As a follower of the original Eat to Win diet, I was really impressed with Robert Haas and the information he laid out 20 years ago.The Eat to Win diet helped my performance in triathlons immensely.
I must admit, I strayed from this diet over the years, trying low-carb diets along the way.So when I found out that a new Eat to Win book was out, I jumped on it.What I found was an update to the same great ideas in a book that is not well layed out.
This diet still makes the most sense to me.Smaller portions of protein, low-fat, and high complex carbohydrates.However, it seems that Mr. Haas has an axe to grind with the authors of the low-carb diets, because he spends too many pages bashing them, and not enough pages describing his own ideas.There's no doubt that the low-carb craze made the original Eat to Win diet unpopular, what with the baked potato being one of its main staples!If Atkins made your bestselling book obsolete, you'd be mad too.I just wish he had kept most of his negativity to himself.People who go on diets are looking for positive words.
Secondly, readers looking for sample menus will be disappointed.Good and bad foods are listed, as are portion sizes.But unlike the original book, the reader has to be the creative one and design the diet to his or her needs.This may be a blessing in disguise since you're eating what you want to eat, and not what someone is telling you to eat.But there are a lot of people who pick up books with the attitude "just tell me exactly what to eat, and I'll eat it" who won't succeed with this book.
The other problem I have is that the recipes in the back of the book are arranged randomly with a fish dish on one page, and an oatmeal recipe on the next.I wish he had at least arranged them into breakfast, lunch, and dinner.The original book was much better organized.
Finally, the chapter on animal protein seems to be a ringing endorsement for switching over to a vegetarian diet.And his paranoia with Mad Cow disease may turn some people off.
Bottom line...like any diet book, read the good stuff, and ignore all of the excess garbage.If you can sift through Mr. Hass's low-carb grudges, there's a good diet waiting for you.
Product DescriptionTHE SPORTS NUTRITION BIBLE FOR A NEW GENERATION
World-renowned sports nutritionist Robert Haas's revolutionary #1 bestseller Eat to Win, called "a winning formula" by People, brought high energy and peak performance within everyone's reach.
Now, Haas's
Eat to Win for the 21st Century incorporates cutting-edge advances in sports nutrition that have given top athletes an unbeatable edge, and helps readers play, work, and sleep better-and even improve sexual performance.
- Eat for peak fitness
- "De-age" the body in just four weeks
- Boost energy level 300% or more
- Lose excess body fat quickly and safely
- Speed healing of sports injuries
- Includes a special diet for vegetarians
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Eat To Win For the 21st Century (Paperback)
Bob Seebohar is an experienced professional who not only teaches optimal health, but lives it every day. His reasoned and balanced instruction reflects both his work with the top athletes in the country as well as his personal passion for achieving the best state of fitness possible. I found the information in this book highly relevant even as a wanna-be athlete who only competes with the treadmill. Learning more about food and supplements has helped me fuel my workouts and maintain my weight--important goals for anyone!
