Metabolism is key for Champions

Look what I have found in the treasure trove of unpublished drafts! This draft wasn't published until now. Created August 8, 2010. I must have forgotten publishing this post for some reason. Nonetheless, I just have to publish it, because Metabolism is definitely a key for Champions.

Oh, it's been long since I have updated my blog. I've had lots of experiences, a lot of them, worthy to be shared. So.. Where to begin? *chuckles* Since my last post about putting more focus on my education, a lot of things have happened, some that are great, and some that are sorrowful. I have to agree, that boxing has put me into the backseat of life. It has made me a positive thinker, a contented man (with great dreams), and a healthy person. Throughout the days of my progression, I have seen the changes within myself, from good to worse, and vice versa. Life is an endless bound of truth, showing us failure, in order for us to succeed.

There were moments, where I trained hard, and after several days of inactivity because of focusing into education, I suddenly got ill. I had a high fever reaching 39 degrees Celsius. I also had experienced in the past, dealing with patients with the same condition, but never have I been more aware of its severity, from the moment, I myself experienced it. The feeling was like, your entire body, is at its weakest point, not to mention the headaches that come with it. I had lesser appetite at that time, and I felt, almost half-dead. After recovering from it, I then felt to myself, that my regimen was far more different than what I usually do. I knew from that moment, that I lost my metabolism that I usually had in the past.

I was slower, weaker, and easily tired. I then pushed toward a goal to recover the metabolism I lost. I immediately planned and did, a running and jogging exercises at my local neighborhood. The same old slope, where even the feeling of fatigue is lost, with the pleasant view of the everglades that surround the place. After a few days of jacking up my metabolism, I actually did recover. Sickness can put your metabolism at its lowest. After you recover from it, you must try to get back, or you will lose everything you have worked hard for in your life, like muscle tone, speed, stamina, and more. Metabolism is key for champions.

Diet

We all hear it. It is the most underestimated word when it comes to simple talk. Some people think, that diets are the absolute experience from hell. Yes, there is truth in that sentence, diet is absolutely all about discipline and knowledge of what to eat. As an athlete, weight is an important aspect in one's performance. Weight will be composed of bone, muscle, and fat. Bone weight is disregarded in weight control, the important parts are the muscles and fat. Looking for your DBW(Desirable Body Weight) is one way of determining if you are physically fit. Surely, weight is easily understood through measurement, but the important part will be the composition of the weight. If it's all fat then that is very bad. Muscles must be at least slightly more than fat. For an athlete, muscles must comprise about 80% of body structure compared to fat. To achieve such, training is greatly advised. A Boxers diet must be full of carbohydrates and proteins. Fats should be taken the least. Carbohydrates gives us energy, Proteins repairs damaged tissues and builds muscles. Fats are the highest form of energy, it contains about 9 calories in its small form. Fats are the absolute trick of nature. Take in complex carbohydrates like yam. Take in lean meat for proteins. Refrain from eating chicken skins and fried foods for they contain fat. Forget sugar. One great mistake of dieters is starving themselves up. If you don't eat, your body will be put into starvation mode which likely increase the fat storing capabilities of the body. So, you are storing more fat than you lose. Crash diets are very dangerous and not to be done. So don't worry and eat, but don't turn every meal a buffet.