Review of Nutrition for Serious Athletes (Paperback)

Dr. Benardot's text, Nutrition for Serious Athletes, is essential for both coach and athlete. It lays out in clear and precise fashion what is required, with regard to nurtition, for athletic success. Crucial topics,for athletic success, that are comprehensively discussed include: propernutrition, hydration, supplements, meals for anaerobic and aerobicactivities, and timing of meals. What also adds to the immense value of thetext is the massive index of food sources of essential nutrients located atthe end of the book. If you want to achieve your best athletic results,i.e., to maximize and actualize your true athletic potential, then thistext is for you. It will not only show you how to fuel your body for theparticular athletic you are training for and competing in, but also helpyou to understand why you should be fueling your body in that particularmaner. All in all, this is an excellant text for the athlete, coach, oreven the individual who just wants to have a clear understanding of propernutrition.

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As a competitive athlete, you know that what you eat and drink can significantly affect performance. And when you compete at a high level, the types, amounts, and timing of foods, fluids, and supplements is especially critical. Nutrition for Serious Athletes combines the latest research and the training experiences of top athletes to provide detailed eating plans for strength, power, and endurance sports.
Author Dan Benardot helps you tailor your diet to the needs of your sport and time your meals for training and competition. As the national team nutritionist for USA Gymnastics, Benardot helped the 1996 Olympic women's gymnastic team to a gold medal. Currently the co-director of Laboratory for Elite Athlete Performance at Georgia State University, he has also worked with professional basketball and hockey teams as well as other individual sports professionals.
If you are dedicated to being the best athlete you can be, you owe it to yourself to bring this book to the training table. No matter what your sport, Nutrition for Serious Athletes will provide you with expert advice to maximize your training and improve your 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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