Review of Sport Nutrition for Coaches (Paperback)

Extremely well written and informative. If you are dedicated to your team and can put the time in to set this program up I'm sure the results will follow.I would suggest that all coaches set an example by following the "program". You know who I'm speaking to :The overweight, out of shape coaches who think screaming at their players is the only motivation they need.

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As a coach, you want your athletes to perform at their best. To do that, you not only need to teach them how to train properly, but you also need to tell them how to eat and drink properly. You need to have the right information when it comes to nutrition for your athletes. Sport Nutrition for Coaches is the essential tool for coaches and fitness specialists. With this text, you will be able to maximize your athletes' performance through proper nutrition.

Sport Nutrition for Coaches provides all the information you need in an easy-to-use and practical layout. It outlines athletes' basic nutrition and hydration needs and describes how to adapt athletes' nutrition needs to their training schedules. It has tips for working with athletes with special dietary concerns, including vegetarianism, diabetes, and eating disorders. Also, this guide shows you how to develop a Coach's Notebook and a nutrition plan for your team, which you can share with your athletes to map out a successful season.

Sport Nutrition for Coaches is unlike any other nutrition guide for coaches. Most books are written only for the athletes themselves, but this text is specifically directed at coaches. After reading this book, you will have the knowledge to create proper nutrition plans for your athletes and help them develop healthy eating habits that will contribute to their success in any sport.

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Review of Power Eating, Third Edition (Paperback)

I discovered this wonderful book at a fitness exposition, and have been preaching it's usefulness ever since.I am a personal trainer and experienced weight lifter.After reading this book, I understand my bodyso much more. Do you know someone who skips meals to lose weight, but neverreaches their goal?This book will easily explain why and teach them theproper way to lose weight without skipping meals. It's easy to watch the"perfect" people at the gym and copy their moves to improve yourworkout.The essential component you can't see is the person's eatinghabits.The science of proper nutrition is key to obtaining a healthy bodyAND a healthy mind.It's truly amazing how you can manipulate your bodyand mind just by changing your eating habits -- this does NOT mean dieting! This book is clearly and simply written to help anyone understand theimpact of food, supplements and exercise on your body's metabolism.Thekey word here being "anyone".Whether you're a body-builder,vegetarian, person trying to lose or gain weight, or just the average Joe,Power Eating will give you the basics of what you need to reach your goals.I recommend this book to anyone frustrated with the way they feel.Don'ttry a new "diet".Read this book, understand how your bodyworks, then go from there.



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Review of Endurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Sports nutrition encompasses scientific research, food and fluid recommendations, and practical applications for training and competition. Designed for endurance athletes-this book has it all! Combining the latestscientific findings, sport nutrition guidance, and practical fuelingstrategies of elite endurance athletes makes this book excel. Learning howhighly competitive athletes apply sport nutrition recommendations isespecially valuable. This book is well organized, engaging to read, andtargeted for high level athletic performance. I teach sports nutritiononline at Montana State University and definitely recommend this book to mystudents.

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Find your endurance advantage in the foods you eat. Endurance Sports Nutrition will help you select the best foods, fluids, and supplements to train longer, recover more quickly, avoid injuries, and achieve your performance goals in any endurance endeavor.

Sports dietitian and former elite runner Suzanne Girard Eberle provides a proven fueling program that addresses the unique needs of endurance athletes:

• Road and trail running: 5K to 100+ miles
• Cycling and mountain biking: time trials to multiday rides
• Duathlon and triathlon: sprint to Ironman
• Winter sports: Nordic ski races to mountain ascents
• Water sports: rowing and long-distance swimming
• Environmental conditions: extreme temperatures and high altitude

Complete with customizable menu plans, profiles and advice from elite endurance athletes, and strategies for avoiding the most common pitfalls of endurance athletes, Endurance Sports Nutrition will fuel your best performance.

