The Fighter's Body: The Martial Artist's Solution to Diet, Strength, and Health

This book serves as a great introduction to the theme of nutrition, focused towards athletes; specifically the ones training in the martial arts. While not comprehensive in its scope, it provides enough information so that you're convinced that what is presented makes sense.The fact that the authors share their personal experiences (good and bad) in regards to each subject also gives the book a "down to earth" feel that adds credibility to the information being presented. You can actually feel related to some of the experiences that they narrate, because you may have encountered them yourself in your training.I recommend and rate this book a five star as an interesting and very informative introduction type of book. After finishing the book, I find myself going back to it several times to refresh concepts and to point out the subjects where I want to look elsewhere for more comprehensive information.

OK, since my job involves researching obesity I may have erred on buying this book. It is very good, at laying out the basics of nutrition and training. A lot of the training tips should be coming from your teacher, but nobody knows everything and this can help fill in the gaps. As for the nutrition, it may have helped to provide a little more in the way of practical application, but overall it is solid and the underlying principles are well set. Using this book will likely help the majority of people who are serious about training in martial arts as athletes to achieve their goal. Think of it as a mens health guide to martial arts training

There are a lot of great things about this book. 1. It's written by two amazing martial artists. One of which is Loren Christensen who is a legend. 2. it is a very entertaining read, and doesn't take the subject matter too seriously as I giggled quite a bit through this book. Some funny guys. 3. The book is jam packed with great info about many aspects of health, fitness, nutrition, injury prevention, training tips and sample workout routines, motivation, inspiration, and of course the martial arts. A lot of training suggestions for becoming a strong, fit, bad ass fighter. Plus I had gotten the book dirt cheap! Highly recommended.

Ever wish you came with an owner's manual like your car does? Wouldn't it be nice if you knew what, when, and how to keep yourself running at peak performance? Well guess what, the answers to all these questions are right here!Christensen and Demeere cut through the fads and hype to provide solid, practical, and most importantly factual advice for martial artists and athletes of all kinds. Those of us who train regularly find customized, easy to read and understand support to keep us at the top of our game. This is a great book. Buy it, read it, and take to heart. You will not be disappointed.Lawrence KaneAuthor of Surviving Armed Assaults, The Way of Kata, and Martial Arts Instruction

this was an interesting read but mostly common sense type of things...............the real thing is just to eat right

This book is very well written with lots of practical examples and personal anecdotes. I wish it had more specific recipes instead of carbohydrate/protein tables but it is well worth the price if you want to get serious about training. This book is not intended for people who just want to eat better and lose a few pounds! It is written specifically with the martial artist in mind.

First of all, don't be decieved by the title. Yes, it was written especially for the martial artist and mixed martial artist, but this book has great basic diet information. By diet I am not referring to any of the "fads" out there, though the book talks aobut those, too. This book gives you the basic information about calories in carbs, protein, fat and how to find a proper balance. there is a whole section on fad diets--the good, the bad and the ugly. They address vitamins, minerals and hydration. They they move on to creating a personalized diet plan (how to create one for yourself). There are a couple sections that you can skip if you're not into martial arts, but there is still more than enough information in this book to help anyone who wants a healthier lifestyle.

This book gives an excellent overview of general nutrition. It also gives an in depth discussion on various training systems to lose weight and prepare for a sporting event. It focuses mainly on martial arts but actually has applications to almost any competitive sport. The book goes over numerous personal experiences by the two authors with many funny stories that make the book even more easy to read. I have found the book to be immensely useful for my athletic requirements. It has definitely improved my training schedules and allowed me to get in excellent athletic shape. I highly recommend this publication.

This is a good guide if you practice martial arts and you want to balance it with your diet. Find interesting the sound advices of eating fresh food Vs health bars, vitamin, proteins etc.

This is exactly the kind of book that I was looking for to summarize the essential ways we should all maintain our bodies when we're not in the dojo, and ways to adjust our training to meet weight goals etc.Unfortunately, it contains some fairly serious mistakes ... A misplaced decimal point when you're talking about calculating daily protein intake makes a BIG difference if you're trying to control your weight and not cause yourself health problems. (In chapter three, the authors write as a "general guideline" that your daily protein intake should be between .03 and .09 grams per pound of body weight - it's clear when you look closely that those numbers should actually be 0.3 and 0.9. If you used the numbers given, that means you'd be getting only a tenth of your daily protein requirement, which would put your health at risk.) It also bothers me a lot when they mix imperial and decimal units ('grams per pound', for instance), an inconsistency which makes me doubt the numbers they quote even more.So, yeah, a re-edited edition of this book is urgently needed - if the authors gave us that, I'd rate this book much more highly.

With my black belt test only weeks away, I need more information on the right food and any tips of preparing for my test. Got this book and its perfect for people who do martial arts. I've read other Nutrition books for active people but this book feels more closer to home.So If you do any type of Martial Arts or any type of combat sports and need help with dieting and nutrition then this is the one for you.

Definitely recommended for anyone wishing to step up their martial arts, this is also a good book for someone looking for ideas on how to add some spice to their everyday training, or wanting a practical guide to sports nutrition.Authors Christensen and Demeere have clearly been round the block a time or two, once or twice on their knees, and they share with their readers their experiences, good and bad, of different training regimes and nutritional mixes. There's nothing cranky or foody about the content - no shamen or charlatans, no Atkins or F-plans here. There's lots of very practical advice on how and how not to train and eat, when you can afford to rest or transgress, and what's downright dangerous.There are sections dealing with how to train and eat in order to lose, hold or gain weight, how to build strength, stamina and speed, and a particularly welcome introduction to High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). The only criticism I have of the section on HIIT, as with many of the sections, is its concentration on striking techniques (punching and kicking, bagwork and so on) at the expense of throwing or grappling techniques. As a judoka who has also studied karate, aikido and t'ai chi, I'm reasonably familiar and comfortable with the whole range of techniques, and still incorporate bagwork in my training regime (even more now), but for those who really specialise in judo or want to do some serious cross-training it might have been useful to show how, say, uchi komi could be used in an HIIT context.The authors also seem to have a somewhat idealised view of the level of control most of us have over our working day - the ability to eat your pre-training snack at 4 pm in readiness for your 6 pm training session is nothing but a fleeting dream for most of us, I would suppose, as is eight hours' sleep a night.But that's just to cavil about a book which has, in a short while, had a definite impact on the way I train. Most useful for me, I guess, has been the information on exactly what it is the protein, carbs, fats, vits and other supplements are doing and can do. It's some credit to the authors that even a non-foodie like me has actually recently been seen reading the nutritional information on labels!

If your a fitness fanatic and into your martial arts and want to know about nutrition and what the body needs then get this book.Gives good advise on how to fuel your body and gives sound background to how your body works.This is definitely worth the price and will no doubt help to improve your training and help you to get the results you want.