<p><strong>Optimize your performance-practical, easy, essential nutrition for athletes.</strong></p><p>Sports nutrition is a vital element for reaching peak physical performance. To maximize workouts and athletic ability, <em>Essential Sports Nutrition</em> offers the most up-to-date nutritional guidance along with delicious recipes to make eating right for an active lifestyle, easy.</p><p>Marni Sumbal, MS, RD, CSSD, a board-certified dietitian who specializes in fueling endurance athletes, breaks down the science of nutrition with easy-to-follow explanations on the right things to eat and the right time to eat them. Complete with 24 recipes for before, after, and during exercise, <em>Essential Sports Nutrition</em> is a user-friendly reference on fueling to meet your fullest potential. </p><p><em>Essential Sports Nutrition</em> teaches you how to nourish your body for energy with:</p><ul><li><strong>A nutritional overview</strong> that includes new research on sources of nutrition and components of an ideal diet.</li><li><strong>Nutrient timing</strong> that teaches you what and when to eat before, during, and immediately after exercise for the best results. </li><li><strong>24 recipes</strong> for before exercise or competition, during and after exercise, plus recipes for rest days. </li></ul><p>Whether you practice an endurance sport or engage in recreational exercise, <em>Essential Sports Nutrition</em> offers the guidance and recipes you need to eat, compete, and succeed.</p>