Power Eating-2nd Edition [Paperback]

Susan M. Kleiner (Author), Maggie Greenwood-Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

This guide provides information on strength training nutrition. It includes detailed nutrition plans for the goals that strength trainers, bodybuilders and power sport athletes want to achieve: gaining muscle, cutting weight, maintaining weight, and tapering for competitions. The guide has been updated and expanded with new intake guidelines for supplements and herbs, diet plans for men and women, a new section on "designer waters", and more of Kleiner's popular recipes.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Beyond the fad weight-loss diets, beyond the bodybuilding mythology about excessive amounts of protein for making muscle, beyond the nonsense that circulates about nutrition in the world today, there is a body of scientific knowledge that shows us a road map to our goals. For example, Susan Kleiner shares a formula to determine exactly how much protein the bodies of strength trainers and bodybuilders can use before storing the extra as fat, why amino-acid supplements are a very expensive and somewhat inferior substitute for simple foods such as yogurt and chicken, and why carbohydrates, not protein, are the most important nutrients for muscle building. Many of the recommendations seem so simple--"eat fruits and vegetables," for example--but Power Eating shows us that sometimes the oldest advice in the world is perfectly aligned with modern nutritional science, whereas the complex solutions dreamed up by bodybuilding gurus and supplement manufacturers don't always stand up to rigorous analysis. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

""Dr. Kleiner's" Power Eating "is thoroughly based in science, yet explained in a way anyone can understand. The concepts in this book allowed me to lose fat, build muscle, and increase my strength for the World Masters Games in 2005, where I set either personal or world records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and the total.""
Trish Zuccotti
National Masters Weightlifting Champion: 2004, 2005, and 2006

""Dr. Kleiner does a great job of taking many years of research and hands-on experience in nutrition and exercise to provide readers with the most current knowledge. Whether you're just beginning to work out or have been training your entire life," Power Eating "is a must-have!""
Daniel Shapiro, MS, CSCS
Sacramento Kings' Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

""I needed a food program to meet the physical demands of making the Olympic team and playing in the Games. Susan Kleiner gave me that energy with her advice on timing of meals and practical menu plansthe same strategies found in" Power Eating,"""
Kelly P. Stephens
2006 U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2nd edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736038531
• ISBN-13: 978-0736038539
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,584 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't try a new "diet"; understand your body & go from there, January 14, 2000

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N. Forbes (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power Eating (Paperback)

I discovered this wonderful book at a fitness exposition, and have been preaching it's usefulness ever since. I am a personal trainer and experienced weight lifter. After reading this book, I understand my body so much more. Do you know someone who skips meals to lose weight, but never reaches their goal? This book will easily explain why and teach them the proper way to lose weight without skipping meals. It's easy to watch the "perfect" people at the gym and copy their moves to improve your workout. The essential component you can't see is the person's eating habits. The science of proper nutrition is key to obtaining a healthy body AND a healthy mind. It's truly amazing how you can manipulate your body and mind just by changing your eating habits -- this does NOT mean dieting! This book is clearly and simply written to help anyone understand the impact of food, supplements and exercise on your body's metabolism. The key word here being "anyone". Whether you're a body-builder, vegetarian, person trying to lose or gain weight, or just the average Joe, Power Eating will give you the basics of what you need to reach your goals. I recommend this book to anyone frustrated with the way they feel. Don't try a new "diet". Read this book, understand how your body works, then go from there.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good work, October 27, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Power Eating-2nd Edition (Paperback)

The thing I liked about this book is that it takes a no-nonsense approach to the confusing area of supplements and protein. In other words it details what works, how much, what should be taken and what's a waste of money, as well as what can be dangerous-(ephedra). You're going to find a lot of useful information in this book. Some might even surprise you. For instance back to the protein; I was on a 300 gram a day diet, getting ready to start competing a contest. I looked good but didn't look quite refined in my quest for a bodybuilding show. I tried everything. But what I didn't try doing was keeping the carbs high, fat low and the protein at a moderate position. I read and quickly took the author's advice.
Holy crap!!!! It made such a difference! Not only did I start seeing improvements, but my wallet actually fattened up a bit too.
Get this book. You will save a lot of money, and learn a lot too.

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book, that has some minor problems., August 18, 2001

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Marc Liebeskind (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Power Eating-2nd Edition (Paperback)

I found this book to be an extremely valuable resource. I agree with other reviewers, that it contains basic information, however, it is put together so well, that it surpasses any other material on the subject I have read. And following her guidelines has made a dramatic and fast improvement in my life and ability to exercise. I had very poor energy levels, and that has changed since I have begun following the guidelines in her book.

The book begins as a fast read, but then kind of gets bogged down in formulas and text boxes interspersed among the main body of the book. It could have been formatted better in this regard, and in other ways, for example, by simply adding the chapter number to each page along with the chapter name. The index is worthless, and she cites many references to support her, however, none of them are identified by a footnote, they are simply listed in the back of the book.

She is conservative in some respects with respect to supplements and herbs, which is a positive thing, pointing out that we don't need to take tons of the many supplements on the market to do well, and can get most of what we need from food. However, she goes astray and overboard in her criticisms of certain herbs, yet recommends other supplements that have raised controversy as to their health implications, such as caffiene.

Lastly, while she includes various charts, the book lacks a chart early on of the very basic and most important formulas that she relies upon, that forms the underpinngs of her work. The information is there, but only shows up in chart form toward the very end of the book.

Notwithstanding these shortcomings, which can be taken with a grain of salt, (pun intended) if you follow the basics of her guidelines, and understand the theory of exercise nutrition as she relates it, the book will form a strong and valuable foundation that will benefit you for the rest of your life.