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Gain the ultimate advantage! Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance is your guide to consuming the right foods at the right time for optimal results in training or competition.

Renowned sport nutritionists Heidi Skolnik and Andrea Chernus have worked alongside today's top athletes, including professional football players and elite marathoners. In Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance , they've combined the latest dietetic research with practical advice you can use to create a personalized action plan based on the needs of your body, your sport, and your goals.

With guidelines specific to training and competition, as well as sample meal and snack plans, you'll see how certain nutrients in precise amounts at specific times can improve consistency of energy, speed recovery, increase the building effects of strength training, diminish muscle breakdown, improve immune function, and minimize your risk of injury.

Whether you are a dedicated triathlete, high school pitcher, college swimmer, competitive powerlifter, or professional soccer player, Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance is your guide to peak athletic training and performance.

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• Preface(p. vii)
• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Part I The Principles(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 The Nutrient Timing Advantage(p. 3)
• Chapter 2 The Science Made Simple(p. 9)
• Part II The Nutrients(p. 21)
• Chapter 3 Carbohydrates as the Primary Fuel(p. 23)
• Chapter 4 The Protein Profile(p. 37)
• Chapter 5 Smart Fat in the Diet(p. 49)
• Chapter 6 Essential Vitamins and Minerals(p. 61)
• Chapter 7 The Role of Fluids(p. 73)
• Chapter 8 The Supplement Factor(p. 89)
• Part III Fueling Strategies, Plans, and Menus(p. 101)
• Chapter 9 Timing Guidelines for Athletes(p. 103)
• Chapter 10 Strenght and Power(p. 125)
• Chapter 11 Endurance(p. 151)
• Chapter 12 Stop and Go(p. 177)
• Appendix A Calculating Your Caloric Needs(p. 199)
• Appendix B Macronutrient Needs by Sport(p. 205)
• Appendix C Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat Grams of Selected Foods(p. 206)
• Appendix D Meal and Snack Ideas(p. 209)
• Appendix E Preexercise and Recovery Fuel(p. 214)
• Bibliography(p. 221)
• Index(p. 231)
• About the Authors(p. 237)

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CHOICE Review

Skolnik and Chernus (both, sport nutrition consultants) summarize valuable information in a readable manner for laypeople and professionals. The authors have successfully created a book that helps athletes understand the importance of various nutrients and the timing of nutrient intake for maximum performance. This distinctive volume features three content sections: "Principles," "Nutrients," and "Fueling Strategies, Plans, and Menus." Also included are five appendixes addressing caloric needs; macronutrient needs by sport; carbohydrate, protein, and fat grams of selected foods; meal and snack ideas; and pre-exercise and recovery fuel. The sample meal plans and supplemental information are especially useful. This paperback has a tight binding and is flexible enough to sit flat, allowing readers to use it while planning menus. Excellent use of graphics (including tables), text highlights in standout boxes, and images enhance the volume's ease of use. The clear writing with its understandable, commonly used terminology also helps make this a highly useful item. The extensive bibliography covers a variety of historical and current international publications, and the thorough index simplifies the process of finding necessary information. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. B. C. Thomsett-Scott University of North Texas

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Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM, is the president of Nutrition Conditioning, Inc., a nutrition consulting practice. She has master's degrees in exercise science and human nutrition. She is also a New York State certified nutritionist, a fellow with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and a certified ACSM health fitness instructor.

Skolnik is the sports nutrition consultant to the New York Giants, the Juilliard School, and the School of American Ballet. She is a senior nutritionist at the Women's Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery and part of the New York Road Runners sports nutrition team. Previously, Skolnik spent 15 years working with the New York Mets. She has also worked with professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, cycling, and soccer; Olympic-level athletes; marathoners; and collegiate wrestlers.

As an expert resource for national media, Skolnik has been referenced in newspapers and national magazines such as Men's Health, Stack, Self, Glamour, GQ, and Real Simple. She appears frequently on TV and has been seen on CNN American Morning and Headline News, the Today Show, Good Morning America, the Early Show, Primetime, 20/20, Extra , andtheFood Network.

Andrea Chernus, MS, RD, CDE, is a registered dietitian and New York State certified dietitian and nutritionist. She holds a master's degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Columbia University inNew York. She maintains a full-time private practice on the upper west side in New York City, where she sees many athletes and performers.

Chernus consults with runners in the New York Road Runners Club and the New York City Marathon and is part of the New York Road Runners sports nutrition team. As part of Nutrition Conditioning, Inc., she also consults to the Juilliard School. Previously, she was the clinical nutritionist for Columbia University Health and Related Services. Chernus' articles have been published in Training & Conditioning, Stack, Dance Spirit, Bottom Line, and Pointe. She has been quoted in Outdoors, Shape, Self, YM, Women's Day, and Bicycling . She has also appeared on local and national TV .