Fuel Your Body for Peak Performance
Complete Nutrition Guide for Baseball Players
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Hardcover-1-web.png)Baseball players are always looking for a competitive advantage. The problem is that most of them look to things that don’t make a REAL IMPACT on their performance on the field! Big League Nutrition is designed just for baseball players and will teach you one of the most overlooked part of athletics…nutrition! If your body isn’t fueled correctly you won’t have the energy that you need at the end of a long season, you won’t be able to properly recover from intense practices/workouts, and you won’t be able to gain muscle mass that will make you stand out to college coaches and professional scouts.
The authors, Xan Barksdale, Kyle Bunn, and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Matt Landreth have teamed up to put together the most complete guide to nutrition ever written for Baseball Players…by baseball players!
Big League Nutrition will teach you how carbohydrates, protein, and fats affect athletic performance and how much of each you need based on your body type and composition. This book will provide you with the information you need to create a Highly Individualized Diet based on your athletic goals! Once you learn what each of the macro-nutrients do you will learn how to time them around athletic events and workouts to maximize performance.
Some of the things you’ll learn in Big League Nutrition are:
How to properly Gain Muscle Mass How to Lose Body Fat What to eat On-The-Go (best choices of what to eat at 20+ restaurants) Fueling yourself Pre-Workout, During-Workout, and Post-Workout The importance of Hydration Recommended Nutritional Supplements What are Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fats (and what they do in your body) The effects of Alcohol and Tobacco use on Performance
Just look at what these professional players/coaches who have used the Big League Nutrition System have to say:
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/andy-lopez.jpg)“I’ve been a part of two national championship teams (1992 & 2012) and both of those teams had a few things in common. The most noticeable was the level of attention to detail. Not just on the playing field, but off the field too. To endure a 70+ game college baseball season athletes need to properly fuel their bodies for peak performance and pay great attention to what they eat. Big League Nutrition is an excellent guide for baseball players to learn how to make smart decisions about what to put into their bodies whether they have time to prepare a meal, or need quick meal on-the-go.”
Andy Lopez, Head Baseball Coach, Arizona
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/john-savage.jpg)“For our athletes nutrition has the same importance as our strength and condition program. The athletes have demanding schedules; the season can be a long grind and they need the energy to perform on the field and in the classroom – that is why it is so import that our athletes take care of their bodies by fueling-up correctly.”
John Savage, Head Baseball Coach, UCLA
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tommy-hunter.jpg)“Nutrition is a part of everyday life! Proper nutrition and exercise is the vital part of enduring a 162 game schedule! You are what you eat and you are only as good as the energy you put in your body.”
Tommy Hunter, MLB Pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/OSullivan_Kevin.jpg)“The value of a proper diet and good nutrition has become increasingly important for optimizing a baseball player’s performance. Food provides us the energy to train/practice and the building blocks to grow. Baseball players who train/practice at a high intensity must be properly fueled in order to reach their physical and mental potential on the field. Consistent eating patterns and attention to a balanced diet will provide the player with the benefits of good nutrition. Proper nutrition and weight control is a lifelong habit; teach your players proper guidelines now.”
Kevin O’Sullivan, Head Baseball Coach, Florida
Complete “On-the-Go” guide for the best food options at these restaurants:
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[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/holbrook.jpg)“Every team that wins a championship must play well at the end of the season. One way to ensure that your team can do this is to fuel the body properly. If your players are constantly making poor eating decisions they’re not going to have the energy or stamina to play well at the end of a grueling 70+ game season. Big League Nutrition is an excellent guide for baseball players, coaches, and parents to educate themselves on how to eat for peak performance.”
Chad Holbrook, Head Baseball Coach, University of South Carolina
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/jim-schlossnagle.jpg)“There are so many things in the game of baseball that you can’t control. One thing you CAN control that will have a direct influence on your performance is nutrition. There is literally no excuse to not eat properly. We demand that our players eat for performance and not for pleasure.”
Jim Schlossnagle, Head Baseball Coach, TCU
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rocky-colburn.jpg)“The Volkswagon Beetle can have mud, gunk and all kinds of trash poured in its engine and it will keep running, though not too well. The top-fuel dragster has to have its engine taken apart after each race, because one speck of dirt in the wrong place can cause it to blow-up. The same can be said of the difference between the average athlete and the elite athlete. The average athlete can keep running on pretty much anything, but the elite athlete must take great care in what he puts in his body or it will not stay healthy or function properly.”
Rocky Colburn, Strength Coach, Alabama Baseball
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/maloney.png)“If you want to reach your full potential as a player you need to do everything in your power to become the best athlete you can possibly be. This means playing hard, practicing hard, and training hard. All of this hard work breaks down your body. If you want your body to repair itself like it is supposed to you need to put the right nutrients in it and at the right time. The best way to learn to do this is to read Big League Nutrition. It’s an excellent guide for baseball players who want to take their health and their performance to the next level.”
