Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson is an American fitness author and blogger, and a former distance runner, triathlete and Ironman competitor. Sisson finished 4th in the February 1982 Ironman World Championship.^[1] He has written several books, including The Primal Blueprint, which is based on the paleolithic diet. The Primal Blueprint is his fifth book. Sisson also blogs at his website Mark's Daily Apple. The Primal Blueprint was ranked #2 for bestsellers on Amazon.com for March 2010.^{[citation needed]} In addition, his cookbook has became one of Amazon's top-ranked low-carb cookbooks.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and career

Sisson was born in Maine and is the oldest of four siblings.^[2] He attended Williams College, where he was a pre-med candidate and earned a biology degree.^[2]

In the 1970s, Sisson was a record-setting runner for the Portland (Maine) Track Club.^[3]

Sisson had a top-5 finish in the 1980 U.S. National Marathon Championships and earned a qualifying spot for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials.^[2]

Sisson served for 15 years as chairman of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Anti-Doping Commission and as the ITU's liaison to the International Olympic Committee.^[2]

Sisson currently lives in Malibu, California and owns the dietary supplement company Primal Nutrition.^[4]

Reviews

Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades, authors of Protein Power, commented on Sisson's book, "Sisson aggressively pokes holes in flawed conventional wisdom about diet and exercise that has led us down the wrong path for decades. The Primal Blueprint is supported by extensive scientific research and is simple and easy to follow-not for a week or a month, but the rest of your life."

According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, who promote a vegan diet, Sisson's companion book The Primal Blueprint Cookbook, which contains many meat-based recipes, is one of the top "5 worst cookbooks of 2010".^[5] Sisson considers this to be an honor.^[6]

References

1. ^ Dwyre, Bill (August 1, 2008). "Cheaters still prosper in drug games". Los Angeles Times. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mark Sisson". primalblueprint.com. http://primalblueprint.com/pages/Mark-Sisson.html. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
3. ^ Haskell, Bob (August 20, 1976). "Mad Witch field minus Babbidge, defending champ". Bangor Daily News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0AE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pk8KAAAAIBAJ&pg=3177,1870532&dq=mark-sisson+-www-marksdailyapple-com&hl=en. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
4. ^ "Can you master your own epigenetics?". Los Angeles Times. May 3, 2010. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/03/health/la-he-epigenetics-side-20100503. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
5. ^ Huget, Jennifer LaRue (December 23, 2010). "Pro-vegetarian PCRM names worst cookbooks of 2010". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2010/12/pro-vegetarian_pcrm_names_wors.html. Retrieved April 3, 2011. 
6. ^ Sisson, Mark. "The Primal Blueprint Cookbook Receives Illustrious Award". Mark's Daily Apple. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-primal-blueprint-cookbook-receives-illustrious-award/. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 

External links

• Mark's Daily Apple (Sisson's blog)