17. Losing, Gaining and Making Weight for Athletes
- Professor Susan A Lanham-New3,
- Dr Samantha J Stear4,
- Dr Susan M Shirreffs5,
- Dr Adam L Collins3
Published Online: 14 SEP 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444344905.ch17
Copyright © 2011 The Nutrition Society
Book Title
Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Additional Information
How to Cite
O'Connor, H. and Slater, G. (2011) Losing, Gaining and Making Weight for Athletes, in Sport and Exercise Nutrition (eds S. A. Lanham-New, S. J. Stear, S. M. Shirreffs and A. L. Collins), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444344905.ch17
Editor Information
- 3
University of Surrey, UK
- 4
Performance Influencers Limited, UK
- 5
Loughborough University, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 SEP 2011
- Published Print: 23 SEP 2011
Book Series:
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444334685
Online ISBN: 9781444344905
- Summary
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- References
Keywords:
- losing, gaining and making weight, for athletes;
- physique or body morphology, for athletic success;
- specific physique characteristics for athletic success;
- sports, varying in specific challenges;
- challenges for optimising physique;
- challenges of athlete environment;
- manipulation of macronutrient intake and energy density;
- American College of Sports Medicine recommendations, in wrestling;
- strategies for weight gain;
- dietary supplements promoting weight loss
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Sports-specific evidence linking physique attributes to athletic performance
Challenges for optimising physique
Strategies to promote weight and fat loss
Making weight
Risks of weight/fat loss and making weight
Strategies for weight gain
Role of physique assessment
Adjunctive agents for weight/fat loss or lean mass gain
References
Further reading