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Review of The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight (Paperback)

If you are raising athletes of all sports this book will be a godsend.
Every chapter has great information, well researched and presented in a very accessible format. Do you have a sturdy built athlete trying to be a distance runner? Look at analyzing body types andthen move on to nutritional needs for various types of sports. The authors obviously have done their research. I plan on giving one to each of my childrens' coaches, from wrestling, to soccer, tennis and lacrosse as this is the type of information that will prevent problems and help your child perform at their peak. The weight loss part is for me, but critical if you have a wrestler. Buy one now and one for your child's coach as a gift - I recommend it!

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Moving up or down a weight class? Switching positions within your sport? Competing in a new league or level? Are you big enough, quick enough, and strong enough?
Elite athletes understand the impact that body weight and composition have on performance. Gain too much, and lose that all-important first step. Drop too much, and risk being overpowered by the opponent.
In The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight, renowned sport dietitians Michele Macedonio and Marie Dunford have analyzed today's top athletes, competitive trends, and positional demands across 21 sports to help you determine--and achieve--your optimal competitive weight.
Assess body composition, nutritional requirements, and your current training program. Then follow the customizable meal plans for a personalized approach to maximizing performance.
Whether you need to add muscle and mass, lose body fat, or control water weight, The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight will help you reach your goals without sacrificing safety or performance.

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Review of Sports Supplement Buyer's Guide: Complete Nutrition for Your Active Lifestyle (Paperback)

As a formulator of dietary supplements and sports nutrition products, I have collection of hundreds of books and scientific journals on nutrition.I found this book to be an excellent desk reference on sport supplements.It is concise, easy to understand and full of the "need to know" information that will give you the honest truth on the ingredients and products that are available in your sports nutrition and health food stores.I highly recommend it to anyone who is serious about educating themselves regarding performance nutrition or those who just want results!

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Whether you're a professional athlete, weightlifter, sports enthusiast, or just beginning to work out, you've probably thought about using supplements to enhance your training or hasten recovery from injuries. But one look at the supplement section at the health food store or at your gym may have given you second thoughts. There are so many sports supplements available today: protein powders, amino acids for muscle building, fat-burner nutrients,, and so on. You may have wondered, do I really need to take supplements? Which ones should I take? And how do I know the good one from the not-so-good ones?This book will help you sort through the overwhelming array of sports supplements and come up with a supplement regimen to fit your specific needs and goals. For the active person, it is vital to maintain a good nutrient intake to avoid basic nutritional deficiencies, help prevent injuries, promote the health of specific body systems, and accomplish training goals such as building muscle mass or burning fat."The Sports Supplement Buyer's Guide" provides a unique integrated approach to supplmentation for athletes, including essential nutrients for building a strong body and supplements for specific fitness goals: fat loss, muscle builing, increased endurance, and hormone control. Plus, there's advice on selecting, buying, and taking supplements in order to reap the most benefits. Supplement programs tailored to the physical requirements of specific sports are also included.

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Review of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook (Paperback)

As a personal fitness trainer, I am always looking for common sense ways to explain proper nutrition to my clients.At first I bought this book for myself to help improve my running and get the most out of my workouts.What I found was a book that will not only help an athlete improve performance but has common sense nutritional information for almost anyone.Nancy is a Registered Dietitian who cuts through the nutrition myths and lays out a coming sense eating plan that works for almost anyone.If you are looking for a new fad diet you won't find it here although she has added a couple of chapters on sensible weight management in the latest edition.Sports specific chapters include how to carbo load before an event and what it really takes to add muscle mass.The book has over 200 quick and easy recipes that help round out your nutrition plan.After you read it you will wonder why you didn't take this common sense approach to nutrition years ago.Even if you buy it and don't read it from cover to cover, you can still pick up invaluable tips just browsing through and reading her informative tables and charts. A great way to jumpstart your nutrition plan by eating sensibly, keeping your body fueled and keeping your energy up.



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