Discover the 'new school' approach of Bob Seebohar-an innovative method that allows you to enlist nutrition as your ally and discover the benefits of a year-round, periodized nutrition plan. Do you pay attention to food the week before a competition but not much during your regular training schedule? This 'old school' approach to sports nutrition does not address the real needs of athletes who are training and competing on a consistent basis. Nutrition Periodization for Athletes shows you how to gain a competitive edge by using the newest techniques that sports science and research has to offer. Each training cycle you enter as an athlete has specific physiological goals, such as increasing endurance, speed, strength, and power or improving technique, tactics, and economy of effort. Depending on your sport, your nutrition goals may include losing or gaining weight, decreasing body fat and increasing lean muscle mass, reducing inflammation and free radical production, or improving blood lipids. To achieve these goals you need to adjust your nutrition accordingly. With this book, you can align your physical training goals with your specific nutrition goals to achieve a higher level of performance. Follow a nutrition plan that truly supports your training.

No serious athlete can afford to overlook the research and the lessons in Nutrition Periodization for Athletes, which can lead to tangible improvement in sports like these: Book jacket.