Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes Description:

Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes review:
5 stars (My Bible for Sports Nutrition) - In the past I would almost always suffer from some form of muscle pain, cramping, or dehydration during marathons and triathlons. That was before I found Monique Ryan's book. Two weeks ago, I completed the Ironman Arizona triathlon and Monique Ryan's book was a strong factor in getting me through the race without any cramping or muscle pain whatsoever.



The book is perfect - it gives you comprehensive nutrition information but also gives you plain, simple guidelines for eating and drinking - both in general and in preparation for a race.



If you are preparing for a race and follow the book, you'll know not only what to eat and drink but how much and when. There are guides for the few days before a race, the night before, the morning of the race, and of course, during the race.



I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in nutrition, but especially for everyone involved in endurance sports.
5 stars (This is a good sports nutrition guide) - I have one more chapter to read in which i read the almost the whole book in two day. I like this book because it takes the place of a nutritionist. Someone i can't afford, but wish i could. I am also a vegetarian and like that the author mentions the vegetarian diet often when talking about nutrition sources. They don't spend all thier time on vegetarian diets but for instance mentions that most vegans should take a B12 vitamin when talking about B vitamins. Also when giving a list af protien sources tofu and soymilk are in there too (which not all nutrionist do)

This book doesn't have to be for aspiring or actual pro athletes but for weekend warriors as well. As long as you are not knowledge challenged. This book goes into detail about what your body does during training and what sources of energy it is using and may go over the heads of some readers. But i like to know why and what my body is doing! The first two thirds is all about general nutrition and fluids. Then there are seperate chapters on cycling, swimming, running, cycling, adventure racing, and cross country skiing. Which is good becuase i was able to go right to cycling and skip over the sports i don't participate in. There are also small articles thrown in the book like VO2 max and female athletes pregnancy nutrition. Also you should know how to do math. The formulas for your nutrition are easy, but only if you understand basic math and algerbra. Also you should what to take the time to start a nutrition journal at least for a week, so you know how much food you actually are consuming. I almost went for a vegetarian nutrition book, but i'm glad i picked this one instead. A lot of information, with a good format! I think this book covers all aspects of sports nutrition. fluids, daily diet, nutrients, recovery, training and cmpetition, creating your diet, changing body composition, nutritional aids. and how to eat for your sport.
5 stars (Great Book!!! I learnt a lot!) - I ordered this book after a dehydration during a 1/2 Ironman... and it helped me a lot to change the way I eat, drink and this on a daily basis but also during training and racing!!



This is a bible for people that want to learn how to eat and drink..