Sports Nutrition

Learn How to Read Your Body's Signals to Give It Right Foods so You Can Train Right!

Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance  by Thomas Kurz
Learn how to integrate nutrition with training for best results.

Stay in Peak Shape by Eating Right!
Below are listed books on sports nutrition that are recommended by our authors.These books from other publishers are available through Amazon.com—the largest online bookstore.

Enter The Zone: A Dietary Road Map by Barry Sears with Bill Lawren
Enter the Zone tells you how to achieve peak mental and physical performance and permanent fat loss through balancing protein, fat, and carbohydrate in your diet.

The Maffetone Method: The Holistic, Low-Stress, No-Pain Way to Exceptional Fitness by Philip Maffetone, D.C.
The Maffetone Method explains how to train and what to eat for consistent good health and high performance.

Mastering The Zone: The Next Step in Achieving Superhealth and Permanent Fat Loss by Barry Sears and Mary Goodbody
Master the Zone is a sequel to Enter The Zone. It gives even more detailed information than Enter The Zone on designing your diet for peak performance. It includes new recipes and compelling medical facts.

The Protein Power Lifeplan by Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.

The Protein Power Lifeplan gives information complementing that in Enter The Zone. It is written simpler and its explanations of the nutrition are more thorough than those of Dr. Barry Sears. 

The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet by Rachael F. Heller and Richard F. Heller
The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet covers some issues not discussed in Protein Power and in Dr. Barry Sears books, for example, importance of timing your meals.

Free Information on Sports Nutrition!
Download free issues of Stadion News with articles on Nutrition and Athletes. (Downloading them requires registering so the registration form will appear first.) Here are listed only these issues that have articles on nutrition.

Spring 2006 (Natural Sunscreens; Facts About Nutrition)

Fall 2005 (Lean Body Mass, Exercise, and Protein Supplements)

Winter 2004 (Supplements vs. Food; More on Hydrogenated and Partially Hydrogenated Fat)

Fall 2003 (Hydrogenated and Partially Hydrogenated Fats)

Spring 2003 (The Pregame Meal)

Winter 2003 (HMB; Supplements and Performance; What's in Your Energy Bar)

Fall 2001 (Caffeine)

Spring 2001 (Creatine; Supplements and Common Sense)

Winter 2001 (Carnitine)

Fall 2000 (Expert Advice on Supplements)

Fall 1999 (Vitamin C and Athletes)

Summer 1998 (Soft Drinks)

Winter 1998 (Nutrition and Performance: Carbohydrate Drinks, Children and Pasta)

Fall 1997 (Nutrition and Performance: Spicy Foods, Margarine, Children and Sweets)

Summer 1996 (Exercise, Nutrition, and Athletes)

Spring 1996 (Water and Athletes)

Winter 1996 (Fats and Athletes)

Fall 1995 (Proteins and Athletes)

Summer 1995 (Carbohydrates and Athletes)

Spring 1995 (Injuries--What to Do about Them?)