The Endurance Diet: Discover the 5 Core Habits of the World's Greatest Athletes to Look, Feel, and Perform Better

by Matt Fitzgerald

Overview

Sports Nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald has spent nearly twenty years studying the diets of top professional endurance athletes, who are among the fittest and healthiest people in the world. As a result, he has identified five core habits-most of which are contrary to what popular diets advise-that are essential to maximizing workout benefits. The Endurance Diet shares key strategies for optimal health and performance: eat everything, eat quality, eat carbohydrate, eat enough, and eat individually. Whether you want to lose weight, win a race, or look a little more like an elite athlete, this plan is for you.

"I am always amazed at how much I learn from Matt Fitzgerald's books." — Shalane Flanagan, Olympic bronze medalist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738218977
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	162,773
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Matt Fitzgerald is an endurance sports writer, nutritionist, and author of more than twenty books. He is a coach and spokesperson for PEAR Sports and former senior editor at Triathlete and Competitor. Fitzgerald has contributed to Men's Health, Outside, Runner's World, Shape, and other publications. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Nataki.

Table of Contents

Foreword Asker Jeukendrup xiii

1 The Diet of the World's Fittest People 1

2 Why You Should Eat Like an Elite 19

3 Habit 1: Eat Everything 37

4 Habit 2: Eat Quality 59

5 Habit 3: Eat Carb-Centered 91

6 Habit 4: Eat Enough 109

7 Habit 5: Eat Individually 131

8 Building Elite Eating Habits 153

9 Fine-Tuning Your Endurance Diet 171

10 Endurance "Superfoods" 193

11 Endurance Diet Recipes 211

12 Diet-Exercise Synergy 235

Appendix A A Perfect Day Sample Table 253

Acknowledgments 255

References 257

Index 269

About the Author 275

Editorial Reviews

"Informative, entertaining, and unconventional."—Booklist

"Basically it's the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for the cycling set, and it's a great read."
—Bicycling

"Whether you want to lose weight, win a race, eat a healthier diet or follow the nutrition regimen like an elite athlete, this book will offer insights into a science-based diet and lifestyle program that will help decrease body fat, get better results from workouts and recover better."

—Competitor

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