Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980848465
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Plant-Based Sports Nutrition
Author: D. Enette Larson-MeyerPublisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 1492588865
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Gain the plant-based advantage! Join the thousands of runners, bodybuilders, and athletes from virtually every sport who rely on foods and beverages made without animal products. Every day an increasing number of athletes, even those who are not fully vegetarian or vegan, incorporate a plant-based diet when training or recovering from competition. In Plant-Based Sports Nutrition, registered dietitians Enette Larson-Meyer and Matt Ruscigno combine decades of evidence-based research with personal experience working with—and as—vegan and vegetarian athletes to offer you a reliable and complete explanation of how, when, and why you need to plan your nutrient intake to maximize nutrition and get the best results. They will help you make smart decisions about properly fueling your body so you have the energy and stamina to boost your training and excel during competition. Learn how to get proper amounts of all essential macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals, taking into account your personal caloric needs. Draw inspiration from athletes who share how they succeed in their sports while following a plant-based way of eating. Enjoy plenty of recipes to use for training, event, and everyday nutrition needs and utilize the tailored meal plans and training strategies to properly fuel your body. Understand nutrient timing and relative energy deficiency syndrome (RED-S) as well as how to meet protein and amino acid requirements while doing light, moderate, or intense training for your sport. Get information on keto diets, tips for optimizing bone health and iron intake, and instructions for making your own fluid-replacement beverage. Whether you are a dedicated vegetarian or vegan looking to add variety to your diet or you are an athlete searching for a plant-based competitive edge, Plant-Based Sports Nutrition will help you maximize your diet for optimal performance! Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.
The Vegan Athlete
Author: Karina InksterPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510761616
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Cook smarter and feel better with one hundred delicious recipes! Completely revised and updated from the author's previous Vegan Vitality, this is the ultimate guide to veganism for active lifestyles. More than eight million North Americans choose to exclude meat from their diets, and an additional twenty-five million rarely eat meat. Many of these individuals consume no animal products whatsoever. Why do these vegans and vegetarians choose to forgo steak, yogurt, or ice cream? Most commonly, they cite increasing and maintaining personal health. Add to this the steadily growing population of health and fitness enthusiasts who adopt plant-based diets temporarily to meet their performance goals, plus those looking to vegan diets for weight loss, and we’ve got a full-blown diet and lifestyle movement quickly expanding across the globe! This is a comprehensive active-living guide and cookbook for current and aspiring vegans and vegetarians interested in making regular physical activity a part of their lives. Fitness and nutrition coach Karina Inkster motivates and inspires readers to increase the quality (and length!) of their lives by enjoying a whole foods, plant-based diet and engaging in regular exercise. Recipes include: Apple spice baked oatmeal Open-face smoky melt Vegan scalloped potatoes Homemade energy bars Thai peanut curry with veggies, tofu, and pineapple African stew Clean 'n green flatbread No-cream of cauliflower soup Mediterranean medley salad Chocolate-dipped strawberry smoothie So many more! With healthy living advice for everyone from beginners to amateur athletes, as well as a well-rounded collection of one hundred mouthwatering recipes specifically created to fuel active living, this book sets itself apart by bridging the gap between diet and fitness, approaching health holistically and as a long-term lifestyle. Also included are interviews with vegan athletes and fitness professionals, each providing their own recipes, top-secret tips, and habits for healthy, active plant-based living.
