No Meat Athlete, Revised And Expanded: A Plant-Based Nutrition And Training Guide For Every Fitness Level-Beginner To Beyond [Includes More Than 60 Recipes!]

No Meat Athlete, Revised And Expanded: A Plant-Based Nutrition And Training Guide For Every Fitness Level-Beginner To Beyond [Includes More Than 60 Recipes!]

No Meat Athlete?s the plant-based guide you need to perform at your very best, no matter where you are on your fitness journey.Combining proventraining plans,easy yet innovative recipes, andmotivational stories into a unique fitness guide, healthy-living cookbook, and nutrition primer,No Meat Athlete is perfect for all athletes, from beginner to elite, who want to enjoy the health benefits of a meatless lifestyle. Veganism, already a top food trend and diet, is taking off in the sports world. The lifestyle has been adopted by Olympians, body builders, and boxers, as well as top athletes in the NBA and NFL. Hollywood is on board, too. James Cameron (director ofAvatar andTitanic) has produced a film on the topic calledThe Gamechangers, which follows vegan athletes, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Olympian Kendrick James Farris, and surfer Tia Blanco.InNo Meat Athlete, author, blogger, and hundred-mile ultramarathoner Matt Frazier will show you the manybenefits to embracing a plant-based athletic lifestyle, including:Weight loss, which often leads to increased speedEasier digestion and faster recovery after workoutsImproved energy levels to help not only athletic performance, but your daily lifeReduced impact on the planetIn this revised and updated edition, you'll also findnew recipes,advice, andan all-new 12-week strength training plan designed to improve your overall fitness. Section I of the book provides practical advice for transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, while ensuring you are getting all the nutrition you need. In Section II, Matt delivers training manuals of his own design for runners of all ability levels?nd ambitions, including tips for creating healthy habits, improving performance, and avoiding injuries.No Meat Athlete?s your road map to top-notch performance, the plant-based way!About the AuthorMatt Frazier?s a vegan ultramarathoner and founder of the No Meat Athlete movement (www.nomeatathlete.com). In 2014, Greatist named Matt one of the ?100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness.? His newsletter and blog have over 250,000 subscribers and his Facebook page has well over 125,000 likes.?e is the author of The?o Meat Athlete Cookbook?nd is featured regularly in running magazines, websites, and books, including Thrive Foods by Brendan Brazier and Finding Ultra by Rich Roll. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.Matthew Ruscigno, MPH, RD, holds two degrees in nutrition and is past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietary Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition to his public health work, Matthew has a private practice and works closely with vegan athletes. An athlete himself, he has raced ?The World's Toughest Iron-Distance Triathlon? in Eidfjord, Norway, ultramarathons, and 24-hour mountain bike races. He is a three-time finisher of the Furnace Creek 508, a 500-mile non-stop bike race that National Geographic calls the eighth hardest race in the world. Matthew contributed to the bestseller Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Matthew lives in?an Diego, California.Brendan Brazier?s the formulator and cofounder of Vega, bestselling author of the?hrive?ook series,?nd editor in chief of Alive magazine. He?s also a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. Brendan is regarded as one of the world?s leading authorities on plant-based performance nutrition?nd works with several NHL, NFL, MLB, UFC, and Olympic plant-based athletes. He?ives in?sheville, North Carolina.