A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to performance nutrition for active women.
Stacy Sims, MSC, PhD, is a Stanford-based exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist and the cofounder and chief research officer of OSMO Nutrition, a sports nutrition company. A regular featured speaker at professional and academic conferences, including those hosted by USOC and USA cycling, she resides in Palo Alto, CA. Selene Yeager is a professional health and fitness writer, certified personal trainer, USA cycling certified coach, professional mountain bike racer, and all-American Ironman triathlete. She has authored, coauthored, or contributed to dozens of books and national publications. A 2007 national magazine award nominee for excellence in service journalism, she lives in Emmaus, PA.
"Dr. Stacy Sims is a singular voice and an epic intellectual talent
in the health and fitness world. As former professional athletes
turned fitness entrepreneurs, we have found that her insights into
the unique interworkings of the female athletic body were a total
game changer. ROAR will help athletes everywhere become
faster, stronger, and healthier."-Juliet and Kelly Starrett,
New York Times bestselling author, and cofounders of San
Francisco CrossFit and MobilityWOD
"Dr. Sims has taken her years of experience as an endurance athlete
and scientist to create the ultimate guide to nutrition and
performance for female athletes. No matter what your sport of
choice is, ROAR is a book that no athlete should be
without."-Shaluinn Fullove, two-time U.S. Olympic Marathon
Trials qualifier
"Having completed over 56 Ironmans, I can say with certainty
learning how your body reacts to high endurance training and racing
never stops. It's discouraging to prepare for a race and have it
derailed, not because you didn't do the work, but because your body
didn't respond on that particular day. Dr. Sims will show you how
you can take the steps to toe the start line with the best chance
of delivering your maximum potential!"-Meredith B. Kessler,
professional triathlete
"Dr. Sims helped me recover from hip surgery to win a World
Championship bronze medal. Her personalized approach to training,
recovery and nutrition can unlock an athlete's potential to achieve
next level goals. Now all active women have access to the same
groundbreaking information that made a significant impact on my
career."-Lea Davison, Professional mountain bike racer and
Olympian
"An enlightening guide [for women] to fueling and
strengthening themselves for peak fitness. . . . This book is a
must for female athletes."-Publishers Weekly
"Dr. Sims has helped me manage the physical and mental stress that
comes with my intense level of cycling. ROAR will help every
athlete understand what is happening to her body and what the best
nutritional strategy is to perform at her very best."-Evie
Stevens, Olympian, professional road cyclist, and current women's
UCI Hour record holder
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