skateboard-inspired artists. This experience laid the foundation to continuously discover the diversity and beauty of the two art forms colliding.
Life Is Fighting
Get a rare glimpse into the mind of Karrion Kross, the 6'4", 265-pound powerhouse known for his ferocity in the ring but admired for his thoughtful perseverance outside of it. This book is packed with heartache, humor, and invaluable lessons, revealing the real man behind the menacing exterior and his relentless journey to the top of sports entertainment. Karrion Kross's physique -- a hulking 6'4", 265 pounds -- and the unbridled intensity in his eyes is enough on its own to inspire fear in opponents. Factor in his unique combination of precision and abject ruthlessness, and it becomes clear that anyone stepping in the ring with Kross is in immediate danger. A master of catch wrestling and sambo, Kross has done battle around the world. He boasts an array of devastating suplexes, including his dreaded Doomsday Saito. And if that's not enough, he's more than happy to put opponents to sleep with the Kross Jacket. For all his menacing exterior, the human being behind the character -- whose real name is Kevin Kesar -- is a soft-spoken, highly thoughtful individual with a powerful story. Recognized by peers for his exceptional love for his profession, Kesar endured numerous setbacks on the way to achieving his dream. Along with his wife, Elizabeth -- known in WWE as Scarlett -- he has repeatedly found the fortitude to bounce back stronger, personally and professionally. This book is full of fascinating stories, heartache, humor, and even some advice for those with similar aspirations. Readers will be immersed into Kesar's unique mindset as he pulls back the curtain on what the journey (and the fight) to the top of sports entertainment is really like.
Families, Pre-School Sport, and Physical Activity
Bringing together international authors writing from a social science perspective on babies, toddlers and pre-school sport and physical activity, this book explores the social and cultural context in which children under five take part in sport and physical activity.The book provides a wider understanding of how under-five sport and physical activity (PA) can be understood and how parents' decisions are shaped by economic, cultural, and changing family, work, and social settings. As early childhood is increasingly understood as a time when children are impacted by inequality, poverty and unequal access to opportunities, the text considers how access to enrichment activities may exacerbate inequalities in a post pandemic society and during a cost-of-living crisis. The book is organised into three parts, covering theoretical concepts of childhood and parenting, and then presents parent perspectives, and inclusion in pre-school sport and PA from a UK and international perspective respectively.This is an excellent introduction to the key trends and patterns in under-fives sport and PA for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying sport studies, sport management, sport science, sociology, and cultural studies. It helps students to consider how these patterns can be understood through a socio-cultural lens on equality, families, childhood, and parenting. It is also a valuable resource for academics and researchers in sport, sociology, and social sciences more broadly.
The Whistle Blower
Are you a dedicated athletics official determined to make the right call? Learn skills for developing mental toughness for every challenge. Do you feel like you're caught in a scrum of abuse? Does it seem as though you're targeted by angry fans, coaches, and athletes? Is constant scrutiny making it challenging to think on your feet? With over three decades as a high-performance consultant to national sporting programs, sports psychology expert Dr. Jo Lukins has helped countless referees flourish in emotionally charged situations. Now she's here to show you how to rebound from setbacks and stride onto the court with confidence. The Whistleblower is your one-stop rulebook for building unwavering self-assurance and facing a stadium crowd bursting with adrenaline. Packed with no-nonsense techniques for improving clarity, precision, and control, Dr. Lukins breaks down every detail using practical exercises to put you at the top of your game. And by practicing these proven methods, veteran and newbie arbiters will sync body and mind to make crystal-clear decisions in the blink of an eye. In The Whistleblower, you'll discover: - Essential ways to prepare in advance and relax in the knowledge that all your bases are covered- How to keep your focus on the right thing at the right time to ensure you present an unfaltering face of authority - Powerful strategies for keeping one step ahead, so you can anticipate plays and maintain the flow of the competition- Tips for blocking out distractions during crucial moments that will boost your ability to concentrate on the details- Pragmatic ideas for preserving a calm demeanor, the power of positive self-talk, fostering effective communication, and much, much more! The Whistleblower is your straightforward playbook for ditching stress, maintaining your cool, and promoting good sportsmanship. If you like down-to-earth advice, relatable case studies, and insights from someone who knows the rules, then you'll love Dr. Jo Lukins's fluff-free game-changer.
Virginia's Wild Side
Fair warning to all of Virginia's couch potatoes: Curtis Badger has compiled such an engaging and refreshingly unconventional treasury of outdoor adventures that you may be compelled to give up your seat. He will send you in pursuit of rare salamanders on the slopes of Mount Rogers, to dig clams on tidal flats along the coast, and to spot eagles along the bluffs of the Potomac River.Dividing Virginia into four regions-the Eastern Shore; the Tidewater, Middle Peninsula, and Northern Neck; Central Virginia and the Highlands; and Southwest Virginia-Badger hikes, bikes, canoes, and kayaks his way through some of the Commonwealth's best-known, and least-known, natural areas. He fishes for trout in the James River, confronts bears on Stony Man Mountain, and looks for migrating birds in the Blue Ridge. He kayaks on the Pamunkey, bikes on former railroad beds, and searches for gold at Lake Anna. Yet as much as Badger provides an invaluable guidebook for the active outdoor explorer, his is also a writer's journal of entertaining essays sure to please the most adventurous reader.Whether used as a family guidebook for easy weekend jaunts or a natural history resource for students of the Old Dominion, Virginia's Wild Side will motivate even the armchair traveler to experience fifty very special Virginia places.
Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression
This innovative book, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression, brings together critical reviews of issues in the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and depression, stimulating individual reflection and including debate on current research, methodologies, and applied practices. This book helps the reader understand the magnitude of depression as a disease that has increased its prevalence in recent decades and the other health problems associated with it. Since psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are often used to treat depression, this exponentially increases health costs for national health systems. In addition, there are always side effects associated with pharmacotherapy. Therefore, other ways, less expensive and without side effects, for treating depression are important. This book outlines the ways that physical activity and physical fitness are viable options for preventing and treating depression. Designed as a supplementary textbook, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Depression is key reading for students and academics alike in the areas of sports science, sport psychology, sports therapy, and psychology, and with its thematic content, the book's allure extends to professionals, including practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, and sports organisations, who stand to gain valuable insights from its contents.
The Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022
This open access book presents a collection of case studies to analyse the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar, which revealed several complex aspects related to global football - its organization, its community, its related power dynamics, and its socio-economic implications. Behind this mega event lay unspoken narratives about the difficulties of hosting this global tournament in Qatar. This book takes the reader on a journey along the numerous strands connected to this multifaceted event. The case studies excavate both the best practices and the challenges that public policymakers and institutions in Qatar encountered in organizing the FIFA World Cup, including the pressures from various stakeholders involved, including FIFA, the sponsors, the football fans, and the local residents of Qatar. One such case sheds light on the debate surrounding the linkage between government-spending and the subsequent economic impact of hosting such a mega sporting event. The collection also delves into nuanced discussions about volunteering behaviour. Several case studies approach the central questions of sustainability and related implications following the Qatar event. As the first football World Cup to take place in a Middle Eastern country, the case studies also spotlight the role of cultural differences and associated implications, such as nation branding. Relevant to sociologists, economists, business and marketing researchers, and sports studies researchers, this book is a unique compilation bringing together multiple interdisciplinary, critical perspectives on Qatar's FIFA experience - from within the region, and beyond.
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