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Nutritional Supplements to Enhance Recovery

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Nutritional Supplements in Sports and Exercise

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The ability to recover from intense exercise often separates good athletes from great ones. In the past, “recovery” often simply included rest, physical modalities (e.g., massage, hydration therapy) and meeting basic nutritional needs for fluid and energy intake. Today, athletes have a number of additional options to help them recover from high intensity training, one of which includes the judicious use of dietary supplements. This chapter briefly reviews nutritional strategies that have a strong theoretical background for enhancing rehydration/electrolyte balance, replenishing energy reserves, minimizing oxidative damage, and stimulating muscle repair.

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  1. Lock Haven University, a Master of Science from Purdue University, and a Doctorate from Kent State University, Kent

    Tim N. Ziegenfuss PHD, FISSN, CSCS

  2. University of Toledo (formerly MCO), Toledo

    Jamie Landis PHD, MD, CSCS

  3. Professor in the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Baylor University, Baylor

    Mike Greenwood PHD, FISSN, FNSCA, FACSM, CSCS

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Ziegenfuss, T.N., Landis, J., Greenwood, M. (2008). Nutritional Supplements to Enhance Recovery. In: Nutritional Supplements in Sports and Exercise. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-231-1_12

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