Racing Weight

See what pro athletes, coaches, and experts have said about Racing Weight and Racing Weight Cookbook.

The smartest way to manage your weight for endurance performance is to emulate the methods of the fastest men and women on the planet.

You are not going to believe this: your weight is a better predictor of your race performance than how much or how well you train.

Body mass index (BMI) has been in the news lately. It was put there put Katherine Flegal, a researcher on the epidemiology of obesity. Flegal and a few of her colleagues conducted a scientific review of past studies that had correlated body mass index with the risk of dying of various diseases. Their “meta-analysis” wasRead more »

Each sport favors a particular body type. Which body type do you have? Is your body type ideal for your sport?

Research, common sense, and race experience have shown that leaner athletes tend to be faster. Why? It’s not just gravity.

Racing Weight explains 6 simple ways athletes can lose fat without losing performance.

Limit your off-season weight gain to no more than 8 percent of your optimal performance weight.

When pursuing your racing weight, focus on the process, not on the outcome.

New Year Cleanses and Detoxes Are a Hoax! Instead, Try a Racing Weight "DQS Clean Streak".

Donald Sorah went from 315 pounds to a Bicycling magazine cover model, partly through the help of Racing Weight.

With steamed milk and the nutty aroma of toasted wheat berries, this breakfast cereal is worth the wait. If you have cooked wheat berries on hand, scoop 1½ cups into your pot, and wholesome goodness is just minutes away.

Spaghetti and Meatballs; it's a classic endurance sports meal and for good reason. Complex carbs will fuel you up for tomorrow while the protein will help you recover from today. Enjoy with a glass of red!

These pancakes are a great make-ahead breakfast. Double the batch, and store pancakes in freezer bags to be reheated in the toaster.

No time to cook? That’s no excuse for skipping breakfast.

Chock-full of vegetables and beans, this soup is a hearty, warming meal, packed with nutrition.

A team of runners who blog for Run Oregon began testing recipes from Racing Weight Cookbook: Lean, Light Recipes for Athletes by Matt Fitzgerald.

Carbohydrate restriction in many popular diets actually hurt endurance sports performance.

The crisp flaxseed crust keeps the chicken wonderfully moist inside.

Try out this easy-to-make recipe for as a pre-workout fuel-up snack or a light post-workout recovery snack.

This high-protein recipe makes for an excellent recovery lunch.

Perfect for lunch or as a post-workout recovery snack.

I recommend that athletes make their winter weight fluctuations systematic by imposing an 8-percent rule on themselves and by executing a formal “Racing Weight quick start” in the New Year.

We made this frozen burrito into a completely nutritious, Racing Weight meal in just 5 minutes.

Racing Weight Cookbook is not a typical cookbook.

Try out this easy-to-make Level 1 recipe for as a pre-workout breakfast or as a post-workout recovery snack.

We know it from our own experience, of course, but science proves that leaner athletes are faster.

I think that a month of less strict eating makes it easier to eat strictly through the other 11 months of the year. But there is a limit!

Each sport favors a particular body type. But why?

Carbohydrate restriction in The Zone Diet and the Paleo Diet actually hurt endurance sports performance.

Here's what's new in the second edition of Racing Weight.