Optimum Sports Nutrition: Your Competitive Edge

by Michael Colgan

A nutrional guide to direct athletes, bodybuilders, and other serious and fitness-conscious consumers. This book provides the do's and don'ts, and the whys and hows of optimal athletic performance. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962484059
• ISBN13: 9780962484056
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Colgan Institute
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

I have read several books on nutrition and nothing compares to the information contained in this fantastic book. I am well educated myself having degrees in nutrition and biochemisty. I perused the information Dr. Colgan has presented and found it to be accurate in terms of the biochemical workings of the human body. Dr. Colgan has been able to convert difficult to understand material into a more eaisly understandable format. His credentials are outstanding. There is no other individual that I have come across that has his education and professional experience. Dr. Colgan is not your dime a dozen M.D. who writes a book on nutrition. He has a Ph.D in Biochemistry which is really what all of nutrition is based upon. The only thing that that I found negative was the excessive emphasis on Twin Lab products and some of the material on sports supplementation was out of date. Otherwise, the majority of the information I found to be of high quality. Both the athlete and non-athlete will find this book to be a welcome adjunct to thier nutrition knowledge and understanding.

For wrestlers, marathoners, couch potatoes and everyone else

As a collegiate wrestler I have found this book to be extremely helpful both in and out of season. Dr. Colgan's vitamin and mineral supplementation plan is quite useful while cutting weight to maintain health as well as during off season while doing more distance and strength training. Additionally, his witty, if not sarchastic insight into the FDA and other "experts" on nutrition. All in all, Dr. Colgan's Optimum Sports Nutrition, while somewhat dated (Copyright 1993) is crucial for success for all world class athletes.

A must for every serious athlete

This book is very informative. I found it to be very helpful in helping the athlete clear the confusion on various subjects, from nutrition, training, or drugs. The book is certainly a great learning tool, and is also helpful for consultation after being read. The only thing I might criticize, is that some of the subjects especially on supplements are outdated.

A Classic. This is the definitive work for sports nutrition

An incisive work. Required reading. Supported by an extensive bibliography, this book provides all the information you need regarding athletic performance and nutrition. And it's spelled out in exquisite detail. I've been reading sports nutrition books/articles for years and this book is the finest I've ever come across. For those who voice concern regarding his support of Twinlab products? His ethics regarding nutrition are above reproach as evidenced by the information in this book, and the honesty of his writing. I am a natural bodybuilder and can attest to their quality. And I am neither on Twinlabs nor Colgan's payroll. At this price this book is a steal. Buy it!!