DIET
Nutrition is always a touchy subject for fighters, so I can’t tell you what’s right and wrong. I’m just going to touch upon some of the basics I incorporate for my training. I don’t really eat much or any red meat. Red meat takes longer to digest and usually leaves me feeling bogged down. I prefer to eat fish and ground turkey because they tend to digest more quickly. I eat lots of green veggies like broccoli and spinach. As a meal supplement I usually have at least one, if not two protein shakes a day. As far as carbs go, I try to eat breads, rice and pastas that are gluten free. I also stay away from breads and pastas that contain enriched wheat flour and bleached flour. In general, just try to keep your diet as clean as possible.
ALCOHOL
I enjoy drinking as much as the next guy, but if I’m hungover, then I can’t train. I completely cut out alcohol at least 4 weeks before a fight. Some people like to drink wine in moderation during their down time leading up to a fight. I prefer to save the drinking till after my fight. It feels better to celebrate a great win and the drinks tend to taste better!
OTHER DIET IDEAS
The best guide for the Blood Type Diet beginner is Dr. D’Adamo’s first, most popular and best-known book, Eat Right 4 Your Type. This NY Times best-selling book is considered a landmark in nutrition. It is also the most ‘user-friendly’ of the blood type books. Reading ER4YT will also help you to become familiar with the science behind the Blood Type Diet. You will learn how your blood type influences digestion, why different blood types have different strengths and weaknesses, how anthropology has shaped the characteristics of each blood type, and how lectins in the diet often determine what foods are good or bad for a particular blood type. Take a look at the diet that is specific for your blood type. You will notice that certain foods are considered ‘neutral’ or ‘avoid’ or ‘beneficial’. This is different from virtually all other diet books, which tend to only classify foods by their macronutrient content, such as ‘low carb’ or ‘low fat’.
Alkalizing your body is another way to remain as healthy as possible. The body’s pH is measured on a scale of 0 – 14. Midrange at 7 is where the pH is balanced. Anything below 7 is acidic and a state where your body does not function as designed. Above 7 is called Alkaline. Alkaline is the state in which your body thrives. Disease cannot live in an alkaline environment. The body creates fat cells to carry acids away from your vital organs, so that these acids don’t literally choke your organs to death. Fat is saving your life! Fat is actually a response from the body to an alarming over-acidic condition. There are a lot of great books and reference material that provide food charts and more specific alkaline diet tips.
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