Complete Nutrition Guide for Triathletes: The Essential Step-By-Step Guide To Proper Nutrition For Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman, And Ironman Distances

by Jamie A. Cooper

Triathletes spend a lot of time and money making sure they have the right gear, optimizing their training plans, and selecting their races. And part of that preparation for big race days is taking care of diet to be sure the body is properly fed to maximize athletic performance. Enter The Complete Nutrition Guide for Triathletes, a  thorough nutritional guidebook tailored specifically for the three-sport athlete to reach his triathlon goals and to cross the finish line with the best nutrition plan possible. Dr. Jamie A. Cooper brings to the book her expert knowledge about nutrition and exercise combined with her extensive experience as an active triathlete. The book covers each essential nutrient, offers up tailored nutritional plans for Sprint, Olympic, and Ironman races, and troubleshoots nutrition-related issues specifically concerning the triathlete.

Genres: Sports

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Dr. Jamie A. Cooper, PhD is a triathlon coach and an assistant professor of sports nutrition as well as sports supplements and ergogenic aids at Texas Tech University. An expert in kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology and in nutritional sciences, she regularly competes in triathlons and routinely gives speaking engagements on sports nutrition for endurance triathletes.

Reviews

[Hetal Sonpal]

I read this as a part of my first IRONMAN preparation. While I read it just a month before the event, the learnings from the book were very helpful in preparing myself for the event. Getting to understand the basics, micronutrients, macronutrients, etc and most importantly, the linkage on how the food we eat is so tightly linked to the quality of performance in any physical activity, especially endurance sports.

[Lauren Sampson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource for this Half-Ironman journey I am on. This book has a lot of info that has helped me have more energy for training and opened my eyes to a whole new world of nutrition for endurance athletes. I'm even more exited about my up-coming races after reading this!