Racing Weight How to Get Lean for Peak Performance, 2nd Edition

Name: Racing Weight How to Get Lean for Peak Performance, 2nd Edition
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ISBN: 9781934030998

ISBN-10: 1934030996

ISBN-13: 9781934030998

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Matt Fitzgerald

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Studies have shown that the majority of endurance athletes are concerned about their weight. They know that every extra pound costs time, wastes energy, stresses the body, and hurts performance. Racing Weightis the first weight-loss program designed for endurance athletes. Using sound principles from sports science, Fitzgerald lays out 5 easy steps to help athletes zero in on their fastest weight. TheRacing Weightplan reveals simple ways for athletes to improve diet, manage appetite, time meals and snacks, and adopt workouts that burn more calories. They lose weight safely, without hurting their training. Fitzgerald simplifies good nutrition with his revolutionary Diet Quality Score system…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: VeloPress
Publication date: 12/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Eric Burns, a former NBC News correspondent and Today Show pundit, appears regularly as a commentator for Entertainment Tonight and hosts A&Ersquo;s Arts & Entertainment Revue. He was the former host ofnbsp;Fox News Watch and has won an Emmy for media criticism.nbsp; He is the author ofnbsp;Infamous Scribblers andnbsp;The Spirits of America and lives in Westport, Connecticut.Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance sports and nutrition writer and certified sports nutritionist. His most recent book, Iron War, was long-listed for the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year,and he is the author of the best-selling Racing Weight. Fitzgerald is a columnist on Competitor.com and Active.com,…



Preface


Introduction



Finding Your Racing Weight



Get Leaner, Go Faster



How Much Should You Weigh?



Dieting vs. Performance Weight Management



6 Steps to Peak Performance



Improving Your Diet Quality



Managing Your Appetite



Balancing Your Energy Sources



Monitoring Yourself



Nutrient Timing



Training for Racing Weight



Fine-Tuning Your Strategy



The Racing Weight Journey



Racing Weight Foods



What the Pros Eat



Racing Weight and You


Appendix: Strength Exercises for Endurance Athletes


References


Index


About the Author