The groundbreaking book that revolutionized exercise nutrition and performance for female
athletes now freshly updated Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one.
In ROAR exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims PhD teaches you
everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition hydration and training to work with your
unique female physiology rather than against it. By understanding your physiology you’ll
know how best to adapt your lifestyle and build routines to maximize your performance on and
off the sports field. You’ll discover expert guidance on building a rock-solid foundation for
fitness and everyday life with tips for determining your high-performance body composition
gaining lean muscle and nailing your nutrition. Because a women’s physiology changes over time
you’ll also find full chapters devoted to pregnancy and menopause. This revised edition
includes a wealth of new research developments expanded recommendations based on those
findings and updates to reflect the changing landscape of women's sports including: An
updated action plan for peak performance across all phases of your menstrual cycle as there is
never a bad day to perform at your best A fresh understanding about the impact of hormonal
contraception on training A look into why you need more protein than the average woman and how
these needs change across your lifespan The reasons why sleep is your most powerful recovery
tool and how to manage disruptions to your internal clock A deep dive into saunas cold plunges
and other training and recovery techniques as they apply to female physiology Insights into
biohacking and what works (and doesn’t) for active women No matter what your activity
is—Olympic lifting general fitness endurance or field sports—this book will empower you with
the personal insight and knowledge you need to be in the healthiest fittest strongest shape
of your life.
