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Summary: don't waste your money on this one
Review: I agree with others who have said this book is just too simplistic. I am not an expert but consider myself to be very knowledgeable in the area of nutrition and sports nutrition. This book did not offer anything I did not already know and in my opinion it has close to nothing to offer athletes. Liz Applegate writes a column for Runners World magazine in which she shares alot of useful information, unfortunatly she seems to have left it all out of this book. I usually do not write such poor reviews however I read runners world monthly and do not feel that the book deserves the "hype" it has recieved.
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Summary: Not much scientific background, but some useful information
Review: I bought this book because I was looking for some help in tayloring my food regimen better to the type of exercise I did in different periods. The title and description of the book gave me the idea that it would deliver to me exactly what i was looking for. But I was quite disappointed. I have read several nutrition/health books, so I have quite some data, I was just looking for something that would help me give the finishing touch, the "taylor-made" touch to an otherwise good food regimen. What I found was a lot of common knowledge-type info, things that you most likely already know if you attend the gym or run regularly. Since the author is someone with a background in nutrition/fitness, I was expecting more. I was expecting in-depth info of what is needed in terms of nutrients when practicing a specific sport as opposed to another one, while I found that this book contained also some falsehoods and suggestions that are not necessarily healthy. The meal plans are too much carbohydrate-based so they won't be of much help to someone who is exercising also for weightloss and for people who are sugar-sensitive (and there are a lot), but it's also non-optimal for any fitness enthusiast who wants to keep healthy through exercise. The author does make distinctions between sports and acivities and puts the emphasis on special nutritional needs for some sports, and you can find some useful data on this aspect, and that's why I gave it 2 stars and not 1.
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Summary: Great info on supplements!
Review: I thought I already knew every thing there was to know about eating right and exercising--until I read Eat Smart, Play Hard. I was amazed by how much new information and recearch has come out recently, just in the past few years. Applegate does a great job of highlighting the latest, most important eating strategies in an easy-to-read and understand format. I particularly liked her information on supplements. Her tips helped me to improve my running times, as well as my endurance in other sports such as cycling and hiking. This is a must-read.
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Summary: Not too impressed...
Review: I wasn't too impressed with the information in this book. As a runner, I bought this book hoping it would help me eat better for my running. What I actually found out is that I already know all of the information contained within this book and I already eat as healthy as I can for my running. Well, that was a waste of money! If you have no clue about nutrition, you'll find this information of practical use to you. If you are already fairly nutrition savvy (for example, you know that: to lose weight you need to eat less and exercise more, to run better you need to eat plenty of carbohydrates, etc.), then this book will just rehash information you've already learned from a number of different sources. There won't be a lot of new information that you don't already know.
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Summary: Not too impressed...
Review: I wasn't too impressed with the information in this book. As a runner, I bought this book hoping it would help me eat better for my running. What I actually found out is that I already know all of the information contained within this book and I already eat as healthy as I can for my running. Well, that was a waste of money! If you have no clue about nutrition, you'll find this information of practical use to you. If you are already fairly nutrition savvy (for example, you know that: to lose weight you need to eat less and exercise more, to run better you need to eat plenty of carbohydrates, etc.), then this book will just rehash information you've already learned from a number of different sources. There won't be a lot of new information that you don't already know.
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Summary: Good advice for the super jock
Review: This book, while probably good, is for the person getting 3-4 hours of heavy exercise per day. I found some good hints, but this is not applicable for the average person.
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