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Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance |  | Author: Matt Fitzgerald
Publisher: VeloPress
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 508
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1934030511
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71
EAN: 9781934030516
ASIN: 1934030511
Publication Date: December 1, 2009
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Product Description
Endurance athletes are weight-conscious and given the miles and hours spent training, there’s a lot at stake. Weighing in just five or ten pounds over the ideal weight can dramatically impact race results. Author Matt Fitzgerald shows athletes how to identify their optimal weight and body composition to realize their goals. This 5-step plan to get lean is the key to faster racing and better health. With tools to improve diet, manage appetite, and time important nutrients, Racing Weight will inspire and equip athletes to make the subtle changes they need to start their next race at their optimal weight.
Book Description
Endurance athletes are weight-conscious and given the miles and hours spent training, there’s a lot at stake. Weighing in just five or ten pounds over the ideal weight can dramatically impact race results. Author Matt Fitzgerald shows athletes how to identify their optimal weight and body composition to realize their goals. This 5-step plan to get lean is the key to faster racing and better health. With tools to improve diet, manage appetite, and time important nutrients, Racing Weight will inspire and equip athletes to make the subtle changes they need to start their next race at their optimal weight.
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 Was able to takeaway a handful of good simple changes to my diet. February 23, 2010
4hrerexion (Erie, PA, USA)
Not an amazing book but I found that i was able to get a handful of good ideas from it. I already did all the calorie counting and so I am beyond that so I sort of skipped over a lot of that detail and just focused on the main messages that were given. It has a section that shows you what the pros eat which was fun. The one chapter has some great recipes too. Bottom line is that there is no magic to becoming lean so there is no magic in this book either. But there are some good solid principles to follow.
 Major omission in dietary advice February 22, 2010
Boston Runner
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This long overdue book with advice about reaching your ideal racing weight in various types of sport (running, cross-country skiing, cycling, rowing and swimming) is well-written and very informative. I would recommend it for (almost) everyone who wants to lose weight and lean up for peak performance. As a vegan, I have one very serious problem with the dietary advice though. Good (quality) food types are arbitrarily divided into fruit, lean protein, whole grain, low fat dairy and essential fats. Athletes are supposed to eat at least one and in some cases more than one serving of each of these categories, to maximize their nutrition. Fine and dandy. Problem is, one of the mainstays of vegan nutrition - and in many cases omnivore nutrition as well - is simply ignored. That is of course beans and legumes. You won't find a word of advice about eating healthy, carb- and protein-loaded (not to mention fiber & a host of other nutrients including calcium!) beans of a wide variety, and other legumes such as lentils. That is like writing a book about opera and leaving out Puccini or Verdi! A major error like this makes me question other assumptions and conclusions. Who edited this book? Anybody with at least a working knowledge of nutrition knows that beans and legumes play an invaluable role in a healthy diet.
 Sensible weight loss for road racers February 15, 2010
Anthony A. Boyadjis
This well written book offers valuable insight into discovering and maintaining your ideal racing weight. Informative and easy to read.
Racing Weight!! February 15, 2010
Andrea Halasek
This book is a wonderful resource for any endurance athlete trying to be the optimal weight for performance! The advice and suggestions are proven to be successful and have been great for me!
Good Information on Ideal Weight February 10, 2010
Peter W. Deininger
Enjoyed the book because it gave many ideas on becoming lean and staying lean. Also, informative in regards to proper fueling for races.
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