Matt Maloney, MLB Pitcher, Minnesota Twins
NCAA Division I Schools that recommend Big League Nutrition:
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[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/herman-demmink.png)“Eating right is not about going on a diet, it’s about adhering to a complete performance lifestyle. If you want to perform your best then you need to fuel it with the best foods possible. There are too many things that we can’t control in sports, but eating right and preparing your body for a grueling season can be the difference between success and failure.”
Herman Demmink, 3D Performance Training
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mike-bianco.jpg)“As a college baseball coach, I tell my players often to control the things you can control and forget about the things you can’t. One thing that they have control over is their nutrition – what they put in their body. They are elite athletes so they must think, act, and EAT like elite athletes.”
Mike Bianco, Head Baseball Coach, Ole Miss
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bakich.jpeg)“As a former personal trainer, the first thing you learned was that 70-80% of the results you get come from what you put in your body, not what you do to your body. That’s why all of our players have an individualized nutrition program to help maximize their development.”
Erik Bakich, Head Baseball Coach, University of Michigan
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cohen.jpg)“Playing baseball at the collegiate level can be a grind. Without proper strength and conditioning, along with appropriate drill work the player has little opportunity to develop. But without nutrition and rest, the player cannot reach his potential.”
John Cohen, Head Baseball Coach, Mississippi State University
Here is a sample page from Big League Nutrition (click the thumbnail to view the full size image):
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[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/forbes.jpg)“Nutrition plays such an important role in being a successful baseball player, and is a very important part of our program here at UNC. Taking care of your body through proper diet, exercise, and rest allows the athlete to stay strong throughout the grind of a long season, and helps players play at their peak performance.”
Scott Forbes, Associate Head Baseball Coach, UNC
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mike-gambino.jpg)“I think good nutrition is one of the most important things athletes need to learn when they come to college. What you put into your body directly affects your energy and concentration during practice and games, as well as how your body recovers. Learning what and when to eat and how to stay properly hydrated, I believe, is paramount to the success of any athlete.”
Mike Gambino, Head Coach, Boston College Baseball
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/turtle-thomas.jpg)“I think the most overlooked aspect of a college baseball player performing at a high level over the course of 56 plus games is nutrition and knowing how to take care of your body. The championship teams that I have been a part of optimized a great nutrition plan and were able to maintain a high level of performance on the field over the course of an entire season. The goal is to get better throughout the season and peak at the end of the year and properly fueling your body can be the difference.”
Turtle Thomas, Head Baseball Coach, FIU
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scott-berry.jpg)“As coaches and athletes, we are always looking for ways to maximize our abilities and performance the right way. Over the past few years nutrition has become an important factor in many athletes at all levels. It’s been proven what you eat has an impact both mentally and physically on how the body develops and performs from the first game to the end of the season. Like anything, to be good at something it requires discipline. Nutrition and what we eat requires the same discipline as perfecting a physical skill.”
Scott Berry, Head Baseball Coach, University of Southern Mississippi Baseball
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/garrett-quinn.jpg)“Nutrition is the next frontier in achieving maximum performance for baseball players. The daily grind of practice, games, and strength and conditioning regimens makes it imperative for players of all ages to fuel their bodies with the right foods and supplements. Not only will a good diet help with performance on the field, but it will also allow players to get the most out of all their workouts while greatly enhancing the daily recovery process.”
Garrett Quinn, Liberty University Baseball
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scott-brown.jpg)“Nutrition along with sleep are two areas that most coaches do not pay close enough attention to when it comes to peak performance. The body has the ability to both recover and strengthen itself when it is fueled with the right nutrients and proper sleep is obtained. Your body is your temple and you have to be very aware of what is being put into it and how it is rested. These two areas are just as important as physical training and must be monitored in accordance to a specific training plan if maximum performance is going to be achieved. I think the real key component that both of these areas attribute success to is recovery for the elite athlete so that they can perform at a high level each time.”
Scott Brown, St. John’s University Baseball
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[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/brendan-dougherty.jpg)“Nutrition plays a vital role for elite level athletes, in any sport taking care of your body so that you can perform at the highest level for greater period is so important. We try to educate our players that what they are putting into there body will give them fuel to stay in the present moment and perform at there best when it is needed the most. Most college athletic programs have some type post workout shake for there athletes, it is when they are at home that they need to put the proper things into there body so they will receive the benefits from the workout they just had. It is difficult to monitor this and we all know that fast food right after practice or a workout is easier than going home and cooking a meal, but if we educate them on how to out properly they will have a better chance of sustaining the fuel to allow them to play at there best.”
Brendan Dougherty, Western Kentucky University Baseball
[](http://www.bigleaguenutrition.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hensley.jpg)“Big League Nutrition is an excellent guide for professional baseball players! It teaches you everything that you need to know about making good eating decisions. In professional baseball you spend so much time on the road and in hotels that it’s easy to fall into the trap of eating whatever is convenient. My favorite part of this book is the “What to Eat On-The-Go” chapter that outlines the best options to order from restaurants and fast food chains. I highly recommend this book!”
Ty Hensley, 1st Round Draft Pick, New York Yankees
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