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When "The Paleo Diet" was published, advocating a return to the diet of our ancestors (high protein, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables) the book received brilliant reviews from medical and nutritional communities. Jennie Brand-Mill co-author of the bestselling "Glucose Revolution", called it "without a doubt the most nutritious diet on the planet". Now Dr. Cordain joins with USA triathlon and cycling coach Joe Friel to adapt the Paleo diet to the needs of athletes. The authors show: why the typical athletic diet (top-heavy with grains, starches, and refined sugars) is detrimental to recovery, performance, and health; how the glycemic load and acid-base balance impedes performance; and why consumption of starches and simple sugars are only beneficial in the immediate post-exercise period. At every level of competition, "The Paleo Diet for Athletes" can maximize performance in a range of endurance sports.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well written book about the original human diet and its applicability to endurance training and competing. The premise is that by following the original diet of man, prior to the agricultural revolution, we can reduce or reverse the effects of western diseases such as inflamation, cancers, diabetes etc, etc, but also optimise performance.
I bought this book to get some idea of how it applies to sports and to get some of the basics of the Paleo Diet. Became interested when I read about this diets positive effects on inflammatory diseases (I'm 36 yrs old and have rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis so thought it was something I needed to try). If it could only cure my male pattern baldness I'd be ecstatic !
Cant compare it to any other books on the subject, but having read this book, and having kept up to date with podcasts on the topic from Robb Wolf, I feel that I know the basics, are applying them, and am having reasonable success from a disease standpoint, good success from the standpoint of body composition.
Would point you towards the original paleo diet book by the same author if you just want to know about the diet. Would also point you towards the iminent Robb Wolf book (The Paleo Solution) if you're more interested in the diets applicability to weight training and power events.
I bought this book to get some idea of how it applies to sports and to get some of the basics of the Paleo Diet. Became interested when I read about this diets positive effects on inflammatory diseases (I'm 36 yrs old and have rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis so thought it was something I needed to try). If it could only cure my male pattern baldness I'd be ecstatic !
Cant compare it to any other books on the subject, but having read this book, and having kept up to date with podcasts on the topic from Robb Wolf, I feel that I know the basics, are applying them, and am having reasonable success from a disease standpoint, good success from the standpoint of body composition.
Would point you towards the original paleo diet book by the same author if you just want to know about the diet. Would also point you towards the iminent Robb Wolf book (The Paleo Solution) if you're more interested in the diets applicability to weight training and power events.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Undoubtedly an intersting and thought provoking read but the author needs to decide if this book is a serious scientific publication or a more 'conversational' discussio. There's far too many mentions of e.g. 'recent studies have shown that' without any direct reference to the studies being claimed. There is a comprehensive bibliography at the back of the book, but no way of working out which references relate to which statement. In a topic such as nutirtion, where there is as much heresay and old wives tales as there is an evidence base, it is a shame that the author missed this opportunity to demonstrate the evidence behind the many claims used in this book.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At first glance I was a little disappointed as I immediately looked for the daily / weekly diet plan. There's a wee bit of work to be done with this book, you actually have to read it through. You can skip the rather in depth chapter 5, which gets right down to the molecular structures of fatty acids, and go back to it later :)
What you may want to do though is make up your own diet plan using the wealth of information provided and dependent on the amount of training you are doing.
The Paleo Diet For Athletes is split into five stages. Stage 5 is essentially the Paleo Diet which I assume gets well covered in the other book. The other stages may well already be familiar to athletes who are up to date with the latest training techniques the whole thing is knitted neatly together with each stage explained fully.
The book is a sensible and apparently very well researched piece of work which should appeal to anyone interested in living a healthy lifestyle.
What you may want to do though is make up your own diet plan using the wealth of information provided and dependent on the amount of training you are doing.
The Paleo Diet For Athletes is split into five stages. Stage 5 is essentially the Paleo Diet which I assume gets well covered in the other book. The other stages may well already be familiar to athletes who are up to date with the latest training techniques the whole thing is knitted neatly together with each stage explained fully.
The book is a sensible and apparently very well researched piece of work which should appeal to anyone interested in living a healthy lifestyle.
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Amazing book
Awesome book it's not a diet it's a lifestyle. You feel more energetic and it really makes sense and easy to understand.
Published 12 days ago by Jo k
Truth vs inference...
"The four main lines of circumstantial evidence include: (1) studies of other primate diets; (2) studies of fossils; (3) anthropological accounts of modern day hunter-gatherers,... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Mark Stipanovsky
Practical as much as insightful
We all hear that athletes must pile up on carbohydrates to perform better. After reading this book one realises it isn't that simple. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Caragiale
A partial success
I think this book would be better titled, the paleo diet for endurance athletes. I tried it and whilst you do lose weight and feel more energetic overall, the lack of carbohydrate... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Stuart Fairney
Nothing new
The info in this book is nothing new.
Boring and feels very out of date.
Other books such as ' Why we get fat' is a much better and more interesting read. Read more
Boring and feels very out of date.
Other books such as ' Why we get fat' is a much better and more interesting read. Read more
Published 6 months ago by EK
review
very interesting book very usefull for sport especially the ay of catagorising when you should be taking in foods. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Andrew Monkton
Very useful
I thought this would just be a hippies diet to life. In actual fact I have found it incredibly useful.
Things from when to eat before a run through to hydration. Read more
Things from when to eat before a run through to hydration. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Matt
Paleo diet for athletes
This book explains the natural foods we consumed before the advent of Agriculture and why we should be following these food stuffs today. Read more
Published 15 months ago by James Gamble
Paleo diet .Leaner and more energetic in 10days
Brilliant book easy to understand and put into use. I'm a coach and an athlete and now use it with all my clients. Read more
Published 19 months ago by JJ
good sense
As a nutritional therapist, I have major concerns over diets that exclude certain food groups. This book however addresses many issues that I have had with other programmes. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by B'lovely
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