Martial Arts Nutrition : A Precision Guide to Fueling Your Fighting Edge

**Learn nutrition secrets from Teri Tom, dietitian to popular fighters such as boxing's Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, and MMA's Andrei Arlovski!** In the martial arts and combat sports, it's important—and sometimes a matter of life and death—not to have any weak links in your fighting arsenal. The same principle applies to your approach to nutrition and fitness. Train and fuel yourself methodically, and you can't miss, as the registered dietitian and trainer Teri Tom details here. Your conditioning, your training regimen, and your body are in a constant state of change...and your nutrition approach must vary according to give you exactly what you need when you need it. Whether your goal is weight loss, to build muscle, or break through a plateau, here are the nutrition techniques to prepare you for any scenario. Teri Tom, M.S., R.D., a registered dietitian, strength and conditioning coach, and leading authority on Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, explains exactly how the nutrients you consume impact your martial arts performance—and sometimes in ways you might not expect. No stranger to the challenges of competition, she guides you in choosing the best nutrition techniques to achieve your martial arts goals. Learn nutrition secrets from Teri Tom, dietitian to popular fighters such as boxing's Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, and MMA's Andrei Arlovski!

In the martial arts and combat sports, it's important--and sometimes a matter of life and death--not to have any weak links in your fighting arsenal. The same principle applies to your approach to nutrition and fitness. Train and fuel yourself methodically, and you can't miss, as the registered dietitian and trainer Teri Tom details here.

Your conditioning, your training regimen, and your body are in a constant state of change…and your nutrition approach must vary according to give you exactly what you need when you need it. Whether your goal is weight loss, to build muscle, or break through a plateau, here are the nutrition techniques to prepare you for any scenario.

Teri Tom, M.S., R.D., a registered dietitian, strength and conditioning coach, and leading authority on Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, explains exactly how the nutrients you consume impact your martial arts performance--and sometimes in ways you might not expect. No stranger to the challenges of competition, she guides you in choosing the best nutrition techniques to achieve your martial arts goals. No matter what your level, beginner or expert, here's how to harness the power of nutrition to help reach peak performance. Teri Tom, MS, RD, a sports trainer and a protege of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, explains the science of nutrients and their impact on your body. Featuring nutrition profiles, photographs and detailed training notes on some of Tom's high-profile clients including Andrei Arlovski, Amir Khan, and Manny Pacquaio, Martial Arts Nutrition provides case studies of "in-action" examples which help readers not just learn but use the nutrition approaches in their own lives