Run, swim, throw, cheat : the science behind drugs in sport / Chris Cooper.
Cooper, Chris E.
2012
RC1230 .C59 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Run, swim, throw, cheat : the science behind drugs in sport / Chris Cooper.
Author
Cooper, Chris E.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780199581467 (alk. paper)
0199581460 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Language
English
Description
ix, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
RC1230 .C59 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.29/088796
Summary
Explores substances, from the everyday to the exotic, that can affect human performance; discusses how they work, which are illegal, and how they can be detected; and examines the ethical issues associated.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297) and index.
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Prologue: A tale of two races
Introduction
The limits of human performance
Stoking the engine : food
Stoking the engine : oxygen
Muscling up
Steroids and beyond...
Stimulants
Gene doping
What is cheating?
Catching the cheats
Concluding remarks.

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