Diet: Wall

"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 25, 2008

Wall

I hit a wall today with my bench press (figuratively speaking of course) yesterday I put up 160lbs 5 times and then 3 times. today I was only able to put up 165lbs 1 time, I was surprised because I didn't think my strength limit would be so abrupt, but there you go. I only have one more day in my cycle before I go back down to the lighter weights so its no biggie, just an interesting observation on my part. since my one rep max was pretty much 155 I'm happy with being able to push 165. I'm going to start the cycle over and see if I can get it to 170. We'll see.