The athlete's guide to making weight [electronic resource

Moving up or down a weight class? Switching positions within your sport? Competing in a new league or level? Are you big enough, quick enough, and strong enough? Elite athletes understand the impact that body weight and composition have on performance. Gain too much, and lose that all-important first step. Drop too much, and risk being overpowered. Here, sport dietitians Macedonio and Dunford have analyzed today's top athletes, competitive trends, and positional demands across 21 sports to help you determine--and achieve--your optimal competitive weight. Assess body composition, nutritional requirements, and your current training program. Then follow the customizable meal plans for a personalized approach to maximizing performance. Whether you need to add muscle and mass, lose body fat, or control water weight, this book will help you reach your goals without sacrificing safety or performance.--From publisher description. Read more... Moving up or down a weight class? Switching positions within your sport? Competing in a new league or level? Are you big enough, quick enough, and strong enough? Elite athletes understand the impact that body weight and composition have on performance. Gain too much, and lose that all-important first step. Drop too much, and risk being overpowered by the opponent. In The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight , renowned sport dietitians Michele Macedonio and Marie Dunford have analyzed today's top athletes, competitive trends, and positional demands across 21 sports to help you determineand achieveyour optimal competitive weight. Assess body composition, nutritional requirements, and your current training program. Then follow the customizable meal plans for a personalized approach to maximizing performance. Whether you need to add muscle and mass, lose body fat, or control water weight, The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight will help you reach your goals without sacrificing safety or performance. Content: Chapter 1. Tipping the Scales of Sports Performance; Chapter 2. Identifying the Priorities for Your Sport; Chapter 3. Analyzing Your Body, Assessing Your Weight; Chapter 4. Charting Your Course for Success; Chapter 5. Building a Solid Nutritional Base; Chapter 6. Adding Muscle, Gaining Mass; Chapter 7. Losing Fat, Winning Results; Chapter 8. Weighing in on Water Weight; Chapter 9. Sizing Up Supplement Use; Chapter 10. Building Muscle; Chapter 11. Losing Fat; Chapter 12. Building Muscle and Losing Fat; Chapter 13. Precision Meal Planning System. Abstract: Analyses some of the top athletes, competitive trends and positional demands across 21 sports to help readers determine and achieve their optimal competitive weight. This book teaches athletes how to assess body composition, nutritional requirements and their training programmes. It helps athletes reach their goals without sacrificing safety. Read more... Moving up or down a weight class? Switching positions within your sport? Competing in a new league or level? Are you big enough, quick enough, and strong enough? Elite athletes understand the impact that body weight and composition have on performance. Gain too much, and lose that all-important first step. Drop too much, and risk being overpowered. Here, sport dietitians Macedonio and Dunford have analyzed today's top athletes, competitive trends, and positional demands across 21 sports to help you determine--and achieve--your optimal competitive weight. Assess body composition, nutritional requirements, and your current training program. Then follow the customizable meal plans for a personalized approach to maximizing performance. Whether you need to add muscle and mass, lose body fat, or control water weight, this book will help you reach your goals without sacrificing safety or performance.--Résumé de l'éditeur

The Athlete’s Guide to Making Weight presents practical guidelines for determining, achieving, and maintaining proper weight and body composition for 21 different sports. You or your coach will be able to create plans tailored to your individual goals. Whether you need to gain muscle, lose fat, or control water weight, this is an essential book.