No Meat Athlete, Revised and Expanded
Author: Matt FrazierPublisher: Fair Winds Press
ISBN: 1592338593
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
No Meat Athlete is the plant-based guide you need to perform at your very best, no matter where you are on your fitness journey. Combining proven training plans, easy yet innovative recipes, and motivational stories into a unique fitness guide, healthy-living cookbook, and nutrition primer, No Meat Athlete is perfect for all athletes, from beginner to elite, who want to enjoy the health benefits of a meatless lifestyle. Veganism, already a top food trend and diet, is taking off in the sports world. The lifestyle has been adopted by Olympians, body builders, and boxers, as well as top athletes in the NBA and NFL. Hollywood is on board, too. James Cameron (director of Avatar and Titanic) has produced a film on the topic called The Gamechangers, which follows vegan athletes, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Olympian Kendrick James Farris, and surfer Tia Blanco.In No Meat Athlete, author, blogger, and hundred-mile ultramarathoner Matt Frazier will show you the many benefits to embracing a plant-based athletic lifestyle, including: Weight loss, which often leads to increased speed Easier digestion and faster recovery after workouts Improved energy levels to help not only athletic performance, but your daily life Reduced impact on the planet In this revised and updated edition, you'll also find new recipes, advice, and an all-new 12-week strength training plan designed to improve your overall fitness. Section I of the book provides practical advice for transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, while ensuring you are getting all the nutrition you need. In Section II, Matt delivers training manuals of his own design for runners of all ability levels and ambitions, including tips for creating healthy habits, improving performance, and avoiding injuries. No Meat Athlete is your road map to top-notch performance, the plant-based way!
The Plant-Based Boost
Author: Melissa HalasPublisher:
ISBN: 9781733969222
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
No matter what type of athlete or exercise enthusiast you are, this book provides the latest research on sports nutrition and how to boost plant-based foods for athletic performance and optimal health. If you're an omnivore trying to eat less meat or a vegan trying to improve nutritional balance, you'll understand strategies to implement before, during, and after exercise. You'll learn about protein quality and dosing, types and amounts of carbohydrates to target, the benefits of healthy fats, and fluid and electrolyte strategies for adequate hydration. From performance-boosting phytonutrients to effective ergogenic aids, to common athletic supplements (both good and bad), you'll gain practical nutrition advice through easy-to-understand charts and tips to customize your fueling techniques to perform and feel your best every day.
The Gentle Guide to Plant-Powered Fitness
Author: Michael MarkensPublisher: tredition
ISBN: 3384081218
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Explore the connection between fitness and a plant-based diet in "The Gentle Guide to Plant-Powered Fitness." Discover how you can enhance your physical performance while also promoting your health and protecting the environment. This book combines scientifically backed nutritional guidelines with effective training methods for a holistic approach to fitness. Learn how targeted plant-based nutrition and conscious training routines can lead to increased energy, better recovery, and enhanced performance. "The Gentle Guide" goes beyond traditional fitness guides by combining a vegan lifestyle with sustainable fitness. Begin your journey to improved fitness, supported by the natural power of plant-based nutrition, and become part of a community committed to health, sustainability, and the well-being of our planet.
The Plant-Based Athlete
Author: Matt FrazierPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063042037
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The only research-based guide for connecting a plant-based diet with peak athletic performance, featuring interviews with professional athletes who've made the switch from meat to plants. The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. Instead, research shows that a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers the greatest possible recovery times, cell oxidation, injury prevention, and restorative sleep, and allows athletes to train more effectively, with better results. However, committing to a plant-based diet as an elite athlete, first-time marathoner, or weekend warrior isn't as simple as swapping vegetables for meat. Even the slightest food adjustments can impact performance. That's why Matt Frazier, founder of No Meat Athlete, and Robert Cheeke, founder of Vegan Bodybuilding, wrote this groundbreaking book, to guide those interested in making this important shift in how to do so with the best, most transformative results. The Plant-Based Athlete offers readers: A persuasive body of evidence for adopting a plant-based lifestyle, with key information about how macronutrients, micronutrients, and calories fuel a body running on plant foods An entire chapter devoted to protein - why plant sources of protein are preferable over meat, and how plant protein can be used to increase strength, muscle mass, and power 60+ delicious and nutritious plant-based recipes, including Veggie Burger Patties, Garden Meatballs, Summer Pasta Salad, Vegan Mac & Cheese, French Toast, Acai Bowl, and a High-Energy Smoothie Insights from winning plant-based athletes in nearly every sport including champion ultrarunners Rich Roll and Scott Jurek; former NFL player David Carter; champion boxers Yuri Foreman, Unsal Arik, Cam Awesome, and Vanessa Espinoza; and Olympic-level swimmers, cyclists, figure skaters, sprinters, and more. A Day in the Life of a Plant-Based Athlete - examples of what, when, and how different athletes eat to fuel their varied workouts An instant classic and mainstay on health and fitness shelves everywhere, The Plant-Based Athlete is the ultimate invitation for joining the growing community of athletes who use plants to power their workouts and their every day.
