Roar ─ How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life

In the words of author Dr. Stacy Sims, “women and are not small men.” Women have a unique physiology that is different than men; therefore, women require a different nutritional approach to achieve their best athletic performance.ROAR! is a complete guide for active women looking to match their nutritional intake to their unique physiology to achieve optimum athletic performance.

Together, Dr. Sims and Contributing Author Selene Yeager are the ultimate authority on women’s nutrition, health, and fitness. In this book, you will learn how to train your unique body to optimally adapt to exercise, including building lean muscle where women need it most, strengthening bone, and boosting power and endurance. ROAR! provides women with all the nutrition and training advice you need to build a rock-solid fitness foundation.

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.