Ultimate Sports Nutrition [Paperback]

Frederick C. Hatfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1987

In an age when the winning edge is measured in milliseconds, athletes must apply every resource to gain that edge. Ultimate Sports Nutrition offers state-of-the-art methods of diet and supplementation for achieving super fitness and peak athletic performance. Nutrition and fitness expert Dr. Fred Hatfield not only gives the latest advancements in nutritional sciences but tells you how to implement them into a total nutritional program that can drastically improve both strength and endurance. More importantly, he explains--in layman's terms, perhaps for the first time--how to enhance chemical interactions to achieve superior performance capabilities, carrying the reader light years beyond Durk Pearson's formula for "life extension" into the realm of life enhancement. Interspersed with graphics, charts, and anecdotes from top athletes and coaches, this book details guidelines for gaining weight, losing weight, improving muscle-to-fat ratio, and eating and supplementing during the season, off-season, and preseason. While keeping in mind the specifics of each sport and its physical demands, Hatfield discusses it all--from amino acids to energy enhancers, from herbs to metabolic activators to effective Soviet formulas--giving today's athlete the ultimate in peak performance. Dr. Frederick C. Hatfield, author of the bestselling Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, has written more than 15 books on training, conditioning, nutrition, and bodybuilding.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Hatfield, editor of Sports Fitness magazine and author of Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, focuses on sports requiring great strength. But his balanced concept of nutrition for the athlete, whatever the sport, precludes the shortcuts bodybuilders and weightlifters take, which sometimes lead to the use of steroids. The author collects up-to-date information on biochemical responses of the body and shows how athletes can take maximum advantage of them. The long section on amino acids and energy enhancers is especially useful, and the nutritional requirements of some 20 sports are covered more effectively than in other guides.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809248875
• ISBN-13: 978-0809248872
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,646,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, December 7, 2001

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jackofsometrades "jackofsometrades" (Finland, EU) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Sports Nutrition (Paperback)

I bought this book to get simple and to the point information on how to put up a healthy and efficient nutrition plan for bodybuilding and martial art purposes. This book failed to deliver.

The book had very simple (I mean EXTREMELY simple) definitions of what protein, carbs and fats are, but nothing more about them. Then it briefly described vitamins and minerals. That's all ok, but does it help yet? No it doesn't. When it comes down to figuring what to eat and how much, you can throw this book out the window. How much weggies? How many fruits, what kind? You're on your own.

The book then goes on to describe the "ultimate" supplementation plan. BCAA's ok. Then you get a whole chapter on Bee Pollen(!) and many chapters on other (stuff) that nobody would buy today. The stuff mentioned in this part of the book is just so outdated (...) that it is sad and disturbing stuff to even read. The book has not been updated for creatine, vanadyl, MRPs or anything from the 90s.

In the end of the book, there are three chapters on weight management (gaining, losing, peaking for competition). The gaining chapter is too simple, gee eat more. That's about it. The weight loss chapter is not much better (but a little bit yes). I think the third chapter may actually help some competitive bodybuilders, but I haven't tried it.

Last part of the book is a collection of some food recipes. I didn't find much of interest there.

I found this book to be a major disappointment and mostly waste of money. Unless you have no idea whatsoever about what carbs, protein and fats are in the most basic sense, you are better off with some other book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good informative facts about nutrition, March 19, 2002

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glasslady2000 "gcjackson" (Charleston, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Sports Nutrition (Paperback)

This is a book I brought while I was competitively bodybuilding. It is not a book you buy to set up a nutrition plan/diet. It explains the benefits of putting certain things in your diet. It's really written for someone who is into competitive bodybuilding. If you are looking for a good healthy diet this book is not for you. If you want to know more facts about vitamins, fats, calories, etc. than you would be interested in this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars always expand your knowledge., June 25, 2011

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This review is from: Ultimate Sports Nutrition (Paperback)

This book explores the fundamentals for becoming a true bodybuilder. If the base is not strong for a house, the structure can not be stable. This is an analogy for the sport. That is why is always good to have a strong base of knowledge. over all, this is a very good book.