It also offers the reader straight information about drugs and supplements for weight control, muscle building, and endurance training. It explains the body basics that every athlete must know for optimum performance. What an athlete uses in the off-training time is important too, and this text covers r
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- Title : Pumped: Straight Facts for Athletes about Drugs, Supplements, and Training
- Author : Cynthia Kuhn Ph.D.
- Rating : 4.63 (167 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-7-19
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 190 Pages
- Asin : 0393321290
- Language : English
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