Advanced Sports Nutrition

by Dan Benardot

Use the most sophisticated sports nutrition information to help you reach your athletic performance goals.

In Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, world-renowned sports nutritionist Dr. Dan Benardot combines the latest research, strategies, and sports nutrition information with his experience in academia and work with elite athletes to help you learn the following:
The implications of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and within-day energy balance so you can maintain crucial energy balance throughout training and competition
Optimal ratios and quantities of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals for achieving maximum power, strength, and performance
How to avoid gastrointestinal distress during activity
The most popular supplements and their effects on your athletic performance
Strategies for balancing fluid and electrolytes to avoid dehydration and hyperhydration
How to combat the effects of travel, such as jet lag, new foods, sleep disruption, and high altitude
Weight-loss and body-composition issues so you can apply appropriate strategies to achieve the optimal strength-to-weight ratio for your sport
Sport-specific guidelines for power sports, endurance sports, and those that require both power and endurance
To further assist you in distilling the science into practice, you'll find 13 practical nutrition guides in the appendix. Curious about pregame nutrition, hydration, high-carb snacks, or macronutrient intake? These quick reference sheets help you easily apply the principles to your own nutrition plan.

With Advanced Sports Nutrition, Third Edition, you get practical advice for how best to put nutrition science to work for you.

CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. The Advanced Sports Nutrition Online CE Exam may be purchased separately or as part of the Advanced Sports Nutrition With CE Exam package that includes both the book and the exam.

Genres: Nutrition, Health, Fitness, Nonfiction, Sports, Reference

528 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2005

About the author

Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM

Reviews

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

B+ This book is not for the casual athlete, or those without a great interest in sports nutrition. It gives a lot of great information on how to eat to improve your performance, and has a lot of great info for endurance runners like myself. One interesting thing is he places a lot more emphasis on carbs than protein, believing that so much protein is not necessary for runners and that too much emphasis is placed on it. Love it! Great for coaches and hardcore runners and nutritionists.

[Nathan Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty cool in that it gave more detailed explanations about the interaction between nutrition and physical performance than a standard workout or nutrition book. I picked up a few good "tips." However, I'm not a professional athlete, so I personally have no where near the dedication required to put to use the vast majority of the info.

[Kieren Geaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book that I place above other nutritional books. Dan breaks down what you need to eat to perform and recover and why. He goes beyond other books by acknowledging that sometimes athletes cant control what they are eating, for example flying for international competitions. The book lays out a structure for make food choices to suit training from fast food outlets or packing non-perishable items etc. Real practical stuff.

[Mateusz Stępniak · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is indeed at an advanced level, so reading it sometimes is quite challenging, but the sheer amount of knowledge about nutrition and how it affects the functioning of our body is outstanding. It contains many useful, practical nutritional tips, some specific to many different sports. Also, the author was an advisor to the American Olympic team.
I've been looking for a reliable source of nutritional information for a long time and finally found it in this book.

[Marcus Goncalves · Rating 4 out of 5]

After a very slow start, this book turned out to be very informative. It clearly explains the processes and nutrient delivery systems, along with meal timing for optimum performance. It covers several sports, although I wish there was more on endurance road cycling, which was not much.

[Katrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty technical but it was really cool to learn more about nutrition and how it affects the human bodies performance. I think there are some parts people who aren’t that detailed into science can skip but it really has interesting info.

[Michael MacRae · Rating 4 out of 5]

An old school no nonsense approach to nutrition that truly just focuses on the basics of performance rather than overall health. It is refreshing to have the pure performance focus rather than just another blended approach.

[Derek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very in depth analysis of nutritional need for athletes. Thorough explanation of energy systems for different types of athletes; power, endurance, and combinations based on sports. It could have used more examples of body types.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helpful. Following some of the suggestions made a noticeable change.