Description
Newly updated and extensively revised, Monique Ryan’s second edition of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes will equip you with a smarter plan for personal nutrition. Get the information you need to make better choices on a daily basis, be strategic about the timing and portions of the foods you eat, and choose the fuel that will work beset for your favorite endurance sport.

Creating a sport-specific diet involves more than drawing up a list of foods and meals. Use this book to:

• Make an accurate assessment of your body composition
• Lose body fat and build muscle
• Better time your food intake
• Identify the best sports nutrition products
• Learn the real facts about vitamins and minerals
• Plan wholesome, balanced meals with sample menus and convenient shopping lists

This new edition includes expanded post-training nutritional recovery, a new chapter on nutrition for rowing, and a larger format to accommodate more than 100 tables and figures that make it easier than ever to make a plan that will work for you.

Level: Advanced
ISBN-13: 9781931382960
Format: Paperback, 356 pages
Edition: 2
Publisher: VeloPress
Pub date: 2007

ContentS
Introduction
Part I. Your Daily Performance Diet: Optimal Food and Fluid Choices for Endurance Training and Health
Chapter 1. Daily Hydration Essentials: Drinking It In
Chapter 2. Energy Nutrients for Optimal Health and Performance: Building a Solid Nutrition Base
Chapter 3. Vitamins, Minerals, and Electrolytes: The Nuts, Bolts, and Spark Plugs of Your Diet
Part II. Your Training Diet: Fine-Tuning Your Diet for Top Performance
Chapter 4. The Daily Training Diet: Eating for Optimal Recovery
Chapter 5. Timing Food and Fluid Intake for Training and Competition: Fine-Tuning Your Food Plan for Optimal Performance
Chapter 6. Weight, Muscle Building, and Changing Body Composition: Boosting Your Strength-to-Weight Ratio
Chapter 7. Ergogenic Aids: Separating Fact from Fiction
Part III. Sport-Specific Nutritional Guidelines: Putting Your Sports Nutrition Plan into Action
Chapter 8. Nutrition for Triathlon
Chapter 9. Nutrition for Road-Cycling, Mountain Biking, Track Cycling, and Cyclo-Cross
Chapter 10. Nutrition for Distance Running
Chapter 11. Nutrition for Swimming
Chapter 12. Nutrition for Rowing
Chapter 13. Nutrition for Adventure Racing
Appendices
Appendix A. Glycemic Index of Foods
Appendix B. Comparison of Vitamin s and Minerals
Appendix C. Comparison of Sports Nutrition Products
Appendix D. Creating the Optimal Training Diet
Appendix E. Sample Menus
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Book author
Monique Ryan, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., has provided endurance athletes with winning advice on the science of food for more than 20 years. She is a consultant to the complete spectrum of athletes from newcomers to world-class professionals. She is also the founder of Personal Nutrition Designs, based in the Chicago area.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
1070 Leadership, critical and strategic thinking
1120 Time and stress management, life balance
2110 Physiology, exercise physiology
4030 Dietary guidelines, DRIs, Food Guide Pyramid, food labeling
4060 Exercise, fitness and sports nutrition
6030 Education theories and techniques for adults
6080 Training, coaching and mentoring