A 5-step plan to optimal body composition and better
performance.
If you''re like most endurance athletes, you''re concerned about
your weight. You know that every extra pound you carry costs time,
wastes energy, stresses your joints, and hurts your
performance.
Racing Weight is the first book to explain how
endurance athletes-runners, cyclists, triathletes, cross-country
skiers, rowers, or swimmers-should lose weight. Using sound
scientific principles gleaned from the latest sports research, Matt
Fitzgerald lays out 5 easy steps to get lean for races and events.
His guidelines will help you hit your target numbers for weight,
body composition, and performance, while maintaining your strength
and conditioning.
Fitzgerald makes good nutrition simple with 21 great recipes
from pro triathlete and dietician Pip Taylor, and a look at the
diets of 14 elite professional athletes. He explains how to avoid
the most common mistakes in training and embark on a
strength-training program that works.
The Racing Weight plan will help you close in on your
performance goals while feeling-and looking-great.
Matt Fitzgerald is the author of eleven
published and forthcoming books on running, triathlon, nutrition,
and weight loss. A contributor to Bicycling, Runner''s
World, and Senior Editor of Triathlete magazine, he
is also a featured coach for TrainingPeaks.com and Active.com. He
is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN) licensed by the
International Society of Sports Nutrition. He lives and trains in
San Diego.