Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition

So, as all good reviews start, I have never written a review for a product on Amazon, but this book was so good I had to. Ever since I first discovered weight training all I have cared about was gaining muscle. All my friends wanted to get "stronger" or the mythical, metrosexual "toned." I have just wanted to scare women and children by being jacked. While this book would definitely be helpful for people looking to get "strong" or "toned", it is the first scientific take on how to gain muscle I have ever read. I took a kinesiolgy class in college, but everything we did was related to performance; my teacher couldn't conceptualize the idea that someone would just want to get super huge. That being said, this book gives super in depth, scientific information on how to gain muscle. It talks about using different nutrients to create an anabolic environment in the body and really backs it up with scientific data. I didn't know how powerful certain hormones like cortisol and insulin are, and how much of an effect they have on the body. I loved that Harry Potter books, but this book was even better. If you are a fitness nerd, who has a basic understanding of bodybuilding nutrition, BUY this book and take it to the next level. This book is my new bible and I expect to make ALL KINDZ of GAINZ

I grind out in the gym 6-7 days a week trying to gain size and strength. Lately my size has hit a plateau and Id started to get frustrated, so i took to the internet to gain more practical knowledge of nutrient intake to achieve my goals. All my searching lead me to this book. Ok, so one review gives a pretty basic but accurate gyst of the book so I started applying it. Spiking my insulin levels to shuttle protein into my muscles faster post workout. Voila! Within days I was looking more full and I have started adding size again. I recieved the book yesterday and starting reading it. Its written so it is easily understood and applied. If you work your butt off in the gym and have started to get dimishing returns, do yourself a favor and buy this book. Not only does this give you direction in diet and timing of nutrient intake but it also is an eye opener on supplementaion as well, there is alot of snake oil being sold by supplement companies and this book gets you back to basics and how to apply them properly. Seriously, good luck in your fitness endeavours and rememeber this. To adapt to training is to never adapt to training.

In addition to covering nutrient timing this book also discusses diet in general. it does a great job explaining how many calories you need to eat, what ratio of macros you should eat, and the timing of these. It also, goes in depth on the science of what is happening. Furthermore, it has a chapter where it talks about the difference kinds of proteins, what various supplements, vitamins, and minerals do. The dietary advice it provides explains how to gain lean muscle mass and minimal fat by using nutrient timing to make the macros you eat more efficient. There's a lot of conflicting nutrition advice on the internet. It's nice having a book about nutrition that is written by a scientist and based on research evidence. The reason I give this four stars is because some of the information is not well explained. While they tell you the amount of protein, carbs, and so on for the timed drinks they don't provide an actual recipe. The first drink is essentially gatorade + whey protein + vitamins. I think it's easier to use gatorade powder than it is to measure out sugars, potassium, and sodium individually. The next drink is protein + sugar. The last drink is a protein shake. These descriptions are slightly over simplified. To figure out the portions you need to do some math or you need a scale to weigh the ingredients. It's a really good book that answered a lot of diet questions I had.

Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition This book has great science behind it, that's what compelled me to try it out in the first place. After reading through the book (there's alot of pure science in there to justifiy their claims) I was sold on the approach. I searched the web for products that would line up with their recommendations. I ended up purchasing the following products: For the NTS Energy Phase (pre-work out/during workout): Accelerade For the NTS Anabolic Phase (post-work out): Endurox R4 I haven't looked hard nor found the appropriate supplement for the NTS Growth Phase. I got the above supplements directly from the maker - Accel Sports. I haven't checked but understand you get them at GNC stores as well. In any case, I started using them. I am 55 years old and hadn't worked out much in the past few years so I thought I could use all the help I could get. I am rather lean (5'10" and 160lbs). I found using these supplements before and after workouts have helped me alot. I feel more energy during workouts and feel like I recover quicker after them. I also had my 16 year old son use them for his workouts (he has a much more vigorous workout than I could even imagine). He says the same thing, he has much more endurance and feels better after using these supplements. Lastly, they all taste pretty good! We have orange and lime flavored Accelerade and Vanilla and Tangy Orange Endurox.

I thought this book was great. I read other reviews and have to agree that there is information that you should already know,and he does repeat himself alot and he loves to put a paragraph about every new point he makes that says that some Dr. or some university did a study or something. I would have rather him tell me and then list that references. But that being said I think that the informatoin is wonderful and I have used some of it and found that I get better work outs. I actually started using less protein powder(it is hard to get over the"more is better" mentality) and have seen great results still. Showing that by using that amount your body needs and TIMING it correctly you will have good results. I still want to use some of his methods but have not had a chance to do so yet. Great book and a great addition to my library.

Great book! This book was recommended to me by a friend. I read it in a couple of hours. Very technical, but extremely helpful. I've been getting my nutrients into my system too late following a hard workout. I hate "popping pills" but this book changed my mind about taking particular nutrients. It also changed my mind about using preworkout. It's been a couple of weeks and I've already logged a few PR's. Glad I bought it!

Great information in this book.. but it begs some questions.. Where is the "sports drink" that meets the recommendations of table 4.2 on page 44? I've yet to find a single product on the market that incorporates all of these nutrients exactly, but found a few that were close. I.E.. Pacific Labs Accelerade and Endurox R4. Anyone have any input on this?

Author successfully negotiates NTS concepts between the worlds of academics to the practical applications of the strength athlete. The chapters are well organized and follow logically to build upon the prior concepts. Author avoided the temptation to dwell on the research findings, yet provides an extensive biography for those who may desire more investigation on actual research findings, methodologies, and analysis. As a competitive strength athlete and CSCS of 25+ years, the information is useful and warrants those interested in strength training and nutrient a read.

eccellente, finalmente un testo che esprima i concetti della biochimica ACCANTO ai concetti dell'allenamento e dell'alimentazione sportiva, direi una buona occasione di scoperta di concetti interessanti: scientifici e divulgativi al tempo stesso...schemi e riquadri di approfondimento, evitando di leggere cavolate sullo sport su internet dove ognuno scrive cose diverse

Das buch ist echt klasse! Allerdings muss man sehr gute Englisch- Kenntnisse haben um zu verstehen! man kan es weiter empfehlen!

Its easy to go to the gym and hit the weights but without planning,all the hard work put-in could be wasted. 'Nutrient Timing' gives specific advice about what supplements and vitamins have given 'proven' benefit in workout performance and post-workout recovery.Also what supplements to avoid because they have shown to have 'no' real benefit.The book gives advice about the 'timing' of foods (protein/carb drinks)prior to/during/after workout to maximise performance and recovery. To complete the 'planning' I highly recommend these books: 'The Metabolic Typing' Diet by William Wolcott....because this book gives advice about how to find the optimum balance of Protein/carbs/fats for your every day consumption of whole foods. 'Static Contraction Training' by John Little and 'Max Contraction Training' by John Little....because these revolutionary books give brilliant advice about exercises that will give you immediate muscle growth.Gel all this info together and look forward to a great body!!

All body builders should read this book

An amazing book. Although a little technical at times, every sentence is information. One must buy this book. It will take sometime to down the technical language.