The second book in the series Sports Nutrition focuses on athlete nutrition and examines how to improve athletic performance without the use of drugs or banned substances.

Among other topics:

• The nutritional needs of athletes are analyzed, and ways to adequately meet them are proposed.
• Safe methods for further nutritional enhancement of the body's functional status are described.
• Dietary techniques for optimizing metabolism and the endogenous hormonal environment are mentioned.
• Information is provided for the more efficient selection and use of supplements and products/foods for specialized sports nutrition.
• Tools for designing nutrition programs, recipes for sports meals, as well as detailed diet plan samples for preparation and competition periods are provided.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]