The Fighter’s Body: An Owner’s Manual
Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts
By Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere
Book Review by Alain Burrese
Martial artists require proper training and nutrition to enhance development in their chosen art. The Fighter’s Body an Owner’s Manual: Your Guide to Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Excellence in the Martial Arts by Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demeere cuts right to the essence of proper diet and exercise to put you on the road to becoming the best martial arts athlete you can be.
Christensen and Demeere outline the essentials of nutrition for martial artists, and provide guidance for losing weight, making weight, and dropping weight fast. They also teach you how to put on weight in the form of powerful muscle. The book ends with chapters on long term planning so you can live and train into old age injury free and tips on the proper mindset for eating and training for the martial artist.
This is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to improve their fitness, and especially the martial artist training to be the best possible. It retails for $18.95. (800) 778-8785, http://www.turtlepress.com