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

Great read for every female athlete. I do not compete in triathlons, or any long distance races of any kind. I do consider myself an athlete though, as I always played sports growing up and still at 33 I enjoy lifting weights, hike, backpack, and do Backcountry hunting, which is an extreme endurance sport in it's own right. I think every woman will take away at least one thing they can apply to their life and training. I personally found several as I have always gone by what the fitness industry recommends. After reading this I now why working out in heat or the week leading up to my cycle sucks and feels so hard, I know why I actually gained fat while intermittent fasting and doing fasted morning cardio, I know why I out hike my husband at high altitude, and why the Paleo diet felt great for a few months, then felt like crap (I knew I needed more carbs), plus much more. Those who gave a poor rating for the book not being great for people over 50 or experiencing menopause are silly. The book doesn't claim to be written for that audience only, plus the book covers some information on menopause. And the negative reviews about the birth control are inaccurate as well. The author recommended speaking to your doctor before making any changes and she does acknowledge some women need birth control for various health problems. I thought it was well written, everything is well explained, and it's very eye opening. I'm now no longer skipping breakfast and eat within 30 minutes of waking up, I've added more protein to my diet, I now do heavy lifting during my low hormone phase, and lighter weight, high rep functional training during my high phase and I'm seeing and feeling results. I think all women concerned about their health and anyone who even regularly exercise should read this. Even men who train women should read it.

This is the best book I have ever read about female physiology and how it couples with being an athlete. As soon as it arrived, I dug in and didn't stop. I feel like for the fist time I actually understand what is happening with my body during training, rest and the always fun, monthly cycle. It's easy to read, simple and not overdone with scientific jargon. It carefully and clearly takes apart allot of training and diet myths. My favorite parts were reading the stories of some top female competitors and how even just small tweaks can make a big difference. And not just with stories, but with scientific evidence and real life female athletes using that information for their own success. No two women are the same and what works best for each of us can be unique but this book captures all of that and then some. No matter where you are in your athletic pursuits, this is a killer book to have in your arsenal. Especially younger female athletes. Get the right information and establish good, health habits young. I am 38 so I am having to unlearn allot of bad habits, poor information and basically training like a small man. Worth every penny!

Women of Fitness! You must buy this book. It is highly beneficial no matter where you are in your fitness journey. The comprehensive data, exercises, nutrition information and female specific health and wellness data is not only powerful but also relevant and easy to follow. The book is designed clearly and motivationally for anyone looking to learn, grow and improve their physical and mental knowledge of female fitness.

I know that Stacy Sims did not promise to coach non-athletes, but I wish I could pry some extra knowledge out of her. I'm about to be 65, and I'm a Type 1 Diabetic... AND I started rock climbing 2 years ago. I need help as much as any athlete to get and stay in physical shape. What I WISH I had was specific info on how my 64 year old body is different from a woman half my age... what I need to do to avoid injury but still go for it on the rocks... how bio-identical hormone treatment makes me more or less similar to a woman who still has regular periods, and then how a sport like rock climbing with its very different stressors are different from the Crossfit and track women she mostly writes about. Having said that--I loved the specific ideas on hydration, on electrolytes, on junking paleo and other extreme diets. I loved the info on diet and hydration before,during and after an event (I'll call an 'event' any day when I'm out doing serious climbing). I've wondered why I don't recover after climbing, or what I can do to make it to the very top of a challenge, and not wear out just shy of a goal. I can patch together her suggestions to work for me. Hey Stacy, how about another book!

This book is easy to read -- a lot of recent, applicable science distilled into clear, entertaining writing. Before I go on, I should say that I don't know what the complaints above are talking about -- if you read this book carefully, literally all of the information they're asking for is in there. I tried the nutrition strategies in this book as soon as I'd read it. Over the next several days, I saw immediate and pretty dramatic results in my power and endurance workouts. Recovery is so much better. I also feel better -- better moods, less bloat, less tiredness -- AND this was all during my "weak week." Sims is a fan of real food and real life; her suggestions aren't hard to implement. I've been participating in endurance and power sports for over 25 years (I'm 38) and I wish I'd known all this - or been willing to pay attention to it! - much earlier. I've always been a "healthy eater," but not optimizing at all for the activities I've been doing. This book is gonna stay on my shelf for a long, long time. Girl knows her stuff.

One of the few people who focus more on women. But, the only problem is, all the food related advice shared is not applicable to me as an Indian. But, learnt a lot!

This made me improve my trainings a lot, feel and recover better and make gains much faster. I am not a professional in any way shape or form, but it seems the advice she gives has a ton of impact, including on beginners like me. Even if you don't exercise or are not looking to improve your exercise routine, this book is a very interesting read on how our bodies are made and work, and how it translates on our everyday lives, I think the book is just worth reading because of that alone. 100% recommend

Excellent livre je recommande pour les femmes sportives qui souhaitent améliorer sa performance dans le sport et composition corporelle et aussi connaître plus sur le fonctionnement du corps féminin.

Ich hab mich ja mal ein wenig über Rennrad-Bücher für Frauen "aufgeregt" habe, die eigentlich die kompletten Basics, für die man definitiv nicht Frau oder Mann sein muss, behandeln, bin ich letztens über eine Doktorandin in Ernährungswissenschaften gestolpert, die genau die frauenspezifischen Eigenheiten bei Ernährung und Training und wie man damit am besten arbeitet unter die Lupe nimmt. Sie hat ein wirklich fantastisches Buch darüber geschrieben. Ich bin zwar erst auf Seite 100, aber ich war ab Seite 3 so dermaßen hooked, dass ich derzeit jede freie Minute meine Nase da rein stecke.

Based on this book, I now eat and hydrate differently from what I used to during training and outside of training. I jog/run and cycle four times a week. As a result, my strength has improved as well as the composition of my body. I find that I'm holding onto my muscle definition and I have much less muscle soreness after training.