Synopses & Reviews
Racing Weight Cookbook delivers more than 100 flavorful, easy recipes for athletes that will help you hit your ideal weight without compromising your performance.Whatever your training demands, Racing Weight meals make it simple to dial in the right mix of carbs, fat, and protein and satisfy your appetite. Put high-quality, well-balanced meals on your table in as little as 15 minutes with time-saving tips for food preparation and grocery shopping.
Discover the best foods for athletes:
• 100+ healthy recipes for any athlete, from reluctant cook to cooking enthusiast
• Whole grains, fiber, and lean protein to elevate diet quality
• Fresh, energy-dense meals that help runners, triathletes, and cyclists train harder
• Nutrient-rich bars and smoothies to promote fast recovery
With Racing Weight Cookbook, youll take control of your diet with the proven Racing Weight approach, practiced by the worlds best endurance athletes and backed by scientific research. The fastest athletes tend to be the leanest, but every athlete needs to eat well to perform well. Racing Weight Cookbook makes it easy for you to eat and train for weight loss at the same time.
Review
“Sports nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald lets us in on his no-diet secrets that can help endurance athletes get leaner, stronger, and faster.” —
Mens Fitness
“Racing Weight answers the difficult questions athletes often have about dieting, including how to handle the off-season. The book gives readers a scientifically backed system to discover your optimum race weight, as well as five steps to achieve it.” — Triathlete magazine
“I highly recommend reading Racing Weight even if you don't need to lose any excess poundage. You'll come away with a better understanding of your physiology and also of food.” — Joe Friel, founder of TrainingBible Coaching and author of The Triathlete's Training Bible and The Cyclists Training Bible
“Fitzgerald is a fountain of information on current research studies and findings from the sciences of healthy nutrition and exercise performance.” — Ultrarunning magazine
“Fitzgerald is going to go down as one of the most competent and prolific authors of books for serious runners covering just about every legitimate aspect of the all-important runners lifestyle.” — Letsrun.com
“Reaching an ideal weight for endurance sports is important, but doing it the right way is even more important. Matt Fitzgerald provides scientific and sound advice for anyone trying to achieve their racing weight.” — Scott Jurek, 7-time winner of the Western States Endurance Run and 2-time winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon
“Racing Weight is the first book written exclusively about an issue that is very important to runners—eating and training properly to get to the start line of the peak race with the right body composition for running fast.” — Letsrun.com
“A crash course on how endurance athletes should think about food.” — LAVA magazine
“Even if you are already a lean machine, you'll likely still learn something from Racing Weight. From how to determine your optimum weight, to improving your diet and training around it, to controlling your appetite and making your own fuel—it's all in this book.” — BikeRadar
Review
"Designed for athletes conscious of balancing good food with good performance. The book is divided into three sections based on ability level -- in the kitchen, not on the bike." -- BikeRadar.com
"Racing Weight Cookbook makes it simple to dial in the right mix of carbs, fat, and protein that will satisfy your appetite with high-quality, well-balanced meals." -- Swimming World
"Matt Fitzgerald's new cookbook, created in concert with registered dietitian and pro nutrition coach Georgie Fear, is the ideal complement to the [Racing Weight] Series." -- Experience Life magazine
"Racing Weight Cookbook offers a lot of variety, is well-illustrated, and easy to follow. And most importantly, the dishes taste great." -- Canadian Running magazine
"What better way to reach your goal than with delicious meals designed for weight loss? Racing Weight Cookbook delivers 100 recipes targeted for athletes looking to manage their weight." -- Women's Running magazine
"Racing Weight Cookbook offers readers an understanding of the solid nutritional principles that an athlete should use in making daily dietary decisions...plus dishes up a whole toolbox of helpful hints, cooking tips and practical kitchen advice...Stir thoroughly and you've got a book that will likely be used frequently and kept close at hand in the kitchen by many readers for years to come." -- About.com
"Racing Weight Cookbook is third in a series of guides by Matt Fitzgerald to help the endurance athlete lose your winter flab and get to be the lean, mean, cycling machine you imagine yourself to be. The cookbook includes 100 delicious-looking recipes, many of which can be prepared in under 15 minutes so you can hit the road." -- Cyclelico.us
"Those of you who count post ride beers rather than counting calories, look away now (we don't blame you). For the rest of you that are trying to "get down to racing weight," certified sports nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald and registered dietician Georgie Fear have a new cookbook to help you get there." -- BikeRumor.com
"Best Cookbook for Athletes. [The Racing Weight Series] focuses on incorporating high-quality foods based on an easy-to-understand point system designed to help athletes become lean and strong and healthy...Racing Weight Cookbook is...WAY more than just a cookbook..." -- Fit Bottomed Eats
"Racing Weight Cookbook is aimed at endurance athletes, giving you the tools and knowledge to improve your diet, to fuel performance for training and racing...The recipes are amazing and the pictures make the recipes look appetising...Honestly, I have been bowled over by every recipe I've tried." -- Cycling Shorts
Synopsis
Athletes need clean, high-octane foods to perform at their best. Matt Fitzgerald and Georgie Fear team up in
Racing Weight Cookbook to offer 100 delicious recipes for athletes who want to enjoy great-tasting meals while managing their weight.
Racing Weight Cookbook offers breakfasts, lunches, and dinners that follow the principles of Racing Weight, Fitzgeralds best-selling weight loss program for athletes. Incorporating Racing Weights simple Diet Quality Score system, the cookbook guides athletes to eat the best foods in the right amounts throughout the day. Racing Weight Cookbook breaks recipes into three skill levels for inexperienced cooks, the recipe literate, and athlete foodies.
The fastest athletes tend to be the leanest, but even the most committed athlete needs to eat well to perform well. Racing Weight Cookbook makes it easy for athletes to eat and train for weight loss at the same time.
About the Author
Matt Fitzgerald is a certified sports nutritionist and the author of numerous books on running, triathlon, nutrition, and weight loss. His most recent books are Racing Weight Quick Start Guide, RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel, Racing Weight, Brain Training for Runners, and The Runner's Diary. Matt is a regular contributor to Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Outside, Runner's World, Bicycling, Running Times, Women's Running, and other sports and fitness publications. Fitzgerald is a featured coach on Training Peaks, Pear Sports, and Active.com. He is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN) licensed by the International Society of Sports Nutrition. He lives and trains in San Diego, California.Georgie Fear is an endurance athlete, personal trainer, and registered dietitian. She's a healthy foodie and author of two cookbooks Fuel Up and Dig In. Fear graduated with a degree in Nutritional Science from Rutgers University and oversaw the sports nutrition programs for 21 Division I athletic teams. She enjoys answering food and health questions on AskGeorgie.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Racing Weight
Level 1 Recipes for the Culinarily Challenged
Whats for Breakfast
Whats for Lunch
Whats for Dinner
Eating Before Workouts
Carbs Power You
Eating After Workouts
Variety without Struggle
Yes, You Can Cook
Breakfast Cereal—Done Right
Level 2 Recipes for the Recipe Literate
Whats for Breakfast
Whats for Lunch
Whats for Dinner
Shopping Made Simple
How to Improvise a Meal
Eating Healthy Anywhere
The Gift of Leftovers
Fast Fixes
Level 3 Recipes for Athlete Foodies
Whats for Breakfast
Whats for Lunch
Whats for Dinner
Your Optimal Daily Eating Schedule
Dealing with Food Allergies
Smart Substitutions
The Weekend Trap
Dont Call It Cheating
The Sunday ChopFest
Food Storage Tips