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Fast Facts

 Carbohydrates are the fuel that feeds your engine and keeps you training when your instructor calls for 50 more reps.

 There are many carbohydrate diets that either limit how many grams you eat or make them more important than other vital nutrients. Neither extreme is good for a hard training martial artist.

 Numerous low carb/high protein diets are currently in vogue. Do keep in mind that while some might have merit for losing weight, they aren’t targeted at athletes, but rather at obese and sedentary individuals.

 Be aware that some low-fat packaged foods contain extra sugar calories for flavor. Don’t assume that “reduced fat,” means reduced calories.

 Your body stores fat as a secondary source of energy. Once you burn up your carbs, your body draws on stored fat to get you through your day and training.

 High-protein diets deprive your brain of glucose, which it needs for normal functioning, such as thinking and maintaining fast reaction time.

 For a martial artist, the worst reaction to sudden, harsh calorie restriction is the loss of lean muscle.

 The essential component in most fad diets, no matter what bizarre scheme they take, is the reduction of calories.

 When liquid diets are used to replace two or more meals, you might not get sufficient nutrients, which isn’t an option since as a martial athlete you need all you can get.