Top Velocity Performance Nutrition: The Baseball Athlete's Guide to Fueling velocity, Recovery, and Durability

The baseball performance nutrition system built on twenty years of work with MLB-bound athletes, college players, and developing teenagers.Two fourteen-year-old pitchers. Same height, same weight, same coach, same mechanics, same reps. Six months later, one is throwing harder and heavier. The other has stalled. Nothing in the training separates them — but one of them ate like his career depended on it, and the other ate like a normal American teenager.That gap is what this book closes.Written by Dr. Patrick J. McNeil, D.C. (Logan College of Chiropractic, 1996) with Brent Pourciau, M.S. Kinesiology — founder of Top Velocity Performance Centers — Top Velocity Performance Nutrition is the clinical and nutritional playbook Top Velocity has developed across two decades of working with baseball families. It is evidence-informed, baseball-specific, and honest about where the authors' positions diverge from the mainstream supplement industry.Inside, you will find:- A complete macronutrient framework — carbohydrates, protein, and fat targets calibrated for velocity, recovery, and durability- Micronutrient, hydration, and sleep protocols built around how a baseball body actually repairs- Meal timing and game-day fueling for pre-training, in-game, between-game, and post-game windows- Season-phase nutrition across the full twelve-month calendar: off-season build, pre-season sharpening, in-season sustain, post-season restore- A 12-Month Performance Nutrition Playbook that puts the whole system into practice- Travel ball and tournament eating plans for weekend showcases- The Top Velocity position on supplements — including a full chapter on why the research on creatine has been misread, and what to use instead- Appendices with macro calculators, shopping lists, and a 14-day sample menu rotationScaled across three cohorts:- The 13–18 developing athlete — still growing, highest nutrition upside- The 18–22 college player — peak physical window, last chance to add lean mass before the pro ceiling is set- The 22-and-over professional — maintenance, recovery, and extending a careerEvery chapter includes Parent Perspective notes, Coach Callouts, Key Numbers boxes, Research Notes, and Red Flag warnings for disordered-eating signs and inappropriate supplements.If you are a player trying to close the gap between your training and your results, a parent trying to feed an athlete you do not fully understand, or a coach watching kids plateau for reasons nobody is explaining — this is the plan. Run it. Read more