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The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual : Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts |  | Authors: Loren W. Christensen, Wim Demeere
Publisher: Turtle Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 49693
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1880336812
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7148
EAN: 9781880336816
ASIN: 1880336812
Publication Date: August 2003
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You have an owners manual for your car, your stereo and even your blender, so why not your body? The Fighters Body is exactly that, an owners manual for your body, the most complex piece of equipment you will ever own. As a martial artist, you have special needs. Have you ever wondered how that latest fad diet might affect your performance on the mat? Ever wanted to take off a few extra pounds? How about putting on muscle without slowing down? Make weight for a tournament? Lose 5 pounds fast? Eat better? Change weight classes? Confused about supplements, vitamins and protein shakes? Cant make sense of the food pyramid? Dont know where to start? Start here. Author Loren Christensen and personal trainer Wim Demeere combine their knowledge of martial arts, weight training, nutrition, diet and exercise to answer your questions and put you on the road to becoming the best martial arts athlete you can be. This book will answer your questions about important topics including: * Why some diets are harmful for martial artists
* How to calculate your protein needs for training
* When and how to use supplements
* How to eat at fast food places and not ruin your diet
* Why it's okay to splurge on "Dirt Day"
* How to safely make weight for a tournament
* Why HIIT training is essential to weight loss
* What to eat on competition days
* How to create a plan that works and stick to it
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 Very Good Explanation Of Nutrition and Conditioning Concepts. March 14, 2010
Michael S. Pack (Burbank, CA United States)
This book really surprised me. It is well written and thoroughly explains nutrition for the martial artist/ fighter as well as some very good conditioning techniques.
If you're nutritional knowledge is lacking, then this book is a very good place to start.
Really useful book December 17, 2009
me
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is full of information that is very useful in managing your body. I compete in Taekwondo, and this book covers managing your diet while increasing, maintaining or dropping weight. After reading this book I dropped my weight from 100kg to 80kg and felt great the whole time I was dropping. It explains a lot about how your body works and what it needs. The only thing I've found that probably doesn't agree with other references is the amount of your calorie intake that should be taken as protein. This book recommends a higher number than a lot of other references.
Overall, it is excellent.
Realistic and practical October 19, 2009
P. Vulcan (Ames, IA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I study exercise physiology at iowa state and the information is extremely practical. It does a good job of breaking down what you actually need to know and what it pertinent. Great book for the average person.
 Judging from the cover and contents... April 5, 2009
Johannes
0 out of 15 found this review helpful
Bagels (!) on the cover of a book about healthy eating, lots of fruit, no meat, no fish, no fats, this is going to be bad. The contents: low-carb diets are bad diets, ok... "you can eat healthy at a fast food joint"..., that's really new to me. I know I can skip this one.
 Reasonable March 3, 2009
Ian Fountain (Israel)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is a little long winded and in some cases appears to have information that is there to fill the pages. However, it does have some good advice and some good information. I will follow up on a good deal of what they suggest.
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