Plant-Based Sports Nutrition: Expert fueling strategies for training, recovery, and performance (EPUB)

Get the benefit of being plant-based! Become one of the thousands of bodybuilders, runners, and athletes from almost every discipline who consume animal-free foods and drinks. As they practice or recuperate from competition, more and more athletes—even those who are not strictly vegetarian or vegan—are adopting a plant-based diet. In Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, registered dietitians Enette Larson-Meyer and Matt Ruscigno provide you with a thorough and trustworthy explanation of how, when, and why you need to plan your nutrient intake to maximize nutrition and achieve the best results. They do this by combining decades of evidence-based research with their own experience working with—and as—vegan and vegetarian athletes. They will assist you in making informed choices about how to properly fuel your body so that you have the stamina and energy to improve your training and perform well in competition. Find out how to consume the right amounts of all the important vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients while accounting for your individual calorie requirements. Take inspiration from athletes who discuss how eating a plant-based diet helps them achieve in their sports. Use the customized meal plans and training techniques to properly fuel your body, and take advantage of a wealth of recipes for training, events, and daily nutrition needs. Learn about relative energy deficiency syndrome (RED-S), food timing, and how to meet your proLearn about ketogenic diets, how to maximize iron intake and bone health, and how to make your own fluid replacement drink. Plant-Based Sports Nutrition can help you optimize your diet for peak performance, whether you’re an athlete seeking a plant-based competitive edge or a committed vegetarian or vegan wishing to add diversity to your diet! Get units or credits for continuing education! There is also a continuing education course that makes use of this book. It can be bought alone or combined with the book and test in a package.tein and amino acid needs when engaging in mild, moderate, or intensive sport-specific training.