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Here's a piece out of Randy Couture's diet:
Most of us may never have to fight in a cage for 25 minutes. But you can use these same principles to enhance the quality of your own life, by improving your endurance, performance and overall health.
Certain foods have either an acidic or alkaline effect on the body. For example, animal products, sugar, dairy and processed grains are all acid forming foods. On the other end of the spectrum, there are foods such as vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables, which have an alkaline effect. Since the stress of training is also acidic, our primary goal was to reduce the amount of acid build up in Randy's body so his body would be able to function more efficiently.
Our bodies regulate the pH of our blood and tissues closer than it regulates body temperature. We must maintain a slightly alkaline pH to survive. Hard training, stress, high protein or high sugar diets can cause an excessive build up of acid. While there are mechanisms in place to deal with this acid, when there is an overload, peak performance, energy and health will often suffer.
Three main areas were focused on to get Randy ready for his fight.
1. Increase the amount of energy rich live foods. In Vegas there was a trip to Whole Foods to keep things going for the week. It was important that Randy continue his program right up till fight night. After making weight he had a large green drink (Light Force Greens) and a generous amount of raw spinach and other greens.
2. Decrease the amount of acid forming foods. We had to do this without robbing him of getting all the nutrients he needed. There was a reduction in red meat and chicken and we increased Randy's consumption of fish, almonds and some beans. All dairy was eliminated as well.
3. The final component was to provide proper nutritional supplementation. It was decided that one of his carbohydrate replacement drinks and a few energy bars be eliminated. The decision to cut the drinks and bars was due to their high sugar content. Light Force Greens were used daily along with some flax seed oil.
By including more alkaline foods into his diet and reducing acid forming foods, Randy (and Kazuhiro Hamanaka from Takada Dojo who was training with us) felt better and experienced more energy. Believe it or not, Randy did not get tired at all in his fight with Tito. This is a testament to not only his nutrition but also his understanding and application correct training principles so he peaked at the right time.
Randy's diet included green vegetables with each meal. Almost every morning began with fresh vegetables and an alkalizing Light Force Green drink. Grilled fish, soba noodles, Ryan’s high energy pancakes, wheat grass shots and fresh vegetable juices and avocado on yeast free toast were also on the menu.
Here are a few things to try:
1. Start your day several times a week with fresh or lightly steamed veggies. Cucumber, broccoli, green peppers, spinach, kale are excellent choices. Randy preferred to spread hummus on his veggies to help them go down better.
2. Reduce the amount of red meat and poultry. If you do want to eat them, get them from an organic source. There are some great books written on how dirty and unhealthy the meat is in the country. It’s scary. Don’t sweat the protein issue, you need less than you may think. Eat seeds, fish and nuts and especially almonds.
3. Drink lots of water. You may need to drink about a gallon a day. Everyone is different and it depends on a number of factors from training to temperature.
4. Include water rich foods with each meal. (Back to the live foods again.)
5. Eliminate as much sugar from your diet as possible. Read labels, you'd be surprised where you'd find it. Soda is a major source of sugar and should be eliminates if possible.
6. Add an alkalizing greens supplement to your water a few times a day.
Randy used Light Force.
I have Light Force at home. When you first try it it's more intimidating then Wanderlei Silva. But stick with it and it'll help you big time.
