The Low-Carb Athlete: The Official Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Guide for Endurance and Performance Kindle Edition

Definitely written for the serious athlete. Ben is very thorough in his research and presentation. As a consumer of information, not an athlete, I will use this book as a resource for educating myself by returning to all the links that give further information that I need. While reading along, I wanted to know more about the amino acids he continued to refer to, patience paid off and in the supplement section there was a good discussion. This book assumes you are well informed as an experienced athlete and can follow his discussion. I will need to use the links to fill in my gaps on absorption and fatty acids. I have read a lot on nutrition for aging and appreciated the infoon liquid vs. solid forms of food for energy and gut health. I can use this document to cherry pick some gems to use in my search forbalancing my brain health as I try to lose weight. I have a rare disease the medical community knows little about and doesn't care to find out more as it hits post menopausal women the most. Left to doctor myself, I have been led to believe that a low oxalate diet will help to improve my plight. So far, oxalates seem to be out of Ben's radar, as he never mentioned them. Athletes with good gut health need not worry about oxalates so much but be warned that kale, spinach, and sweet potatoes, as well as nuts and their by products are veryhigh in oxalates, which are a toxin that plants use to protect their reproduction rights. Ben discusses this trait of plants in relation to otherfactors but not oxalates. More and more people are discovering the danger of using high oxalate foods for health in smoothies and juicing. I'm looking forward to Ben's future take on this subject in his blog presentations. Good job in covering low carb issues for the athlete!

Ben does his research and his advice is backed by trusted sources. It's very practical, no fuss and easy to read.

I've been soaking up information from Ben Greenfield for about eight months now and it has done nothing but improve my life. I've listened to well over 120 podcast episodes which are jam packed with researched and properly cited information and am just now making my way into what he has to offer in print. This book for the low carb athlete was a quick yet extremely satisfying read. Almost every page had some new piece of information to offer me on the never ending journey of fitness.

Probably a good resource if you are a competitive athlete. Didn't do much to help with my casual running

This is an awesome resource for someone who is on board with the low carb high fat approach, but isn't sure how to implement it. This book contains a lot of detail on what kinds of meals to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. What to eat on your carb refers day (and if you even need it). How to train prior to a race and as you get closer. What supplements to take for peak performance. Worth reading 2-3 times to absorb everything!

This Book is amazing !! Very easy read, you can learn so much. I have been working out for a decade..... And eating clean. In this book you will learn how important is to train correctly and eat very little carbs with a lot of good fat !I did change my diet and feel amazing !!!So much energy, no cravings!! No snaking !! Only three meals a day.

Good reference book with some great recipes. Some of the supplements are difficult to get for lame amateurs in Europe.

I "converted" 1 year ago to a low carb diet and lost 18 pounds in 2 months. I used this book to learn about the low carb diet and implemented some of the suggested recipes. The book was very helpful and contains references to multiple useful ressources as well. Good, fast, helpful read and I am extremely happy and feel great staying on a low carb diet...