Muscles, Lies, And Speed: What the Sport Supplement Industry Does Not Want Athletes or Consumers to Know

By David Lightsey

In 2000, the Nutrition Business Journal reported that health-conscious consumers and athletes combined spent more than $5 billion in that year on various sport supplements that promised to enhance... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592289126
• ISBN13: 9781592289127
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Too bad this book is not better known

Anyone interested in physical fitness will soon encounter a dizzying array of competing, and sometimes contradictory, claims regarding optimal diets and supplements. Lightsey's book is a thoughtful and thoroughly documented guide through these claims. What he finds is that most of the claims made by supplement companies and diet gurus are either demonstrably false, or at least, have no reason to be believed. In fact, many of the lies he documents here are so outrageous as to be deeply disturbing. I read an interview in Fitness RX for Men a while ago with a big name UFC fighter, and I was surprised when he reported that he took absolutely no supplements. After reading Lightsey's book, I can see why. Bottom line is, this book is worth buying for anyone interested in fitness, especially trainers and athletes.