Peak

The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports

by Dr. Marc Bubbs

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Pub Date May 24 2019 | Archive Date May 23 2019

Health, Mind & Body | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Description

There is a new revolution happening in sports as more and more athletes are basing their success on this game-changing combination: health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. Peak is a groundbreaking book exploring the fundamentals of high performance, not the fads; the importance of consistency, not extreme effort; and the value of patience, not rapid transformation.

With input from leading experts who are influencing the top performers in sports on how to achieve world-class success, Dr. Marc Bubbs lays out how record-breaking feats of athleticism and strategies are rooted in this personalized approach. His performance protocol is for the elite athlete, active individual, strength coach, nutritionist, or practitioner who wants to expand their potential by:

- Creating personalized nutrition strategies for building muscle, burning fat, or "making weight" for competition

- Connecting the importance of sleep, digestion, the athlete microbiome, and blood glucose control metrics

- Unpacking the low-carb vs. high-carb nutrition debate on how elite endurance athletes fuel

- Applying the new science of recovery and immuno-nutrition to boost performance

- Emphasizing the role of mindset in overcoming roadblocks and achieving success

There is a new revolution happening in sports as more and more athletes are basing their success on this game-changing combination: health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. Peak is a...

Advance Praise

“Dr. Bubbs has done a monumental job in this well-written, easy to follow, inspirational book that speaks both to the aspiring and elite athlete. . . . Peak outlines the best in sound nutrition, optimizing performance with powerful biohacks, inspiring us to get in motion again, and creating balance in our wildly out of balance bodies.” —Nasha Winters, ND, author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer

“To anyone who wants to enhance their performance, read this book and thank me later!” —Jimmy Conrad, World Cup veteran and former captain of the US Men’s National Soccer Team