,Peak Performance Thr
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rcise
AnitagSingh,gPh.D.,gRD,gTamaragL.gBennett,gM.S.gandgPatri
ciagA.gDeuster,gPh.D.,gM.P.H.
DepartmentgofgMilitarygandgEmergencygMedicinegUnif
ormedgServicesgUniversitygofgthegHealthgSciences
F.gEdwardgHebertgSchoolgofgMedicine
Septemberg1999
, Foreword
Fundingg tog developg thisg guideg wasg receivedg fromg Healthg Affairs,gDepart
mentgofgDefenseg(DoD).gOurgprojectgwasgonegofgmanyghealthgpromotiong andg p
reventiong initiativesg selectedg forg funding.g Theg selectiong ofg thisg projectgindica
tedg ag needg forg resourcesg andg materialsg thatg addressg theg healthg andgfitnessg
needsg ofg militaryg personnel.g Weg recognizeg thatg thereg areg numerousgbooks,g t
apesg andg websitesg dedicatedg tog physicalg fitnessg andg performancegnutritiong f
org theg generalg public.g However,g ourg goalg wasg tog developg agcomprehensiveg
resourceg thatg isg specificallyg tailoredg tog addressg theg uniquegphysicalg fitnessg a
ndg nutritiong requirementsg ofg Navyg personnel.g Ourg previousgpublicationsginc
ludeg“ThegNavygSEALgNutritiongGuide”gandg“ThegNavygSEALg Physicalg Fitne
ssg Guide”.g Weg hopeg thatg theg nutritiong andg fitnessg informationging thisg guide
g willg helpg youg achieveg bothg yourg professionalg physicalg readinessgandg yourg
personalg performanceg goals.g Ag companiong guideg forg useg byg healthgpromoti
ong personnelg isg entitledg “Forceg Healthg Protection:g Nutritiong andgExerciseg
Resourceg Manual.”
Throughg Nutritiong andg Exercis i
e
, Acknowledgments
Weg wouldg likeg tog acknowledgeg theg followingg forg reviewingg theg bookgen
titledg“Forceg Healthg Protection:g Nutritiong andg Exerciseg Resourceg Manual”g
ong whichg thisg guideg isg based:
FromgBureaugofgMedicineg(BUMED):gCA
PTgJaneegPrzybyl
FromgBureaugofgNavalgPersonnelg(BUPERS):g
LCDRgSuegHitegandgLCDRgNeilgCarlson
Fromg Navyg Environmentalg Healthg Centerg (NEHC):
Ms.g Maryg Kayg Solera,g Ms.g Sallyg Vickersg andg Ms.g Dianag SettlesgFr
omgNavygSupplygSystemsgCommandg(NAVSUP):
CDRg Alg Siewertsen,g Ms.g Pamg Bewardg andg Ms.g Andreag Andrasi
FromgthegUniformedgServicesgUniversitygofgthegHealthgSciencesg(USUHS):g
COLgJeannettegE.gSouth-Paul
Ourgthanksggogtogthegfollowinggindividualsgwhosegphotographsgappeargi
ngthisgguide:gHM2gJeanettegMiller,gHNgEllengTate,gHM1g(FMF)gRicogRenteri
a,g HM1g(SW/AW)gMichaelgMitchell,gHM2g(FMF)gKeithgAvery,gJ02gCeriseg F
enton,gDr.gJeffreygBennett,gandgDawngSchultz.gAlso,gmanygthanksgtogHM1g
(FMF)g Otisg B.g Brown,g theg USUHSg Brigade,g andg Morale,g Welfare,g andgRe
creationg(MWR)gforgallowinggusgtogtakegpicturesgduringgthegNavygPRTsg an
dgthegMWRgsponsoredgevents.gWegalsogwantgtogacknowledgegMr.gGenegJills
ongfromgDefensegVisualgInformationgCentergforgprovidinggusgwithgthegNav
ygimagesgthatgappeargthroughoutgthisgguide.
CovergphotogfromgDefensegVisualgInformationgCenter’sg“DefensegImagegDigest:gEquipment gandg
WeaponsgSystems”gCDgROM,gimagegfilegnumbergDN-SC-93-06135.
Disclaimer:gThegopinionsgandgassertionsgexpressedghereingaregthosegofgthegauthorsgandgshouldgno
tgbegconstruedg asg reflectingg thoseg ofg theg Department g ofg theg Navy,g theg Uniformedg Servicesg Un
iversityg ofgthegHealthgSciencesg(USUHS), gorgthegDepartment gofgDefense.
ii Peakg Performance
g g
ough Nutrition and Exe
g g g
rcise
AnitagSingh,gPh.D.,gRD,gTamaragL.gBennett,gM.S.gandgPatri
ciagA.gDeuster,gPh.D.,gM.P.H.
