Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes

Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, Ryan offers proven strategies for improved athletic performance with sport-specific guidelines for running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, adventure racing, and rowing. In-depth information is presented in an easy-to-read and accessible style, with individual chapters dedicated to each of these popular endurance sports.

The science of nutrition can be daunting for athletes, but Ryan converts it to practical advice for smarter eating. Athletes will learn how to assess body composition and find healthy ways to lose body fat and build muscle. Ryan gives a comprehensive explanation of the nutritional role of carbohydrates, protein, and fat in an athlete's diet and explains the importance of meal timing for better performance and recovery. Ryan also explains the concepts of nutritional periodization so athletes can properly adjust their mix of foods throughout the training cycle. The book includes a review of popular ergogenic aids, tips on meal planning, typical shopping lists, sample menus, glycemic index tables, facts about vitamins and minerals, and a comparison of sports nutrition products. Within each sport-specific chapter are tips to adjust nutritional intake for races of different lengths.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-12-2009; Training & Nutrition Bible; As a relative newcomer to endurance racing this has become my de-facto reference text. I've read the book cover to cover and highly recommend that you do so as well. Unlike the hundreds of training or nutrition fad books out there,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2009; nice reference material; Nice base information, i always find somthing new every time i get a chance to stop and read.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-29-2009; Eat Right, Train Right, Go Fast: the Gold Standard on Sports Nutrition; To nobody's amazement, there is a lot wrong with the way people eat generally: one-third of all added sugar in the American diet comes from the consumption of soft drinks, and French fried-potatoes are the primary vegetable. According to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-30-2008; A really good summary of nutrition practices; The book is written in a very good and clear way. The structure is also very good. The information is not so complete, but is valid and enough for most athletes, and it's a very good start for one that has not read other (good) books...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-12-2009; Training & Nutrition Bible; As a relative newcomer to endurance racing this has become my de-facto reference text. I've read the book cover to cover and highly recommend that you do so as well. Unlike the hundreds of training or nutrition fad books out there,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-18-2006; Good for the neophyte, nothing new; This is a good book to have if you know nothing about nutrition and want to learn some of the basics. You can collect all the basic information here through general Internet research. True, it's nice to have it all in one place in a...; read full review | report as inappropriate