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Nutritional Ergogenic Aids | 
 enlarge | Creators: Ira Wolinsky, Judy A. Driskell
Publisher: CRC
Category: Book
List Price: $119.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1616058
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 520
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 084931626X
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2024139
EAN: 9780849316265
ASIN: 084931626X
Publication Date: June 28, 2004
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Product Description
Athletes continually seek ways to gain a competitive advantage and often turn to nutritional ergogenic aids to build muscle, enhance energy, and improve physical performance. Unfortunately, limited research supports their efficacy or safety, leaving us to rely on hype and hearsay rather than hard science. Nutritional Ergogenic Aids provides an up-to-date review of what is hypothetical and what is known about nutritional ergogenic aids. Among the 23 aids discussed are branched-chain amino acids, carnitine, creatine, glucosamine, chrondroitin sulfate, taurine, biocarbonates, and ginseng. Experts from the fields of nutrition and exercise/sports science analyze data available from human studies, offer guidelines on safe use, and present current scientific evidence regarding the benefits, shortcomings, and usefulness of nutritional ergogenic aids. This authoritative resource distinguishes the science from the speculation about this growing area of sports nutrition. It is an important reference for nutritionists, dietitians, exercise scientists, sports physicians, strength and conditioning specialists, and trainers who dispense advice about these products on a regular basis.
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VERY GOOD REFERENCE MATERIAL December 6, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a Sport and Exercise scientist, who has designed a range of supplements. I was attracted to this book because one of the executive authors is Ira Wolinski. Wolinski was involved in researh, which showed that 170mg/kg bodyweight of L-Ornathine increased growth hormone levels.
( I later found out this was impractical, as it causes stomach upsets- I thought that possibly OKG might do the same thing, but with a lower dose. However I found out from the book that a trial showed it was inefective at raising GH at a 10g dose.)
I am glad I bought this book. It is crammed full of useful referenced material. Although it is expensive, it serves as an excellent research tool. Each chapter focuses on a particular supplement, written by experts in the field, with an overal summary and recommendation section, written by the executive authors. I would not recommend the book to those who are looking to find "magical" miracle supplements. This book is written, not to promote the use of supplements, but to give you detailed facts concerning a selection of supplements. (This may dissapoint those who are easily impressed with wild manufacturer's claims). I would have given the book 5 stars, had it not been for the high price (this is not a huge book)-
but I guess that is par for the course in regard to scientific publications. It is also the most recent publication of its type (contains more recent research. I will be mainly using the book to describe the mechanisms of action, by which the supplements and associated pathways work (this is very extensive)
I myself have compiled a large amount of research concerning supplements which have been proven to have ergogenic effects. Much of this research goes beyond this book. I am qute happy to provide help to anyone who is researching the efficacy of supplements. You can email me at: bfinesilver@yahoo.com
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