YE The Ketogenic Diet for Athletes, Dr Fabrice Kuhn & Dr Hugues Daniel

What do the three most successful Ironman athletes, Paula Newby-Fraser, Mark Allen and Dave Scott, have in common? The ketogenic diet! Eating fat to become a good fat burner and aim for victory may seem crazy. However, this is what a growing number of endurance and strength athletes are experimenting with.

What should you really expect from this diet? Can it maximize your performance? What effects does it have on weight? How can you implement it safely? This unique guide answers all these questions. It is the preferred companion for all keto athletes.

Doctors and athletes themselves, Drs. Fabrice Kuhn and Hugues Daniel present the scientific evidence for and against ketogenic. But more than that, having tested it on themselves, and gathered the experience of those who practice it, they take stock of it in real situations.

Verdict: Some endurance athletes benefit incredibly from this diet and see their performance and health clearly improve. Others, on the contrary, see their times stagnate or decrease. The only way to know which camp you are in is to try it by following the advice in this book.

Strength athletes will find a way to lose weight without losing muscle mass.

And if keto isn't for you, why not try less strict alternatives: targeted keto, cyclical keto, low carb, low glycogen training.

To get you started, here are 38 tasty keto recipes that are tailored to the needs of athletes.