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"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.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Day 23- Workout and a big breakfast

After much research (sitting around reading various fitness books) I have decided to follow Pavel Tsatsouline's aproach (read "power to the people" if you want all the details) He is more focused on strength building than bodybuilding, without going into elaborate detail, its not how big the muscles are, but what they can do that matters.

I am going to be working on two main exercises, Dead lift, and Bench press. I am also going to incorperate my boxing training into my new program when I'm not doing those exercises. So, today: 5x5 dead lift
5x5 bench press
5 2 min rounds on heavy bag
tomorrow: 6 rounds shadow boxing
6 rounds heavy bag
6 rounds jump rope
and some sprints (or push-ups if im too winded)
the day after: lifting ruitine again...

you get the idea.

my starting dead lift weight was 155lbs, and my bench was 130, I could have done more on both of those, but I want to make sure I can keep good form and build up power slowly. I have to say, after doing the dead lift yesterday, and today, my legs are killing me.

I had a kashi crunch protein bar, really good stuff (they don't have my jaybars any more >.<)
half a vitamin water
organic apple
medium coffee with splash of cream
and I feel full