Nutrition for Serious Athletes (Paperback)

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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)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 337 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; illustrated edition edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880118334
• ISBN-13: 978-0880118330
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fundamentals for Success, December 28, 1999

By	Terrance L. Grant (Canada) - See all my reviews

Dr. Benardot's text, Nutrition for Serious Athletes, is essential for both coach and athlete. It lays out in clear and precise fashion what is required, with regard to nurtition, for athletic success. Crucial topics, for athletic success, that are comprehensively discussed include: proper nutrition, hydration, supplements, meals for anaerobic and aerobic activities, and timing of meals. What also adds to the immense value of the text is the massive index of food sources of essential nutrients located at the end of the book. If you want to achieve your best athletic results, i.e., to maximize and actualize your true athletic potential, then this text is for you. It will not only show you how to fuel your body for the particular athletic you are training for and competing in, but also help you to understand why you should be fueling your body in that particular maner. All in all, this is an excellant text for the athlete, coach, or even the individual who just wants to have a clear understanding of proper nutrition.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fundametals for Sucess, December 7, 1999

By A Customer

Dan Benardot's book 'Nutrition for Serious Athletes' is a must for the coach or athltete who desires to cover every base when it comes to athletic performance. Fundamental topics discussed include proper nutrition, hydration, supplements, timming of meals, good diets/bad diets, and sport specific diets. But what also adds to the immense value of Dan Benardot's book is the excellant index of meal plans, and nutritional values of foods.

What is of great importance in gaining knowledge is the issue of authority. It is something that is very important to me, for there are many individuals who claim to actually know something about athletic performance, yet they lack proper training and education. It is clear that Dan Benardot is not one of those individuals. Not only does he have PhD and RD distinction, but the text is also clear, logical, insightful and based on scientific evidence.

Terrance Grant

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Benardot is a serious author!, November 23, 1999

By	Dr. Walt Thompson (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

I have had the distinct pleasure of reviewing the newest book by Dr. Dan Benardot. His knowledge of nutrition and sport far exceeds his peers. This book is unique in that we now have a book written by someone who not only has the education but also the experience to give us very specific insights into working with "serious" athletes. All too often, educators will write about subjects they may know something about, yet have little to no experience. This is not the case with Dan Benardot. As the Nutrition Consultant and member of the Athlete Wellness Program for USA Gymnastics during the time when gold medals were the norm, Dan gives us the kind of practical skills necessary to work with these special athletes.

I highly recommend this text to anyone who is an athlete and to those who work with athletes. It is a MUST for everyone's book shelf.

Dr. Walt Thompson