Beyond Training - by Ben Greenfield (Paperback)

About the Book

Presents a guide to achieving peak fitness capability by optimizing performance, fat loss, and brain function, covering such aspects of health as nutrition, training, recovery, stress and time management, sleep, and digestion.

Book Synopsis

In this book you will learn:
- The 2 best ways to build fitness fast without destroying your body
- Underground training tactics for maximizing workout efficiency
- The best biohacks for enhancing mental performance and entering the zone
- How to know with laserlike accuracy whether your body has truly recovered
- 26 ways to recover quickly from workouts, injuries, and overtraining
- The 25 most important blood and saliva biomarkers and how to test them
- 5 essential elements of training that most athletes neglect
- 7 stress-fighting weapons to make your mind-body connection bulletproof
- Proven systems to enhance sleep, eliminate insomnia, and conquer jet lag
- 40 high-calorie, nutrient-dense meals that won't destroy your metabolism
- Easy tools for customizing your carbs, proteins, and fats for your unique body
- 9 ways to fix a broken gut, detox your body, and create a toxin-free life
- A complete system to safeguard your immune system and stomach
- Simple time-efficient tips for balancing training, work, travel, and family

About the Author

Ben Greenfield is a coach, author, speaker, ex-bodybuilder, and Ironman triathlete. His science-based approach to discovering a potent balance between health and performance has revolutionized the way thousands of athletes and exercise enthusiasts around the world live, train, and eat. Ben now works with athletes, CEOs, and soccer moms alike, helping them achieve amazing feats of physical endurance without destroying their bodies in the process.

In 2008, the National Strength and Conditioning Association voted Ben America's top personal trainer. He holds a master's degree in exercise physiology and biomechanics from University of Idaho and is a certified sports nutritionist (C-ISSN) and a certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS). He has more than a decade of experience teaching professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes from all sports how to be healthy on the inside and on the outside--and coaches people of all ages and backgrounds on performance, fat loss, nutrition, lifestyle management, and wellness.

In addition to being the head coach and nutritionist for Pacific Elite Fitness and the Rock Star Triathlete Academy, Ben is a consultant for WellnessFX, the host of the Get-Fit Guy and Ben Greenfield Fitness podcasts on iTunes, the author of more than a dozen programs and books for optimizing health and performance, and the owner of EndurancePlanet.com, the world's top endurance sports entertainment website. He also trains and mentors physicians, personal trainers, and physical therapists from around the globe via his mastermind Superhuman Coach Network at SuperhumanCoach.com.