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Fuel the Fire: A Nutrition and Body Confidence Guidebook for the Female Athlete
A revolutionary approach to helping women athletes achieve success in sports and in life.
In this game-changing guide, sports dietitian Pam Nisevich Bede explains how women are unique with regards to training, nutrition, and performance, on the road, court, field, or track. Instead of outdated concepts and male-centric research that never spoke to your specific needs, here you will find a framework that will maximize performance, no matter your sport, illustrated with the insights and experiences of world-class athletes.
Fuel the Fire provides simple and clear instructions that will help you own your plate, fuel your workout and your day, and navigate specific fueling scenarios. Whether competing in college, nourishing pregnancy and lactation, recovering from injury, or adjusting nutrition across the menstrual cycle, learn how to perform stronger and longer, and apply this new understanding of fueling for years to come.
In this game-changing guide, sports dietitian Pam Nisevich Bede explains how women are unique with regards to training, nutrition, and performance, on the road, court, field, or track. Instead of outdated concepts and male-centric research that never spoke to your specific needs, here you will find a framework that will maximize performance, no matter your sport, illustrated with the insights and experiences of world-class athletes.
Fuel the Fire provides simple and clear instructions that will help you own your plate, fuel your workout and your day, and navigate specific fueling scenarios. Whether competing in college, nourishing pregnancy and lactation, recovering from injury, or adjusting nutrition across the menstrual cycle, learn how to perform stronger and longer, and apply this new understanding of fueling for years to come.
272 pages, Paperback
Published August 9, 2022
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November 7, 2025
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August 11, 2022Thank you to #partner Avery Books for our copy of Fuel The Fire by Pamela Nisevich Bede, MS, RD. This books is available now.
Rating: Not going to rate this one. See my thoughts below on why you would need to do your research and decide if this one is right for you!
Genre: Nonfiction/Health/Nutrition
What I liked: My favorite aspect of this book is some of the science around fueling your body for sport. The author does a great job describing nutrition, as well as the importance of sleep for athletes. This book breaks down everything from vitamins to hydration for female athletes.
What I didn't like: The author does have a section on eating disorders and disordered eating in sports, which I really appreciate; however, there is some language and tips in this book that I think might not be the best message for young athletes. I thought that some of the sections, like fighting food triggers, might be triggering to some and encourage focusing on external vs internal cues for hunger.
As I have worked with disordered eating/eating disorders, I am more sensitive to this than most, but I would encourage the reader to be mindful of their own relationship with food when deciding if they should pick this book up or not!
Rating: Not going to rate this one. See my thoughts below on why you would need to do your research and decide if this one is right for you!
Genre: Nonfiction/Health/Nutrition
What I liked: My favorite aspect of this book is some of the science around fueling your body for sport. The author does a great job describing nutrition, as well as the importance of sleep for athletes. This book breaks down everything from vitamins to hydration for female athletes.
What I didn't like: The author does have a section on eating disorders and disordered eating in sports, which I really appreciate; however, there is some language and tips in this book that I think might not be the best message for young athletes. I thought that some of the sections, like fighting food triggers, might be triggering to some and encourage focusing on external vs internal cues for hunger.
As I have worked with disordered eating/eating disorders, I am more sensitive to this than most, but I would encourage the reader to be mindful of their own relationship with food when deciding if they should pick this book up or not!
July 7, 2024
Finally a book that focuses on women’s health, training, nutrition, performance, for any sport or discipline. This book has helped me maximize my knowledge to enhance my training and nutritional plan. From a retired athlete who’s now staying active on a daily basis, I wish I would’ve read this when I was younger. Especially the chapter about disordered eating. I think my younger self would’ve find this very useful. Loved it!
December 22, 2023
Lots of good information. It’s well past time people focus on the specifics of women’s health & nutrition.
January 14, 2025
Not bad, 2nd half was a drag.
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