Power Eating, Third Edition

by Susan M. Kleiner, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson

No other nutrition program will enable you to gain muscle and power—while trimming body fat—more effectively than Power Eating , the leading plan for power athletes, strength trainers, and bodybuilders. Authored by a consultant to NFL and NBA players and world-class bodybuilders, Power Eating combines the most up-to-date scientific and practical advice to address the unique nutritional requirements of the power athlete. The result is an approach that has helped thousands of athletes reach their physique and performance goals—safely and legally. This third edition incorporates the latest nutrition principles and recommendations, specifically addressing and dispelling the myths about carbohydrate and its role in a power athlete's diet. A revised supplement rating system incorporates new IOC rules and makes the latest findings on vitamins and minerals, muscle-building products, and performance-related herbs easier to find. And the inclusion of more recipes and meal plans will provide greater variety for athletes on specialized eating plans. Incorporate the Power Eating plan into your training and find out what thousands of athletes already know. Power Eating is more than a book. It's a path to power excellence.

Genres: Nutrition, Fitness, Nonfiction, Health, Sports, Food, Diets

328 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

About the author

Dr. Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington, where she is currently the High Performance Nutrition Consultant to Seattle Storm (WNBA) and the Seattle Reign FC (WNSL). Dr. Kleiner works professionally with several of the team members, and she has consulted with many other professional teams and team members, including Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, Thunderbirds and Supersonics, the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, Olympians and elite athletes in countless sports. Dr. Kleiner has authored eight books, including the bestseller POWER EATING®, The Good Mood Diet®, and The POWERFOOD Nutrition Plan. In 2014-2016, Dr. Kleiner co-founded Vynna, LLC, a female-centric sports nutrition brand.

Dr. Kleiner is one of the foremost nutrition authorities on eating for strength, and her POWER EATING® program has reshaped the lives of thousands. The book is a leader in the field and is now in its fourth edition.
Susan’s Good Mood Diet® Program arose from her observations that her clients' moods and energy levels improved with their nutrition. The Good Mood Diet® program was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and is the basis for her book, The Good Mood Diet: Feel great while you lose weight.

Dr. Kleiner's credentials include a PhD in Nutrition and RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN certifications and honors. She is a co-founder and fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and The National Strength and Conditioning Association.

While she's not passionately promoting healthy nutrition and fitness, Dr. Kleiner stays in a good mood by spending time in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest with her husband and daughters. She loves skiing, playing piano and drums, dancing, cooking, hiking, traveling, and cozying up with a good book and hot cocoa in the evening to let the intensity of the day slide away.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many strength trainers, athletes, and dieters are operating under a strange mythology created by fad diets, uneducated advice, and personal superstition. With her book, Kleiner gives her reader the common-sense facts. Carbs aren’t bad. Calories aren’t the enemy. Food is fuel. She teaches her reader how to plan a diet that will help him/her reach individual goals of less fat, more muscle, even longer endurance. Using science and research, Kleiner guides the reader through each nutritional need and how to get the most out of food and workouts while explaining the science behind each mineral/vitamin/protein/carb in an easy-to-understand way. She also boils down many research studies to educate the reader on what supplements are actually proven to enhance performance, which ones are pure hype, and which ones haven’t been proven or disproven yet. Through reading and utilizing the information in this book, a reader will be able to dispel the myths, make informed decisions about his/her dietary needs, avoid spending unnecessary money on unproven supplements, and also stay away from dangerous risks.
• Kleiner served as a nutritionist for the Seattle Supersonics and continues to consult professional athletes and write for several nutrition and athletic publications.
• Promotes a healthy and natural approach to cutting fat and building muscle while guiding the reader away from crash/fad diets and unhealthy practices.
• Assumes the reader is strength training on a regular basis
• Written for the everyday person as well as the serious athlete—very adaptable to any reader’s needs, assuming that reader is exercising regularly.
• Differentiates between separate needs of men and women as well as the needs of vegetarians.

[Shahid · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was between the ages of 14-16 almost a decade ago. This book assisted in many ways the current training regimes I have and the current eating lifestyle I embrace. It taught all you need to know about nutrition and fitness in one book. The book was legible for me at that age which makes it an easy and good read. Its an excellent place to start if you know nothing about building muscle or eating right - this book conquers above the fad diets and books that most tend to embrace with open-arms.

[Maxim Chutsky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Вроде бы и неплохая книга, но главный её минус - это то, что несмотря на несколько переизданий, отсылки все равно идут к исследованиям, проводившимся в 90-е годы. Что-то мне подсказывает, что есть куда более актуальные данные.

В то же время, в книге много ценного материала, однако ответа на свой главный вопрос после прочтения я так и не получил.

Отдельного внимания заслуживают вставки, посвященные вегетарианцам, что им делать в сложившейся ситуации, а также внимание к экологическим проблемам.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kleiner put together an exceptional book here. I've been studying and putting fitness into practice for years and continually enjoy honing in on knowledge. I've been wanting to enhance diet and nutrition so I sought books on the subject. This book was a treasure--exactly what I was looking for. Susan points to academic studies in many points throughout her book while her writing is easily digested (no pun intended) and can be easily read by any audience. It is certainly not dry and boring. I knew a lot more than I thought I did about nutrition but this brought me to a new level. I love the little hacks I got from it. For example, adding a high glycemic carbohydrate source with my post-workout protein supplement to initiate an insulin response that helps shuttle the amino acids into muscle tissue.

If you want to live a healthier, more energetic lifestyle and improve your successful outcome of fitness goals, read this book.

[JP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on what you find online, people consume as much junk health advice as they do junk food, which is why I sought out a real book by someone with credentials and experience. Power Eating is full of helpful advice. I like that it can be applied as general principles or one can get very precise using the formulas and timing. Kleiner also maintains a practical outlook, encouraging that most nutrition should come from food while showing when and how supplements have a place.

[Radek Lát · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, but rather scientific. Some of the research is already outdated. It promises you that you'll be able to make your own meal plan by the time you finish the book. However, due to the vast amount of information you are more likely be just lost and end up with a set of recoomendations of what to eat/not to eat.

[Meg]

Good intro to food-as-fuel perspective of nutrition. I have bit more appreciation for carbs as a training tool even if I'm still not sure how to eat more of them. The meal plans filled me with horror (low fat subway sandwiches? *dies*) I can probably eat that much fish tho :p

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book taught me a great deal about how to eat to gain muscle and how to make the most of my training. A solid read for anyone looking to learn about nutrition for the elite athlete.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the smartest books on nutrition and exercise available!

[Aureliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid well rounded book on the fundamentals of nutrition. Great information to help aid anyone looking to slim down or add a couple of healthy pounds!

[Juvoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-researched guide to achieving your physical and performance goals through smarter eating and supplementation. Kleiner does a deep dive into the macro and micronutrients involved in building, repairing, and maximizing muscle mass and performance, in addition to going over most of the major supplements, including their benefits, effectiveness, downsides and macronutrient combinations and ideal recommended intake to get the most out of them in a safe and healthy manner. My nutrition IQ definitely increased reading this book and it can be used as a reference with a pragmatic application for recommended supplements and meal plans provided in the book.