Run, swim, throw, cheat : the science behind drugs in sport / Chris Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Chris E., author.

Contributor:

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doping in sports.

Athletes--Drug use.

Athletes.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 305 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

When we see an elite athlete put in a world-beating performance, can we be sure it is purely the result of natural talent and superlative training? Might performance-enhancing drugs have been involved? The dark question hangs over all top-level sporting events.

Biochemist and sports scientist Chris Cooper goes behind the headlines to consider the realities of drugs and sport today. What do we know about body performance? What kinds of drugs can affect it? How are they detected? And what new developments, such as genetic manipulation, lie round the corner? Is the possibility of drug-free sport realistic-or even desirable? Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 11

2 The limits of human performance 31

3 Stoking the engine: food 53

4 Stoking the engine: oxygen 79

5 Muscling up 107

6 Steroids and beyond... 131

7 Stimulants 159

8 Gene doping 191

9 What is cheating? 223

10 Catching the cheats 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

785398592

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.