Roar

Great read for every female athlete. I do not compete in triathlons, or any long distance races of any kind. I do consider myself an athlete though, as I always played sports growing up and still at 33 I enjoy lifting weights, hike, backpack, and do Backcountry hunting, which is an extreme endurance sport in it's own right. I think every woman will take away at least one thing they can apply to their life and training. I personally found several as I have always gone by what the fitness industry recommends. After reading this I now why working out in heat or the week leading up to my cycle sucks and feels so hard, I know why I actually gained fat while intermittent fasting and doing fasted morning cardio, I know why I out hike my husband at high altitude, and why the Paleo diet felt great for a few months, then felt like crap (I knew I needed more carbs), plus much more. Those who gave a poor rating for the book not being great for people over 50 or experiencing menopause are silly. The book doesn't claim to be written for that audience only, plus the book covers some information on menopause. And the negative reviews about the birth control are inaccurate as well. The author recommended speaking to your doctor before making any changes and she does acknowledge some women need birth control for various health problems. I thought it was well written, everything is well explained, and it's very eye opening. I'm now no longer skipping breakfast and eat within 30 minutes of waking up, I've added more protein to my diet, I now do heavy lifting during my low hormone phase, and lighter weight, high rep functional training during my high phase and I'm seeing and feeling results. I think all women concerned about their health and anyone who even regularly exercise should read this. Even men who train women should read it.

One of the few people who focus more on women. But, the only problem is, all the food related advice shared is not applicable to me as an Indian. But, learnt a lot!

Excellent livre je recommande pour les femmes sportives qui souhaitent améliorer sa performance dans le sport et composition corporelle et aussi connaître plus sur le fonctionnement du corps féminin.

Ich hab mich ja mal ein wenig über Rennrad-Bücher für Frauen "aufgeregt" habe, die eigentlich die kompletten Basics, für die man definitiv nicht Frau oder Mann sein muss, behandeln, bin ich letztens über eine Doktorandin in Ernährungswissenschaften gestolpert, die genau die frauenspezifischen Eigenheiten bei Ernährung und Training und wie man damit am besten arbeitet unter die Lupe nimmt. Sie hat ein wirklich fantastisches Buch darüber geschrieben. Ich bin zwar erst auf Seite 100, aber ich war ab Seite 3 so dermaßen hooked, dass ich derzeit jede freie Minute meine Nase da rein stecke.

Loving this book - reassuring, empowering and very educational. There's a great balance of diligently-referenced theory with easy-to-implement practical advice and examples. The way it's written is friendly and informal but without any dumbing-down. You'll learn why apparently proven training or nutritional methods don't work for everyone and how to adapt how you exercise and eat week to week but also at different points in your life. Periodisation of training has led to great improvements in what people can get from their sport, but periodised training is normally arranged in sometimes arbitrary blocks of time. I suppose this book is about periodising your periodisation - getting body and training cycles to peak and trough together - excited to properly put it into practise!