The Plant-Based Athlete

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The only research-based guide for connecting a plant-based diet with peak athletic performance, featuring interviews with professional athletes who''ve made the switch from meat to plants.

The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke reveals the incontrovertible proof that the human body does not need meat, eggs, or dairy to be strong. Instead, research shows that a consciously calibrated plant-based diet offers the greatest possible recovery times, cell oxidation, injury prevention, and restorative sleep, and allows athletes to train more effectively, with better results.

However, committing to a plant-based diet as an elite athlete, first-time marathoner, or weekend warrior isn''t as simple as swapping vegetables for meat. Even the slightest food adjustments can impact performance. That''s why Matt Frazier, founder of No Meat Athlete, and R