Matt Fitzgerald (1)
Author of Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance (The Racing Weight Series)
About the Author
Matt Fitzgerald is an endurance sports coach, nutritionist, and author. His many best-selling books include 80/20 Running, Life Is a Marathon, and How Bad Do You Want It? A former editor of Triathlete magazine, Matt cofounded 80/20 Endurance, an online training resource for endurance athletes.
Works by Matt Fitzgerald
Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance (The Racing Weight Series) (2009) 166 copies, 5 reviews
Brain Training for Runners: A Revolutionary New Training System to Improve Endurance, Speed, Health, and Res ults (2007) 101 copies, 3 reviews
Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of US (2014) 70 copies, 5 reviews
Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners: How to Fuel Your Body for Stronger Workouts, Faster Recovery, and… (2005) 64 copies
Triathlete Magazine's Complete Triathlon Book: The Training, Diet, Health, Equipment, and Safety Tips You Need to Do… (2003) 52 copies
The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition: A Cutting-Edge Plan to Fuel Your Body Beyond "the Wall" (2013) 34 copies, 2 reviews
Racing Weight Cookbook: Lean, Light Recipes for Athletes (Racing Weight Series) (2014) 33 copies, 1 review
80/20 Triathlon: Discover the Breakthrough Elite-Training Formula for Ultimate Fitness and Performance at All Levels (2018) 26 copies, 2 reviews
The Endurance Diet: Discover the 5 Core Habits of the World’s Greatest Athletes to Look, Feel, and Perform Better (2016) 25 copies
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide: Plans, Scheduling Tips, and Workout Goals for Triathletes… (2006) 22 copies
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He is similarly confusing when he fails (at times) to distinguish between advice for marathoners vs half marathoners and beginners vs experienced runners. Lastly, the writing style is much too uneven. For example, he flips between grams and calories seemingly at random. Similarly between lbs and kgs, only rarely giving equivalents. (Makes me wonder where his editor was. An editor should catch this. But Fitzgerald has written many books and articles - he should know better.)
On the other hand, he did give some solid advice (but most of it is well known). Some advice was new to me, quite intriguing, and which I have incorporated such as his idea about using supplements every other long run.
In total, I found the book rather maddening to read and I have trouble recommending it for anyone else.… (more)