Introduction: The Revolution in Performance |
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Chapter 1 Sleep and Circadian Rhythms |
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Sleep, Performance, and the Twenty-First-Century Athlete |
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Pushing the Limits: The Impacts of Sleep Quality and Duration |
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Understanding Sleep Architecture |
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Sleep Pressure and Circadian Rhythms |
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Circadian Timing and Athletic Performance |
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Roadblocks to Maximizing Sleep |
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Sleep Solutions: Straight from the Experts |
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Chapter 2 The Athlete Microbiome |
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The Evolutionary versus Modern Gut |
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Can You "Re-Wild" Your Gut? |
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Microbiome-Mitochondria "Cross Talk" |
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The Athlete Microbiome Signature |
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Roadblocks to Maximizing the Athlete Microbiome |
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Digestion Solutions: How to Build the Athlete Microbiome |
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Chapter 3 Blood Sugars and Longevity |
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Longevity, Blood Sugars, and Chronic Lifestyle Diseases |
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Aging, AMPK, and French Lilacs |
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The Glycemic Index: Myth or Reality? |
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Sensors, CGMs, and Twenty-First-Century Monitoring |
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How Can CGM Devices Impact Athletes? |
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Depression and High Blood Sugar |
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Time-Restricted Feeding, Circadian Rhythms, and Longevity |
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Plants, Polyphenols, and Longevity |
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Blood Glucose Solutions: Test, Don't Guess |
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Chapter 4 Physique Nutrition |
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The Energy Equation: It's All about Balance |
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The Physiology of Mass Building |
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Nutrition for Hypertrophy: Hardgainers, mTOR, and MPS |
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Supplements for Hypertrophy |
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Lessons in Leanness: Bodybuilders, Nutrient Timing, and the Big 3 |
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Making Weight: Saunas, Starvation, and Going Old-School |
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Assessing Body Composition: Pinching, Prodding, and Pulsing |
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Chapter 5 Endurance Nutrition |
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Periodized Endurance Nutrition |
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Carbohydrate Availability: The Glycogen Training Regulator |
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Traditional (and Not-So-Traditional) Fueling During Endurance Exercise |
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Is Unconventional Fueling the Future of Endurance Sport? |
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Endurance Supplements: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger |
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Chapter 6 Team Sport Nutrition |
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Lessons from "The Beautiful Game" |
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Setting the Stage: Preseason and Training Camp Fueling |
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Contact Sports: The Big, the Bad, and the Ugly |
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Halftime Nutrition: Major Outcome Influencer |
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Compressed Competition Schedules: A Focus on Playoffs |
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The Biggest Rocks: Energy Balance and Macronutrient Intake |
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Chapter 7 Periodized Recovery |
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How Far Can You Reach? Acute Fatigue, FOR, NFOR, and OTS |
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Understanding Biomarkers: A Piece of the Recovery Puzzle |
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Recovery Nutrition Part 1: "The Big 3" |
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Recovery Nutrition Part 2: Managing Micronutrients |
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Recovery Nutrition Part 3: Supplements |
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Chapter 8 Athlete Immunity |
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The Modern Athlete: Stress, Load, and Travel |
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The Impact of Exercise on Immunity |
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The Power of Symptoms: "Don't Worry Coach, I'm Not Sick" |
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Burning Matches, Long Rides, and "Two-a-Days" |
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The "Other 22 Hours" and Risk of Infection |
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Immunonutrition Solutions |
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Chapter 9 Athlete Monitoring and Recovery Strategies |
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Understanding Workload: External versus Internal |
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Daily Wellness: How Do You Rate Yourself? |
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The RPE Scale: How Hard Did Your Workout Feel? |
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Athlete Performance Output: Potential Recovery Markers |
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Heart Rate Variability and Athlete Monitoring |
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The Recovery Pyramid and HRV |
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How Can Training Impact Recovery? |
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Ice Baths, Cryotherapy, and Compression Garments |
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Athlete Monitoring Solutions: From Science to Practice |
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Chapter 10 Brain Health and Concussions |
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: Looking Deeper |
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Suffering: The Other Side of Pain |
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Dementia, Cognitive Decline, and Concussions |
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Evolution of the Brain: Is Bigger Better? |
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Sleep, Concussions, and Cognitive Decline |
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Brain Health Solutions: Sleep and Nutrition |
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Brain Health Solutions: Supplements |
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Chapter 11 Emotions and Mindset |
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Emotions and the Evolutionary Brain |
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The Power of Positive Self-Talk |
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The Problem with Confidence |
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Mindfulness and the Little Red Dot |
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Losing Your Cool: The Amygdala Hijack |
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All-Stars, Self-Compassion, and Psychopaths |
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Build Self-Compassion and Supercharge Your Brain |
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Emotions and Mindset Solutions |
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Chapter 12 Leadership and Great Coaching |
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Intelligence versus Wisdom |
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The Dangers of a "Me First" Attitude |
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Thinking Outside the Box: The Three Lions Pick and Roll |
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Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Building Trust |
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Motivation, Habits, and Automaticity |
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Conclusion |
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Notes |
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Index |
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