The Plant-Based Athlete: A Game-Changing Approach to Peak Performance

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The only research-based guide for connecting a plant-based diet with long-term strength, endurance, and peak athletic performance, featuring interviews with professional athletes who've made the switch from meat to plants.

The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke offers a persuasive body of evidence for adopting a plant-based lifestyle to achieve endurance, flexibility, sport, training, or lifting goals. Featuring more than 60 recipes, insights from famous plant-based athletes, and explosive scientific research, it is the ultimate invitation for joining the growing community of athletes (from elites to weekend warriors) who use plants to power their workouts and their every day.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780063042018

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Publication Date: 06-15-2021

Pages: 352

Product Dimensions: 9.10(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Matt Frazier is the founder of No Meat Athlete and the author of the bestselling self-published No Meat Athlete Cookbook. He is a marathoner and ultra-runner from Baltimore, whose life as an endurance athlete changed when he found that he could run longer and faster on a vegetarian diet. Robert Cheeke is an American bodybuilder, motivational speaker, and author.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword Michael Greger, MD ix

1 Becoming a Plant-Based Athlete 1

2 Understanding the Power Behind the Food: Macronutrients, Micronutrients, and Calorie Density 13

3 It's Time to Have the Protein Talk 35

4 Carbohydrates: The Body's Perfect Fuel 67

5 Fat: It's Not All Bad 91

6 Supplements: Should I or Shouldn't I? 107

7 Putting It All Together 141

8 Recover Better, Train More 175

9 Unleashing Your Inner Athlete 203

10 A Day in the Life of a Plant-Based Athlete 237

11 Recipes 263

Acknowledgments 329

Notes 333

About the Authors 337

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