DepartmentgofgMilitarygandgEmergencygMedicinegUnif
ormedgServicesgUniversitygofgthegHealthgSciences
F.gEdwardgHebertgSchoolgofgMedicine
Septemberg1999
, Foreword
Fundingg tog developg thisg guideg wasg receivedg fromg Healthg Affairs,gDepart
mentgofgDefenseg(DoD).gOurgprojectgwasgonegofgmanyghealthgpromotiong andg p
reventiong initiativesg selectedg forg funding.g Theg selectiong ofg thisg projectgindica
tedg ag needg forg resourcesg andg materialsg thatg addressg theg healthg andgfitnessg
needsg ofg militaryg personnel.g Weg recognizeg thatg thereg areg numerousgbooks,g t
apesg andg websitesg dedicatedg tog physicalg fitnessg andg performancegnutritiong f
org theg generalg public.g However,g ourg goalg wasg tog developg agcomprehensiveg
resourceg thatg isg specificallyg tailoredg tog addressg theg uniquegphysicalg fitnessg a
ndg nutritiong requirementsg ofg Navyg personnel.g Ourg previousgpublicationsginc
ludeg“ThegNavygSEALgNutritiongGuide”gandg“ThegNavygSEALg Physicalg Fitne
ssg Guide”.g Weg hopeg thatg theg nutritiong andg fitnessg informationging thisg guide
g willg helpg youg achieveg bothg yourg professionalg physicalg readinessgandg yourg
personalg performanceg goals.g Ag companiong guideg forg useg byg healthgpromoti
ong personnelg isg entitledg “Forceg Healthg Protection:g Nutritiong andgExerciseg
Resourceg Manual.”
Throughg Nutritiong andg Exercis i
e
, Acknowledgments
Weg wouldg likeg tog acknowledgeg theg followingg forg reviewingg theg bookgen
titledg“Forceg Healthg Protection:g Nutritiong andg Exerciseg Resourceg Manual”g
ong whichg thisg guideg isg based:
FromgBureaugofgMedicineg(BUMED):gCA
PTgJaneegPrzybyl
FromgBureaugofgNavalgPersonnelg(BUPERS):g
LCDRgSuegHitegandgLCDRgNeilgCarlson
Fromg Navyg Environmentalg Healthg Centerg (NEHC):
Ms.g Maryg Kayg Solera,g Ms.g Sallyg Vickersg andg Ms.g Dianag SettlesgFr
omgNavygSupplygSystemsgCommandg(NAVSUP):
CDRg Alg Siewertsen,g Ms.g Pamg Bewardg andg Ms.g Andreag Andrasi
FromgthegUniformedgServicesgUniversitygofgthegHealthgSciencesg(USUHS):g
COLgJeannettegE.gSouth-Paul
Ourgthanksggogtogthegfollowinggindividualsgwhosegphotographsgappeargi
ngthisgguide:gHM2gJeanettegMiller,gHNgEllengTate,gHM1g(FMF)gRicogRenteri
a,g HM1g(SW/AW)gMichaelgMitchell,gHM2g(FMF)gKeithgAvery,gJ02gCeriseg F
enton,gDr.gJeffreygBennett,gandgDawngSchultz.gAlso,gmanygthanksgtogHM1g
(FMF)g Otisg B.g Brown,g theg USUHSg Brigade,g andg Morale,g Welfare,g andgRe
creationg(MWR)gforgallowinggusgtogtakegpicturesgduringgthegNavygPRTsg an
dgthegMWRgsponsoredgevents.gWegalsogwantgtogacknowledgegMr.gGenegJills
ongfromgDefensegVisualgInformationgCentergforgprovidinggusgwithgthegNav
ygimagesgthatgappeargthroughoutgthisgguide.
CovergphotogfromgDefensegVisualgInformationgCenter’sg“DefensegImagegDigest:gEquipment gandg
WeaponsgSystems”gCDgROM,gimagegfilegnumbergDN-SC-93-06135.
Disclaimer:gThegopinionsgandgassertionsgexpressedghereingaregthosegofgthegauthorsgandgshouldgno
tgbegconstruedg asg reflectingg thoseg ofg theg Department g ofg theg Navy,g theg Uniformedg Servicesg Un
iversityg ofgthegHealthgSciencesg(USUHS), gorgthegDepartment gofgDefense.
ii Peakg Performance
