The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance
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Summary
Foreword by Michael Greger， MD， author of the best-selling 'How Not to Die'
A captivating and persuasive scientific exploration of the athletic benefits of a plant-based diet， featuring interviews with stars who've made the switch from meat to plants。
Instead of chocolate milk and grilled chicken， the highest-performing athletes in the world are eating salads， nuts， berries， and whole grains to fuel their bodies。 Research has shown that a plant-based diet offers athletes the greatest possible recovery times， cell oxidation， injury prevention， and restorative sleep， and allows them to train more effectively， with better results。
No longer a fad， the plant-based lifestyle is being adopted by a wide-ranging group of athletes of every age。 The proof it works？ Championship rings， first place trophies， and careers that extend well into the 30s， 40s， and beyond。 In this outstanding guide that is sure to become a touchstone， Matt Frazier， the founder of the popular No Meat Athlete community， and Robert Cheeke， one of the most connected plant-based athletes in the world of strength training， introduce the benefits of the plant-based diet， to help anyone bolster health and gain an edge on the competition。
'THE PLANT BASED ATHLETE' offers powerful proof that the human body doesn’t need meat， eggs， or dairy to be strong， and shows how a consciously calibrated plant-based diet is the secret to attaining physical goals you might have once thought were out of reach。 Here are just a few athletes who have discovered the power of plants:
ALEX MORGAN， who catapulted the US women’s soccer team to a World Cup championship， credited a plant-based diet for her strength and endurance。
NOVAK DJOKOVIC， the world’s number-one ranked men’s tennis player， who outlasted Roger Federer in epic fashion to capture his fifth Wimbledon title， praised his plant-based diet which boosted his energy， stamina， and overall performance。
VENUS WILLIAMS， who turned to plant-based eating to alleviate a chronic condition， and in less than a year went from pain to winning a Wimbledon title and an Olympic Gold Medal， and reclaimed her #1 world ranking。
'THE PLANT BASED ATHLETE' is the definitive guide to adopting a plant-based lifestyle and using its power to help you achieve your goals。 Featuring more than 60 recipes， insights from famous plant-based athletes， and scientific research， it is the ultimate guide for the growing community of vegans and the workouts that power them every day。
A captivating and persuasive scientific exploration of the athletic benefits of a plant-based diet， featuring interviews with stars who've made the switch from meat to plants。
Instead of chocolate milk and grilled chicken， the highest-performing athletes in the world are eating salads， nuts， berries， and whole grains to fuel their bodies。 Research has shown that a plant-based diet offers athletes the greatest possible recovery times， cell oxidation， injury prevention， and restorative sleep， and allows them to train more effectively， with better results。
No longer a fad， the plant-based lifestyle is being adopted by a wide-ranging group of athletes of every age。 The proof it works？ Championship rings， first place trophies， and careers that extend well into the 30s， 40s， and beyond。 In this outstanding guide that is sure to become a touchstone， Matt Frazier， the founder of the popular No Meat Athlete community， and Robert Cheeke， one of the most connected plant-based athletes in the world of strength training， introduce the benefits of the plant-based diet， to help anyone bolster health and gain an edge on the competition。
'THE PLANT BASED ATHLETE' offers powerful proof that the human body doesn’t need meat， eggs， or dairy to be strong， and shows how a consciously calibrated plant-based diet is the secret to attaining physical goals you might have once thought were out of reach。 Here are just a few athletes who have discovered the power of plants:
ALEX MORGAN， who catapulted the US women’s soccer team to a World Cup championship， credited a plant-based diet for her strength and endurance。
NOVAK DJOKOVIC， the world’s number-one ranked men’s tennis player， who outlasted Roger Federer in epic fashion to capture his fifth Wimbledon title， praised his plant-based diet which boosted his energy， stamina， and overall performance。
VENUS WILLIAMS， who turned to plant-based eating to alleviate a chronic condition， and in less than a year went from pain to winning a Wimbledon title and an Olympic Gold Medal， and reclaimed her #1 world ranking。
'THE PLANT BASED ATHLETE' is the definitive guide to adopting a plant-based lifestyle and using its power to help you achieve your goals。 Featuring more than 60 recipes， insights from famous plant-based athletes， and scientific research， it is the ultimate guide for the growing community of vegans and the workouts that power them every day。
Reviews
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Plant-Based Athlete is a well written examination of high end performance training in athletics with a particular eye toward the impact nutrition has on physiology and exertion。 Due out 15th June 2021 from HarperCollins， it's 336 pages and will be available in hardcover， audio， and ebook formats。 It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout。 I've really Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Plant-Based Athlete is a well written examination of high end performance training in athletics with a particular eye toward the impact nutrition has on physiology and exertion。 Due out 15th June 2021 from HarperCollins， it's 336 pages and will be available in hardcover， audio， and ebook formats。 It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout。 I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately。 It makes it so easy to find info with the search function。This is a layman accessible， enthusiastically written， and evidence based monograph on the benefits and physiological practicality of a plant based diet for athletic training and performance。 The authors， Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier are experienced athletes and motivational speakers themselves who've made successful careers while following a plant-based diet and lifestyle。 