The Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to Sports Nutrition [Mass Market Paperback]

Helen O'Connor (Author), Jennie Brand-Miller (Author), Kaye Foster-Powell (Author), Stephen Colagiuri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000 | Series: Glucose Revolution Pocket Guides

This quick guide shows both serious athletes and weekend warriors how to manipulate the glycemic index of their diets to boost athletic performance, enhance stamina, and prevent fatigue. Subjects covered include energy-charging with carbohydrates; refueling hints; menus; and the glycemic index, and fat and carbohydrate content, of over 300 foods.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Marlowe & Company (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569246769
• ISBN-13: 978-1569246764
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,657,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2.0 out of 5 stars No References, Questionable Advice, November 2, 2007

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nigelb (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to Sports Nutrition (Mass Market Paperback)

The thing that bothered me the most was that this book didn't have a single reference.

The narrative style makes this more like a novel than a scientific legitimate nutritional text. The Authors recommend a typical high carbohydrate, low fat diet. Fiber is bad because it makes you gassy and jelly beans are ok. White bread is good... It is absolutely biased and based on the GI Index approach.

According to the book, for my activity level and my weight (230 lbs), I should be getting:
840 grams of carbs per day or 3360 calories from carbs
250 grams of protein
88 grams fo fat
for a grand total or approximately 5100 calories

The book makes no mention of elite or world class athletes but rather contains four case studies of John, Jim, Analise and Ian whose legitimacy is questionable. The heaviest athlete in this book is a 175lbs making this book tailored for endurance athletes.

To summarize the entire book:
For a PRE-WORKOUT meal, you should eat 1-2 grams of carbohydrates of low GI carbs 1-2 hrs before an event, or a workout
DURING the event/workout, drink gatorade
AFTER the event eat 100g of high GI carbs to aid recovery

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not complete, May 7, 2000

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Douglas Welzel (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Glucose Revolution Pocket Guide to Sports Nutrition (Mass Market Paperback)

This guide picks up very well where the original Glucose Revolution end. It covers how the glycemic index can be used in enhancing sports performance by discussing when to eat foods with different GI's. The books begins with an overview of the glycemic index (good enough that you may not need to read the original book) and then moves into discussing it's impacts on sports nutrition. It closes by presenting several case studies that give examples of how the GI can be intergrated with various sports programs.

For general athletic events this is a good book. It is well written and is a quick and easy read -- you can get the main points out of it in about 30 minutes. The material in it can be useful to anyone that engages in physical activity, not just athletes.

However, it doesn't cover how the glycemic index and carbohydrate consumption can be used to increase lean body mass and decrease body fat. Weight control is dicussed, but there isn't much emphasis on the difference between body fat and muscle. I was looking to understand how I could use the glycemic index to help increase lean body muscle and decrease body fat. The book didn't answer this question for me, but it was enjoyable read regardless.