James Morton

All-new edition of an introductory textbook on sport and exercise biochemistry and muscle metabolism Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism initially examines the essence of the biochemistry of the macronutrients before exploring how exercise mode, intensity, and duration, training status, and nutritional status affects the regulation of energy-producing pathways. This enables readers to apply this understanding to develop training and...

How do our muscles produce energy for exercise and what are the underlying biochemical principles involved? These are questions that students need to be able to answer when studying for a number of sport-related degrees. This can prove to be a difficult task for those with a relatively limited scientific background. Biochemistry for Sport and Exercise Metabolism addresses this problem...

Once a "lost" artisan bread, we're now eating more sourdough than ever before. People are choosing the tastier, more natural alternative over processed white bread, and many want to bake their own. For home bakers, sourdough is the true test of every aspiring bread-maker. Fickle and delicate, every loaf is unique, and there are many pitfalls to be avoided. It’s...

Bribes, drugs, and rorts are too often the drivers for who triumphs in sport. Sport has always attracted organised crime. Huge sums of money are wagered in every arena, and rorts, swindles, and unsporting behaviour have shadowed players of all codes. Cricket and footy are not immune, with Heath Shaw and Ben Cousins caught up in gambling and drugs, and...

Tales of the great escapees who have driven, walked, pedalled, swum or sailed away from custody. Since the arrival of the First Fleet, thousands of prisoners have escaped from prison, police stations, courts, prison vans, and even hospitals and dentists' chairs. They have driven, walked, pedalled, swum, or sailed away from custody. Some have killed or been killed in the...