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ROAR is the latest book from Cecelia Ahern and is compiled of short stories that focus on women; some are funny, some thought provoking or enlightening but they are all engaging. The release of this book is perfect in its timing of following the #me too and times up movements, in its premise being about the empowering of women - but not in a preachy way. I'm sure there's at least one story in the book that every woman can relate to. A woman’s performance can be impacted by hormones (aka where she is in her cycle). Seems like a no brainer, but not something I had really read much about. In fact, I would have thought performance would be worse during the actual menstrual cycle, but she lays out the evidence for why this is not the case. As women age, changes in their hormones impact how their body burns certain fuel. Again, makes sense and actually good to know. I'll be 49 in a few months, and I do feel as if my approach to training and diet has had to change. Roar” is a collection of stories about 30 anonymous women, expressed in the most commendable mixture of wit and power. This book is one of its kind, and I feel blessed to have gotten to read the tales that were an amalgamation of fearlessness and strength. I don’t have words to define how these stories have affected the woman in me, how they have nurtured and celebrated her.
I was skeptical of this book, but after it was mentioned in an athletic/exercise subreddit for the 80th time, I caved. This book was written in 2016; a lot of what was written felt commonsense to me. Things like: don't avoid carbs (never have, never will), get enough sleep (I have walked out of gatherings announcing I HAVE TO SLEEP. You don't have to tell me twice), don't fast (duh! but also thank you for saying it out loud), and drink water, or water with extra stuff in it when you're sweating a lot (yes, though I do have to get better about fueling during a long workout).
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Majority of the stories of these Women were absolutely on point. However, some of them didn't seem to work out for me which maybe due to the fact that I haven't seen or experienced such an environment or prejudiced behaviour towards women in my life. So that is simply my opinion and there is a high chance you might love them. The book also outlines specific strategies for dealing with your high-hormone phase (a week or so before your period) and your period, that are surprisingly simple and very effective. You also learn when your body is primed for putting on muscle and endurance gains, and when your effort is mostly spent fighting nature. Women need to see women too. If we don't see each other, if we don't see ourselves, how can we expect anybody else to?" This book is perfect for people with busy lifestyles, in approx just five minutes you can have finished one of the stories. For those of us with not completely hectic full on lives, the entire book can be devoured in a long and lazy afternoon - with plenty of time for a few tea or (and!) coffee breaks. An enlightening guide [for women] to fueling and strengthening themselves for peak fitness. . . . This book is a must for female athletes.” — Publishers Weekly
Women have often lost their worth once they become someone's wife, somebody's mother etc. They have been taken for granted which adds to losing their identity over the course of time. To be boxed in a pigeonhole is not what women are born to be. I ended up loving this entire collection. The thirty stories are a mix of far-fetched, grounded in the familiar, comedic, and painful. All are told in a straight-forward manner, where we take the fantastical elements as reality and are faced with considering how our world's definitions of women's lives and women's roles might look if all the euphemisms and catchphrases for the assumptions and barriers facing women became literal parts of the everyday world. I'm very pleased to have been able to read this book and it really is all about the power of women.
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She's spent so many years sitting up here representing an extension of Ronald, of his achievements, that she no longer has any idea what she represents to herself. The reason my guts are a mess after races is all that Gu. Maltodextrin is awful for the stomach. She provides some tangible alternatives. The titles of the stories are apt and give you an idea about how the story is going to proceed and once you finish reading a chapter/story you will feel overwhelmed at the accurate description and potrayal of women. You would rather be surprised at how she manages to hit the chord of your heart with most of the tales. Personally, I have been struggling with low-blood pressure, fatigue, and transient issues based on my hormonal levels. Also, whenever I increase my training my appetite goes off the rails and I put on weight while feeling miserable and hungry all the time. The groundbreaking book that revolutionized exercise nutrition and performance for female athletes, now freshly updated
No matter what your activity is—Olympic lifting, general fitness, endurance, or field sports—this book will empower you with the personal insight and knowledge you need to be in the healthiest, fittest, strongest shape of your life. Having completed over 56 Ironmans, I can say with certainty learning how your body reacts to high endurance training and racing never stops. It’s discouraging to prepare for a race and have it derailed, not because you didn’t do the work, but because your body didn’t respond on that particular day. Dr. Sims will show you how you can take the steps to toe the start line with the best chance of delivering your maximum potential!” —Meredith B. Kessler, professional triathlete Dr. Stacy Sims is a singular voice and an epic intellectual talent in the health and fitness world. As former professional athletes turned fitness entrepreneurs, we have found that her insights into the unique interworkings of the female athletic body were a total game changer. ROAR will help athletes everywhere become faster, stronger, and healthier.” —Juliet and Kelly Starrett, New York Times bestselling author, and cofounders of San Francisco CrossFit and MobilityWOD The idea of these short stories as a feminist masterpiece is really something I can get behind, but the actual execution made me squirm uncomfortably. Cecelia Ahern provokes insecurities and portrayals that befall women in general and well, to be blunt, dehumanises them. Feelings turned into literal representations take over the platform that the women in the stories should have had in general. It was very emotion based and the moral of the story always seemed to be, 'your feelings are valid' which, yes, of course they are but I would have liked them to be celebrated for what they are; sensitivity and empathy come from a deep, understanding place that not all mammals have, I am proud that I get emotional and once cried hysterically at a Harry Potter book, I am proud that I once cried when I found a dead seagull on the road (I don't even really like seagulls, particularly). Cecelia Ahern's take on our feelings was more of a 'yeah, they're our feelings, so what?' approach, whereas I think it should be more, 'yes, these are my feelings, aren't they great and wonderful and define us as human beings?' Women need to see women, too," Professor Montgomery says. "If we don't see each other, if we don't see ourselves, how can we expect anybody else to?"Billen, Andrew (10 November 2018). "Review: Roar by Cecelia Ahern — satirical short stories for feminists". The Times. From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates , sometimes in fantastical ways , how women of all kinds navigate the world today —now an Apple TV+ series from the creators of GLOW starring Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie! For females, low-carb, high fat and protein diets and intermittent fasting result in muscle loss, not fat loss. Boo. It can pause periods. This is bad. Eat some protein and carbs within half an hour of hardcore exercise.
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