The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (9th Edition)
About this product
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a performance advantage.
What you eat and drink are important considerations when it comes to maximising your sports performance. Whether you are a professional or amateur athlete, or just enjoy regular workouts, well-chosen nutrition strategies can enhance your performance and recovery after exercise.
This ninth edition includes accessible guidance on the following topics:
- Maximising endurance, strength, performance and recovery
- How to calculate your optimal energy, carbohydrate and protein requirements
- Advice on improving body composition
- The most popular sports supplements
- Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) and eating disorders
- Hydration strategies to prevent hypohydration and overhydration
- Specific advice for masters athletes, young athletes and plant-based athletes
- Nutrition strategies to prepare for competition
This fully updated and revised edition incorporates the latest cutting-edge research and provides all the tools to help you reach your performance goals. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is highly informative, easy to read, and packed with practical, science-backed sports nutrition guidance. Amazon’s listing also highlights praise calling it comprehensive, clear, and useful for athletes, coaches, and fitness professionals.
Goodreads reviews are mostly positive, with readers describing it as a strong practical handbook for serious training and nutrition. One Goodreads review notes that the book is helpful but could use more concrete snack and meal examples, suggesting it is detailed but sometimes a bit basic on recipes or food ideas.
On YouTube, one review-style video specifically discusses The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition and describes it as a popular ninth-edition book with expanded topics. Another YouTube result features Anita Bean in a nutrition interview that references the book and her sports nutrition advice, which supports that the title is actively discussed in video content.
- Overall sentiment: strongly positive
- Main strengths: clear explanations, practical guidance, breadth of coverage
- Main criticism: some readers want more specific meal and snack examples
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Specifications
| Topic | Nutrition |
Product Details
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Publication date | May 3, 2022 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 416 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1472976940 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1472976949 |
| Item Weight | 2.35 pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.51 x 0.95 x 8.96 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #488,229 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #197 in Food Counters #296 in Low Fat Diets (Books) #331 in Vegetarian Diets (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (119) |
