Description
Book SynopsisAnalyses 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.
Trade Review"Michele Macedonio has dedicated her career to improving the lives of young competitors through nutrition. I refer all my athletes to Michelle and The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight for solid nutrition plans that help them develop to their potential."
Scott Goodpaster BS,CSCS
Owner and Director, Cincinnati Functional Fitness
"Over the years, I've learned just how much nutrition and body weight influence athletic performance. In The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight, Macedonio and Dunford examine not only the demands of the sport, but the position played, to provide a clear plan for maximizing that performance.""
Rudi Johnson
Detroit Lions
Pro Bowl Running Back
"Michele Macedonio has been instrumental to my success as a professional athlete. She didn't just give me a diet; she showed me how playing at the right weight maximizes speed, agility, quickness, and strength. In The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight, Macedonio and Dunford show you how to achieve your ideal weight for peak athletic performance and Pro Bowl play."
Landon Johnnson
Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
"The programs in The Athlete's Guide to Making Weight have helped me add 30 pounds of muscle. I wouldn't be playing college baseball without these programs."
Evan Schweinfest
Xavier University Baseball Team
Table of ContentsPart I: Optimal Weight, Optimal Performance
Chapter 1. Tipping the Scales in Your Favor
Chapter 2. Identifying the Priorities for Your Sport
Chapter 3. Analyzing Your Body, Assessing Your Weight
Chapter 4. Charting Your Course for Success
Part II: Strategies for Achieving Your Target Weight
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
Part III: Meal Plans for Making Weight
Chapter 10. Building Muscle
Chapter 11. Losing Fat
Chapter 12. Building Muscle and Losing Fat
Chapter 13. Precision Meal Planning System
