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Optimal Muscle Recovery: Your Guide to Achieving Peak Physical Performance | 
 enlarge | Author: Edmund Burke
Publisher: Avery
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 191423
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 214
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0895298848
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.1027
UPC: 735918008847
EAN: 9780895298843
ASIN: 0895298848
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
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Product Description
A complete nutritional strategy for long-term muscle health from a former director of the Center for Science and Technology for the U.S. Cycling Team.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Big ad for Endurox R4 - he is the inventor! February 9, 2008
This book is just an big ad for the Endurox R4 supplement. It's an "scientific-like", but all in all, it's just an comercial super-panphlet for the dietary supplement created by the author!
Ok, there are some nice things about the book: it shows you how to hydrate, to use the carbohidrate window after exercise, that some protein mixed with carbos will make you better. But it keeps telling about the R4 and it's magical properties. In fact, most of the book is useful, BUT the book is TOTALLY BIASED. In fact, studies shows that the precise quantities of substancies this book are not that precise. In example: he says that you should use an 1:4 carbo/protein ratio, when you can have almost the same or better effects with an 1:5 or 1:3 ratio. The ciwuja magical element has not been proven to be effective. In fact, most ciwuja supplements are in reality forbidden substancies, not the natural plant extract.
There are other books that exploit this subject with more precise information, not comercially-oriented. When I raced with professional cyclists in Europe, they tended not to use comercial supplements because of the risks of contamination with forbidden substancies. They just ate plain bread-with-jelly sandwichs and drank a lot of coke.
It's no wonder why the author died: he sold his soul to the devil by writing this pesky book and sell more of HIS supplement!
 All athletes should read it December 29, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book takes a scienteific approach in explaining how muscles work and more importantly, how workouts/trainings can be improved by providing the necessary nutrition at the right times. The recommended nutritional supplements almost totally eliminated the after-workout muscle pain. Not considering the information that the book offers, workouts/training can be a waste of both time and energy.
In addition to the basic idea of how to treat our muscles, the book can also serve as a reference as it gives detailed explanation about several minerals and vitamins.
 Good, but not great December 28, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I thought that this was an interesting and informative book, but a large portion of it seems to be an advertisement for Accelerade and Endurox R4 sports drinks.
Sound research; easy to read March 26, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a well written book that is useful regardless of your sport or fitness interest. The author distills the latest research and clearly explains how to manage your nutrition for optimal muscle recovery. The book also gives clear explanations of such procedures as carbohydrate loading, and explains a variety of metabolic issues. It is incredibly useful, and a must for any athlete or fitness enthusiast! I found it impossible to put down.
One of the best books on training I own... May 24, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
...and I own ALOT of books on training. I got this book specifically for muscle recovery after running, but it turned out to be alot more. Nutrition for training, helping you understand how the physiology works during & after exercise, what EXACTLY to do during & after for optimal fueling & recovery. I hike, run, mountain bike, and I'm starting adventure racing. The information in this book has helped ALL my activities, and I highly recommend it. I thought I was going to get a "1+2=3" type of formula for muscle recovery and that's it...but the book actually provides much more. I'm buying it for my adventure racing team members.
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