Power Eating is a book that I own, and that I have read quite a few times through. It is a great program and one that I follow. It is perfect for anyone who is active. It utilizes common sense, and  is a fantastic resource on how to get a more powerful and [...]]]>

Power Eating is a book that I own, and that I have read quite a few times through. It is a great program and one that I follow. It is perfect for anyone who is active. It utilizes common sense, and  is a fantastic resource on how to get a more powerful and better looking body. Here is a quick review, and product information, the link will take you through to amazon.

 Great All-Around Resource for Active Nutrition

Power Eating is one of the most practical, common-sense guides to nutrition for the active person that you’ll find on the shelf today. Written by an educated nutritionist and dietitian, this book is devoid of much of the bravado and extreme advice that plagues books written by bodybuilders and miscellaneous charlatans. This isn’t a guide on how to “get jacked” or look like a “freak.” Its a book for the “train to live” crowd rather than the “live to train” group.

Beyond the fad weight-loss diets, beyond the bodybuilding mythology about excessive amounts of protein for making muscle, beyond the nonsense that circulates about nutrition in the world today, there is a body of scientific knowledge that shows us a road map to our goals. For example, Susan Kleiner shares a formula to determine exactly how much protein the bodies of strength trainers and bodybuilders can use before storing the extra as fat, why amino-acid supplements are a very expensive and somewhat inferior substitute for simple foods such as yogurt and chicken, and why carbohydrates, not protein, are the most important nutrients for muscle building. Many of the recommendations seem so simple–”eat fruits and vegetables,” for example–but Power Eating shows us that sometimes the oldest advice in the world is perfectly aligned with modern nutritional science, whereas the complex solutions dreamed up by bodybuilding gurus and supplement manufacturers don’t always stand up to rigorous analysis.No other nutrition program will enable you to gain muscle and power–while trimming body fat–more effectively than Power Eating , the leading plan for power athletes, strength trainers, and bodybuilders.

Beyond the fad weight-loss diets, beyond the bodybuilding mythology about excessive amounts of protein for making muscle, beyond the nonsense that circulates about nutrition in the world today, there is a body of scientific knowledge that shows us a road map to our goals. For example, Susan Kleiner shares a formula to determine exactly how much protein the bodies of strength trainers and bodybuilders can use before storing the extra as fat, why amino-acid supplements are a very expensive and somewhat inferior substitute for simple foods such as yogurt and chicken, and why carbohydrates, not protein, are the most important nutrients for muscle building. Many of the recommendations seem so simple–”eat fruits and vegetables,” for example–but Power Eating shows us that sometimes the oldest advice in the world is perfectly aligned with modern nutritional science, whereas the complex solutions dreamed up by bodybuilding gurus and supplement manufacturers don’t always stand up to rigorous analysis.No other nutrition program will enable you to gain muscle and power–while trimming body fat–more effectively than Power Eating , the leading plan for power athletes, strength trainers, and bodybuilders.

Dr. Kleiner advocates a diet based on whole foods and shoves supplements back into the niche where they belong. People often forget that bodybuilding magazines are almost wholly supported by sponsorship from supplement companies, and they have a vested interest in painting those products as vital for getting in shape. For the most part, supplements are highly dispensable, and the author is very forthright in her approach to the subject. Basically, she identifies the gold-standard supplements that are supported by clinical research (caffeine, whey protein, creatine) and categorizes the rest based on the information in the literature. It may be disturbing for some to see that the vast majority of supplements are either unproven or potentially harmful.

Incorporate the Power Eating plan into your training and find out what thousands of athletes already know. Power Eating is more than a book. Its a path to power excellence.