Nutrition for Serious Athletes
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
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.
From the Publisher
“Eating the right foods can make the difference between setting a personal best and falling short of the finish line. With all the nutrition companies trying to sell their latest formula, it's comforting to know exactly what works, and why. Follow Dr. Benardot's diet plans and you'll be peaking, not bonking. Awesome Book! This is a must-read for anyone trying to improve athletic performance. Dr. Benardot presents practical strategies for improving athletic performance. All of my athletes will be encouraged to read this book, not just to improve athletic performance, but also for improved lifelong health.”
John Rembao University of Texas Women's Cross Country Head Coach University of Texas Women's Assistant Track and Field Coach Three-time NCAA Division I Track and Field Champions
“Dan's book is a must-read for any serious athlete. In the forest of nutrition books, Nutrition for Serious Athletes is a guiding light. Dan's message is simple and straightforward-eat well and often. Yet he helps you understand why without getting too technical. Nutrition for Serious Athletes demystifies nutrition fads and supplements, helping the reader become an informed consumer.”
Nnenna J. Lynch Professional Runner 1997 World University Games 5,000-Meter Champion Three-time Member U.S. World Cross Country Team
“Throughout my gymnastics career, I have experienced many similar nutritional concerns that are addressed in Nutrition for Serious Athletes. Over the past four years, Dr. Dan has become my mentor and friend and has helped me become aware of the nutrition that my body needs to excel in my sport.”
Kassy Scharringhausen First Place, 1996 Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge Third Ranked Gymnast, 1998 Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team Member 1995-1998, National Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Member of the First Place National Group Rhythmic Team, 1998
“I coach gymnastics; I am not a nutritionist. It is great to be able to refer my athletes to a guide steering them toward the sound nutritional habits it takes to be a winner!”
Kelli B. Hill Owner of Hill's Gymnastics Training Center Coach for Dominique Dawes (Winner of Bronze and Gold Olympic Medals)
Nutrition for Serious Athletes
Nutrition for Serious Athletes,Dan, Ph.D. Benardot,Human Kinetics Publishers,0880118334,Athletes,Athletic Training And Conditioning,Consumer Health,General,Health & Fitness,Health/Fitness,Nutrition,Nutrition And Public Health,Sports Medicine,Fitness & diet,Sports training & coaching
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