Recommend a Relevent and Up to date Sports Nutrition Books

dario28

Hi ,

Can anyone recommed an up to date and respected Sports nutrition book ( or even just a good nutrition book)

Too much Bro Science floating about and its time to get educated !


This one was recommended on a different thread

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713667419/qid=1140429565/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_3_2/202-5147618-5932652

danlen

If you are looking for a decent text with solid science in it, Advanced Sports Nutrition by Bernadot is excellent in general, although it does still subscribe to the 'athletes need very high carb intakes' idea.

If you want something very science heavy then I'd say a university level textbook is the best bet for accurate information. Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism has a recent edition which is really good, but it is not specifically sports nutrition. Plus, university texts tend to be very expensive.

If you want to get more specific, at the moment I'm making my way through this . Very new research being cited and gives good understanding of how a ketogenic type diet could work for athletes. Just another point of view.

Lots of books out there tbh, my advice: read as many as you can!

dario28

danlen wrote: »

If you are looking for a decent text with solid science in it, Advanced Sports Nutrition by Bernadot is excellent in general, although it does still subscribe to the 'athletes need very high carb intakes' idea.

If you want something very science heavy then I'd say a university level textbook is the best bet for accurate information. Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism has a recent edition which is really good, but it is not specifically sports nutrition. Plus, university texts tend to be very expensive.

If you want to get more specific, at the moment I'm making my way through this . Very new research being cited and gives good understanding of how a ketogenic type diet could work for athletes. Just another point of view.

Lots of books out there tbh, my advice: read as many as you can!

Was having a read through the preview of The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance book you linked above - thought it a bit weird that he goes on about unprocessed food then advises you to use splenda !

Interesting theory will give it a read although not sure Id like to try and ride 150km a week , 3 swims 2 weight sessions and run on 50 grams of carbs a day



Thanks for the other suggestions

siochain

These may not be packaged as as sports nutrition books but if anyone is serious about their health or sports performance I would recommend to read 'the primal blueprint' and 'wheat belly'.

boomtown84

danlen wrote: »

If you are looking for a decent text with solid science in it, Advanced Sports Nutrition by Bernadot is excellent in general, although it does still subscribe to the 'athletes need very high carb intakes' idea.

But athletes generally do need very high carb intakes.

Orla K

boomtown84 wrote: »

But athletes generally do need very high carb intakes.

Do they?

I know depending on the type of athlete they would need a high calorie diet and one with a good level of protein. But do they actually need a very high carb intake, why not a moderate carb intake.

danlen

boomtown84 wrote: »

But athletes generally do need very high carb intakes.

A lot of modern research and practical application in performance nutrition is moving away from the 70% CHO type diets.

For example, a lot of pro MMA fighter's are utilising more moderate (and in some cases low) carb approaches. Approaches like a cyclical or targeted ketogenic approach are being used to good effect too. Seems logical to me if you talk about sports that you need to make a certain weight limit for.

Also there have been recent cases of ultra-marathoners using low-carb intakes to actually enhance performance. I can dig up a few links later if you want to check them out.

Note: I wasn't suggesting that high carb is wrong or low carb is wrong, I was just making the suggestion to the OP to read stuff on the new research and make up his own mind.