The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide
Author: Lisa DorfmanPublisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9781630262396
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Exercise, train, and compete at your best on a vegetarian diet. Few segments of the population are more mindful of their food intake than athletes and vegetarians. This book combines the unique demands of sports with a healthy vegetarian diet that can help you build energy and endurance and reduce body fat. Whether you are carbo-loading before a marathon or fine-tuning nutrition to get the most out of your workout, registered dietitian and elite vegetarian athlete Lisa Dorfman provides step-by-step information on how to customize your own sport-specific nutrition program and calculate a personal dietary plan for training The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide includes personal stories of athletes who have made the switch to vegetarian diets from football players and wrestlers to ice skaters and marathoners, some of whom have beaten life-threatening illnesses with the help of this lifestyle. Lisa Dorfman provides a rich array of tasty and diverse vegetarian recipes, menus, easy-to-use charts, and food guides for vegetarians of all types, from the semi-vegetarian to the fruitarian. She also shares the training secrets of seventeen Olympic and world-class athletes who have used their vegetarian diets to achieve peak performance in their careers and optimum health in their lives.
The Vegan Athlete
Author: Kenneth WilliamsPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612431615
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
BE YOUR BEST. You can be vegan and still perform at the top of your ability―run your fastest, lift your max, cross the finish line first. Combining dietary know-how with exercise physiology and a full workout program, this book details everything the vegan athlete needs to maintain energy and build muscle, including: day-by-day meal plans; protein intake recommendations; the best calorie-rich foods; optimal fitness techniques; delicious meat-free, dairy-free recipes. The Vegan Athlete shows how a diet of natural plant proteins, essential amino acids and carefully balanced vitamins provides more than enough nutrition to fuel a lean, strong body. Thanks to this book, you can follow a full-body program for getting and staying in shape that is truly cruelty-free.
Fueling the Vegan Athlete
Author: The Flavorful Feast MoriPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fueling the Vegan Athlete: 81 Plant-Based Recipes for Performance is a must-have cookbook for vegans who strive to maintain optimal nutrition while achieving their fitness goals. With nutrition advice, tips, and an extensive collection of delicious plant-based recipes, this cookbook will help athletes reach their performance potential. The authors, Well-Being Nutrition Coaches Matthew Ruscigno and Virginia Messina, have combined their years of experience to create this comprehensive and convenient guide to plant-based nutrition for athletes. Their philosophy emphasizes the use of whole foods and the avoidance of processed and artificial ingredients, allowing for maximum health benefit, and sustained energy levels throughout workouts and competitions. The book's 81 vegan, gluten-free recipes are designed to nourish both body and mind. Recipe categories include smoothies, snacks, main dishes, and pre- and post-workout meals. The book also provides an introduction to plant-based nutrition for athletes, and detailed information on plant-based foods and their corresponding energy and nutritional values. Practical eating tips, menu plans, and simple shopping lists make vegan cooking easy and economical. Whether they are running a marathon or a quick sprint, vegan athletes will significantly benefit from meal plans and recipes created to support their training goals. With this cookbook, vegan athletes of all levels have the necessary knowledge and resources to nourish their bodies for peak performance. This is the definitive guide to plant-based eating for vegan athletes that will help improve overall fitness, energy, and well-being. From wholesome breakfasts to post-workout smoothies, Fueling the Vegan Athlete: 81 Plant-Based Recipes for Performance is an essential resource for anyone looking to build lean muscle and maximize strength with a vegan diet. Whether you are a seasoned vegan athlete, or just starting your journey towards a plant-based lifestyle, this cookbook is the perfect guide to help fuel your training goals naturally.
