Thrive Fitness: The Vegan-Based Training Program for Maximum Strength, Health, and Fitness

I am a baseball player and recovery is the name of the game. I adopted the much of the dietary principles and some of training principles in Brendan's plan this preseason and I have had a better rate of recovery and made athletic gains much more efficiently than I ever had. Previously, I had bought into the mass-marketed "sports nutrition" industry's ideas. I was bloated and had low energy. Since going with Thrive, I am strong, ripped, have a lot of energy and feel great; all without using any supplements. There were also a few additional unexpected benefits: my skin felt great, I no longer ever have any acne, and my sexual performance exploded.The program is affordable. The change in diet does not mean spending more but rearranging your costs. You eat more of some things and you won't, although I sometimes did, spend money on expensive meat. You won't need creatine or supplements like that so that cost is cut entirely.There are two problems: there are no references offered and sometimes reading the book is about as plain as eating cardboard. The book is a very basic introduction if you aren't that familiar with the subject but it does gives you a lot to expand on if you are interested. If you want to take your athletic performance to the next level or you just want to feel great I definitely recommend reading the book and following the plan. Break free of the mass marketed ideas of training and follow a plan that leads to good health, great athletic results and a sustainable planet.I would also recommend these two for more depth: The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity

I picked this book up after reading "The China Study," which started me thinking (once again)about reducing the amount of meat I eat. I was concerned about the impact it might have on athletic performance since I do triathlons and have finished both Kona and Boston twice. I figured Brendon Brazier's books were a good place to start looking for vegan recipe ideas. His fitness program was of a little less interest to me, however.From the nutrition standpoint, the book has changed the way my wife and I eat. Although we are not vegans or vegetarians, our meals are plant based with occaisonal animal products included, rather than the other way around. We have enjoyed his shakes,which we have numerous times throughout the week, energy bars, hemp milk, pancakes, and salads. We also like his preworkout and shake mixes. Although I have not adopted his fitness program completely, that portion of the book is very interesting and I have incorporated some of it into my workouts. His personal story of wanting to be a pro triathlete early on and then experimenting with workouts and nutrition to maximize his talents, I found to be very interesting. I like all of his books and think that this is the one to read to get advice on training programs, and his latest is better for all the recipes. Bottom line is that my wife and I have more energy, feel better, are healthier, and enjoy a wider variety foods now because of his books.

I love his first book "thrive diet" and live by it daily. So due to this i bought this book as a serious endurance athlete who wishes to learn more.Now although they can be related, being a vegan is basically about diet in my view. Exercise is another lifestyle. So although I didn't think about it when I bought the book, a "vegan based training program" doesn't really make sense. Should have been labeled something like "a training program with a vegan diet" which is more straightforward saying that they are not the same.It might have been my fault to assume, but I was thinking/hoping that this book would be how be became a professional triathlete and how he trained the most efficiently as an endurance athlete. My fault to assume, but it's basically how to workout at home with body resistance routines. Which helps as an endurance athlete, but not the most useful to buy a book for.If you read his first book, the first 1/3 of this book is basically a waste. It's repeating what he said in the first book about "why a plant based diet is better for performance", but in less detail due to him needing to talk about new things in the remaining pages.Some of the info thats new is helpful. He talks about many different things when it comes to becoming in better fitness shape. The problem with the book however is that each topic is very short and he doesn't go into detail due to his need to talk about many things.Although I love how his first book really helped me and changed the way I fuel my body, this one is really a waste. Few things are new and minimally useful, but overall none of the diet stuff is really new. All the stuff he talks about in this book is in the first book, but in less detail.I watched interviews of him before, and every question he tried to spin it into talking about his food line "Vega". Due to this I didn't buy his first book till I asked someone and they said that his recipes, in the first book, gave every ingredient that he used and didn't just say "use Vega + fruit". In this book unfortunately many of his recipes are just vega + a banana smoothie. And whenever he had the chance he seemed to plug his food line. If I knew that this was the case I wouldn't have bought the book at all due to the fact of him trying to sell something else after I spent my money on his book.Take my advice, buy his first book and get another book that is targeted to the sport of your choice which is more detailed than this.

I bought this book because I was looking for vegan sports drink/gel recipes. It fulfills its promise in that respect, and it also provides some interesting information on the properties of different foods. As it's written in an easy-to-read fashion, it doesn't take long to go through it and highlight the most interesting parts.I recommend it for those starting out in the vegan sports world and those who are further along in their discovery of the benefits of a plant-based diet.

Interesting reading at the start although covers much about Health issues covered in many other books. Some interesting training information and tips. Disappointing when you get to the recipes as it seems to be a massive self-promotion for authors products

Great Everything from ordering to delivery to contents of the book was great and what I have learnt from the book is even better.Roy Savery

Bought for a friend who is really enjoying reading this book, it is inspiring further research into diet and nutrition.

Great book.