champaign il human kinetics 2012 9781450424974 (1 résultats)

252 x 178 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xviii + 429, incl. index; photographs; graphs; tables; diagrams. Near-fine condition. ' "Drink as much as you can, even before you feel thirsty." That's been the mantra to athletes and coaches for the past three decades, and sports drinks have flourished into a billion-dollar industry in the same short time. The problem is that an overhydrated athlete is at a performance disadvantage and at risk of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) - a potentially fatal condition. . In Waterlogged, Noakes sets the record straight, exposing the myths surrounding dehydration and presenting up-to-date hydration guidelines for endurance sport and prolonged training activities. Enough with oversold sports drinks and obsessing over water consumption before, during, and after every workout, he says. Time for the facts - and the prevention of any more needless fatalities.'.