Diet

"What does a warrior eat?". That may sound a bit silly in this time and age, but the question still applies. Nowadays when people think "warrior" they probably think of athletic icons, people they see on television, the gym rat who is always at the gym, and a whole slew of other images of "warrior" that bombard us each and every day. While it may be true that those people are at the peak of athletic excellence, they are often the most un-healthy people out there. Between all the chemicals they put into their bodies, and the nutritionally shallow foods most of them eat, they are really not the ones we should look to for a model of how a warrior eats.

A warrior only eats things that are natural, whole, and nutrient dense. Lots of fruits and vegetables, plenty of plant based fats and protein, moderate amounts of lean animal protein, and water. In short, a warrior only eats things that will help him to be more healthy, and not things that will passively kill him.

This page of my blog is dedicated to articles reviewing diet books, warrior worthy food ideas, and my ideas on diet.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Day 30

I've been done for a couple of days but I wanted to finish this out with a closing statement.

When I started I weighed 170 lbs at 12% body fat.

Now I weigh 170 lbs at 10% body fat.

I'll do a picture when I can (hopefully this weekend).

By cutting out all pop, candy, baked sweets, only eating plant based foods during the day, working out five mornings and two evenings a week I feel I was able to lose the 2% body fat. I did zero supplementing while on the diet, and did not experience any ill effects.

I'm going to keep working out the same, and mostly follow the same diet restrictions (I'll allow sugary things on special occasions, like valentines day) but I'm sticking to the no-pop rule. I have an MMA fight in april, and I'm hoping to get down around 7% body fat by then.

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