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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.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Game Plan

Well, my trainer said I can fight in this upcoming fight in March. So I'm going to have something to work towards now. I've got a ton to learn with boxing, and even more to learn about wrestling. I was kicking around the idea of having a workout plan for one year instead of a month.... I like the structure, but sometimes I make my own goals without having the motivation to carry them through. I think having a fight in the future will help me stick to a plan. I know I need to build strength, but I also need to build speed and technique.

For strength I want to use Pavel's "power to the people" workout (Bench, Deadlift, pull-ups)

For speed (explosiveness) I will work on HIIT training and the MMA workout

And technique will be bagwork, groundfighting, and sparing.

My diet will be focused on lots of water, vegetables, and limiting the amount of junk food I take in.