Scan barcode
anniejohannie's review against another edition
2.0
Some good information on hydration and nutrition. Too heavy of a focus on BS supplements and buzz phrases like “immune boosting.”
justiceofkalr's review against another edition
3.0
So sometimes it's super annoying trying to find fitness books that are not either super manly muscle machine bench-press a truck kind of books or on the other end of the spectrum the bikini body motivational bullshit cutesy puke fest. This book does a pretty good job of focusing on women athletes without the overly feminine fluff or the macho crap.
But. I sometimes wasn't sure who this book was aimed at within the female athlete category. There's a lot of overview of different things and exercise examples, which makes it feel like a book aimed at beginner athletes. There's also a lot of in depth blood work and pee stick testing that you probably don't care about unless you're more of an advanced athlete who is looking to step it up. It made the book feel slightly unfocused.
Also. Birth control. She talks a lot about women's cycles and how different hormone levels create different physiological needs for athletes. But then she essential brushes off birth control with a short horror story of how someone she knew got really fucked up and it somehow had to do with the pill. Okay? It would have been nice if she'd talked a little more about how it effects hormones and how it changes women's athletic needs based on that. There's a lot of women who use the pill and her brushing it off like that was frustrating.
Overall though I really liked how because of her background in science she gives some decent scientific reasoning behind her recommendations, particularly concerning hydration. She takes into effect the physiological differences and how they create different needs for women when training than advice that's often given based on male athletes. I skipped the chapters on menopause and pregnancy as these are not relevant to me, so I can't comment on them at all. Most of her other chapters though seemed fairly decent.
But. I sometimes wasn't sure who this book was aimed at within the female athlete category. There's a lot of overview of different things and exercise examples, which makes it feel like a book aimed at beginner athletes. There's also a lot of in depth blood work and pee stick testing that you probably don't care about unless you're more of an advanced athlete who is looking to step it up. It made the book feel slightly unfocused.
Also. Birth control. She talks a lot about women's cycles and how different hormone levels create different physiological needs for athletes. But then she essential brushes off birth control with a short horror story of how someone she knew got really fucked up and it somehow had to do with the pill. Okay? It would have been nice if she'd talked a little more about how it effects hormones and how it changes women's athletic needs based on that. There's a lot of women who use the pill and her brushing it off like that was frustrating.
Overall though I really liked how because of her background in science she gives some decent scientific reasoning behind her recommendations, particularly concerning hydration. She takes into effect the physiological differences and how they create different needs for women when training than advice that's often given based on male athletes. I skipped the chapters on menopause and pregnancy as these are not relevant to me, so I can't comment on them at all. Most of her other chapters though seemed fairly decent.
takoyakiprincess's review against another edition
1.0
"Do not fast if you are a woman." After reading these words, I was incredibly disappointed in this book. I do not recommend it.
minty's review against another edition
3.0
Really interesting and informative. Not yet sure how it will influence my approach to fitness, but there's some ideas to explore.
mariab3's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
I’m a serious amateur athlete and I got a lot of useful info out of this book.
A lot of topics are only briefly covered due to the vast amount of information that’s out there, but there are a ton of sources listed at the end which you can explore for more details. I’m fine with having a high level view of everything so I can decide what to research more for myself.
I feel that not everyone will resonate with everything in this book, but personally I’m ok with taking what seems applicable to me and leaving the rest. Even if you’re not a serious athlete, there are useful tips in here for general health!
A lot of topics are only briefly covered due to the vast amount of information that’s out there, but there are a ton of sources listed at the end which you can explore for more details. I’m fine with having a high level view of everything so I can decide what to research more for myself.
I feel that not everyone will resonate with everything in this book, but personally I’m ok with taking what seems applicable to me and leaving the rest. Even if you’re not a serious athlete, there are useful tips in here for general health!