Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes

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Monique Ryan, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD is an internationally recognized sports nutritionist with over 30 years of professional experience helping elite and age group endurance athletes and professional, major league sports teams to optimize their nutrition. She is founder of Chicago-based Personal Nutrition Designs and has worked with USA Triathlon, USA Cycling, Synchro Swimming USA, the Timex Multisport Team, Chicago Fire MLS Soccer Team, and four professional cycling teams. She has also written Performance Nutrition for Winter Sports, Performance Nutrition for Team Sports, and Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition. 

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In this new edition of her bestselling guide, internationally recognized sports nutritionist Monique Ryan explains the latest cutting-edge research on essential topics for endurance athletes such as how to fuel workouts, savvy race preparation, effective recovery, smart weight loss, and safe supplements.

Unlock your athletic potential with Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, the ultimate guide to fueling your performance in running, cycling, triathlon, and swimming. In this newly updated fourth edition, Monique Ryan, a renowned nutritionist with more than 30 years of experience advising elite athletes and pro sports teams, demystifies high-performance nutrition, offering clear and practical advice based on the latest research and real-world expertise.

Ryan addresses the fundamental questions of endurance sports nutrition for everyone, from accomplished competitors to total beginners: what to eat and drink, how much, and when. From training to racing, recovery to weight management, she provides tailored strategies to optimize your performance and achieve your goals. Drawing on rigorous scientific studies, Ryan dispels common myths surrounding supplements and ergogenic aids while providing a balanced perspective on practices like fat loading and glycogen-depleted workouts.

Recognizing that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition, Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes delves into the specific dietary needs of runners, cyclists, triathletes, and swimmers, highlighting the nuances that can give you a competitive edge. Whether you're tackling a sprint or a marathon, a criterium or a mountain bike race, Ryan offers tailored nutrition plans to suit your event's demands.

In addition to practical advice, this comprehensive guide includes valuable reference material such as a glycemic index, a glossary of essential vitamins and minerals, and a comparison of sports nutrition products. With Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, you'll discover how smart nutrition can elevate your performance, whether you're aiming for a personal best or embarking on your first endurance challenge.

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​​Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I YOUR DAILY PERFORMANCE DIET

Optimal Nutrition for Training and Health

1 Daily Hydration Essentials: Drinking It In

2 Energy Nutrients for Optimal Health and Performance: Building a Solid Nutrition Base

3 Vitamins, Minerals, and Electrolytes: The Nuts, Bolts, and Spark Plugs of Your Diet

PART II YOUR TRAINING DIET

Fine-Tuning Your Diet for Top Performance

4 Your Daily Training Diet: Eating for Optimal Recovery

5 Food and Fluid Intake for Training and Competition: Timing Is Everything

6 Weight Loss, Muscle Building, and Changing Body Composition: Boosting Your Strength-to-Weight Ratio

7 Ergogenic Aids: Separating Fact from Fiction

PART III

SPORT-SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES

Putting Your Sports Nutrition Plan into Action

8 Nutrition for Triathlon (and Other Multisport Events)

9 Nutrition for Cycling (Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, Gravel Cycling, Track Cycling, and Cyclocross)

10 Nutrition for Distance Running

11 Nutrition for Swimming

PART IV

SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Meeting and Managing the Challenges

12 The Athlete with Unique Nutrition Considerations

13 Performance Boosts and Problem-Solving with Nutrition

14 Nutritional Strategies for Extreme Environments

APPENDIXES

Appendix A Glycemic Index of Foods

Appendix B Glossary of Vitamins and Minerals

Appendix C Comparison of Sports Nutrition Products

Appendix D Creating the Optimal Training Diet

Appendix E Sample Menus

Appendix F Estimating Sweat Loss—Worksheet

Selected Bibliography

Index

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