"Peak" is a comprehensive guide that links deep nutrition with peak performance, providing actionable guidance based on expert insights in the areas of athlete health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. It aims to help athletes, trainers, and practitioners understand and apply the key fundamentals of success in high-performance sports.
The target group of this book, "Peak," includes recreational and competitive athletes, personal trainers, strength coaches, practitioners, and doctors who are seeking a deeper understanding of health, nutrition, recovery, and mindset strategies to improve performance and achieve their goals.
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The revolution in sports hinges on bridging the gap between expert knowledge and athlete practice, emphasizing the importance of health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset.
Roger Federer's late-career resurgence underscores the crucial role of quality sleep in enhancing athletic performance and longevity.
Modern lifestyle compromises gut microbiota diversity, but "re-wilding" the gut through diverse, fiber-rich diets and targeted probiotics can enhance athletic performance and overall health.
Altering body composition, crucial in sports, involves a balance of calorie intake and burn, strategic dieting, and safe weight management, but it doesn't necessarily correlate with performance.
Periodized nutrition, which strategically limits carbohydrate intake, can enhance training adaptations, but high carbohydrate availability remains crucial for peak performance on race day.
Arsene Wenger revolutionized soccer with evidence-based sports science and nutrition, highlighting the importance of maintaining energy balance and adequate macronutrient intake to optimize performance and recovery in team sports.
Athletic recovery is a tailored, periodized process that balances rest and preparation, using biomarkers, performance metrics, and nutrition to optimize adaptation to training stress and prevent overtraining.
Immunonutrition, a blend of targeted nutrition and supplementation, can bolster an athlete's immune system, reducing the risk of illness and enhancing performance.
Balancing objective monitoring with subjective feedback and intuition is crucial in managing an athlete's stress-recovery balance and enhancing performance.
Concussions in sports can trigger long-term brain damage similar to Alzheimer's, but controlling inflammation, nutrient intake, and sleep quality may enhance brain resilience.
Harnessing emotional intelligence through mindfulness and self-compassion can transform emotions from performance-derailing threats into powerful tools.
Great leadership is a blend of innate traits and learned skills, requiring emotional intelligence, trust-building, and good habits, rather than just intelligence or motivation.
"Peak" by Marc Bubbs is a comprehensive guide that links deep nutrition with peak performance. The book covers the four pillars—Foundation, Fuel, Recovery, and Supercharge—to make the fittest, healthiest, and most resilient modern athlete. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference between fads and real science, assessing the research, and differentiating between the data. The book also attempts to clarify common confusion among popular topics like ketogenic diets and endurance performance. It highlights the importance of getting back to basics—ensuring adequate energy availability, resolving dysbiotic digestive systems, ensuring adequate macro- and micronutrient intakes, and more.
Marc Bubbs is a renowned naturopathic doctor, speaker, and sports nutrition lead for the Canadian men's national basketball team. He is recognized for his expertise in performance nutrition and is a regular contributor to health and wellness publications.
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