The introductory chapters include a comprehensive list of former and current athletes who have followed no-meat lifestyles while training and performing at the highest levels of their respective sports。 There is a necessary amount of technical information included in the chapters dealing with the physiology of nutrients and micronutrients; what our bodies use them for and the foods in which they're abundant。 Calorie density of different food types is an important concept as well， and they do a good job of explaining why and how food types vary immensely in caloric content by weight and how to make informed choices to ingest what our bodies need without over or under eating。 They devote chapters to specific classes of macro-nutrients: proteins， carbohydrates， and fats as well as an interesting side-discussion of supplements and how/why/if to supplement。 There are some general training and diet tips from several successful athletes as well as general encouragement and motivation。 The included recipes are arranged by meal: breakfast， lunch， dinner， desserts， and partial recipes/condiments/staples。 Each recipe includes an introduction and contributor credits， ingredients arranged bullet style in a sidebar （measurements are in US standard only， no metric equivalents）， followed by step-by-step preparation instructions。 There are no serving suggestions or prep photos included in the book。 Nutritional info per serving includes calories， protein， carbs， fat， and fiber。 Recipe ingredients can be easily sourced at any well-stocked grocery store; nothing esoteric or difficult to find。 The included recipes are -not- fancy - many are bowls or smoothies designed to fuel up the body and facilitate training and performance。 The book is very well annotated throughout and the chapter notes will provide readers with ample further reading。 Four stars。 An enthusiastically and motivationally written book with very general recipes。 The training content of the book is very general since it's not specifically aimed at any single sport。 Readers will likely need more specific training advice as well as a broader selection of recipes （there are roughly 60 different recipes included， but many of them are quite similar）。 What the book does， and does well， is make a compelling argument for plant based nutrition being beneficial for health and performance。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Jessica
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So first off， despite my critiques， I'm probably going to buy this book for the recipes in the back （so many faux cheeses！）。 I do think， however， that is has some issues。I've been vegan for over ten years and an athlete for about the last five。 I requested this book because trying to figure out macros makes my eyes cross and gives me a headache。 The authors do a really good job of explaining them， and suggesting sample meal plans for a day based on your specific athletic goals。 With that and the So first off， despite my critiques， I'm probably going to buy this book for the recipes in the back （so many faux cheeses！）。 I do think， however， that is has some issues。I've been vegan for over ten years and an athlete for about the last five。 I requested this book because trying to figure out macros makes my eyes cross and gives me a headache。 The authors do a really good job of explaining them， and suggesting sample meal plans for a day based on your specific athletic goals。 With that and the recipes， I like this book。It seems to me， however， that the authors weren't entirely sure of their audience， and were trying to appeal to everyone at once。 I don't need to be sold on a vegan diet （like athletes who are not plant-based）， or receive encouragement to start working out （like vegans who may be worried about maintaining a fitness regimen without meat）。 As such， most of this book was really boring for me。 The several stories in each chapter about award winning vegan athletes are surely inspiring to someone， but I know it's possible to succeed when just eating plants; I don't need to hear about all these people （again）。 I also hate books that list just series of quotes from different people at the end of the chapter。 I'm hoping in the final version that the quotes will be inserted throughout the book instead of all grouped at the end。 Again， there was good stuff in those quotes for sure， but I don't need them。 I'm not entirely sure who those are for。I used to teach English composition， and a thing I would work with my students on was confidence。 If you end a paragraph with a quote instead of your own words， it undermines your argument。 That's how the end of all these chapters felt to me。 All the stories at the beginning of the chapters also bothered me。 If you spend probably half a book showing example after example that you can be a world class athlete on a vegan diet， what that says to me is that the authors aren't confident enough in themselves to think that that readers would believe them without all this other data。 I know people don't believe in a vegan diet， but surely there didn't need to be that many。I thought making chapter ten the goals chapter， instead of chapter two， was weird。 When I was starting out as an athlete， I needed goals before I needed to know about macros。 I guess this book is more for athletes who aren't vegan yet， so the authors wanted to prove that macros can work。 If it was meant more for vegans who want to start working out， goals should be first and foremost。Again， even with the issues I had with this book， it does have something for everyone。 Just skip the bits that aren't relevant to you， and be sure to try some of the recipes。 You also might be interested in reading Eat Plants， Lift IronEat Plants， Lift Iron， which I enjoyed much more。I was provided an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Brenda George
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This book lit a fire for me - I’m convinced I need a WFPB diet。 I grew up with meat at the center of most meals and have always struggled with trying to move away from that。 This book contains key information， testimonials from athletes， and more。 A must read if you wish you could change your diet and think it’s impossible。 This book will break it down and show you exactly what to do。
Tina 22
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