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Right now Álvarez is preparing for a September 17 fight against Liam Smith, the undefeated light-middleweight world champion. For the fight Álvarez has to keep at a trim 154 pounds, which is why in the two months leading up to the fight he only gets to have bread once a week. The rest of the time, Álvarez is pretty much starch-less. And it’s as thrilling as a protein shake for dinner.
Between meals Álvarez snacks on things like cucumber and jicama, fruits and vegetables that deliver water and fiber without much of a calorie bump that help to fluff off hunger. But like his former opponent Amir Khan, Álvarez won’t go well-fed into a fight. “Feeling full can be a disadvantage,” he says. “You can have the best training but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.”
But as soon as the fight’s over, the muzzle comes off. “I do two months of strict dieting,” he says, “so after fight night I go for whatever my body is craving. It’s usually sushi. But after that I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.”
Breakfast
Egg whites with ham and orange juice
Lunch
Chicken with carrots, squash, broccoli and cauliflower
Snacks
Apples, cucumbers, g****s, jicama
Dinner
Protein shake with no carbs
http://www.gq.com/story/canelo-alvarez-real-life-diet
Between meals Álvarez snacks on things like cucumber and jicama, fruits and vegetables that deliver water and fiber without much of a calorie bump that help to fluff off hunger. But like his former opponent Amir Khan, Álvarez won’t go well-fed into a fight. “Feeling full can be a disadvantage,” he says. “You can have the best training but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.”
But as soon as the fight’s over, the muzzle comes off. “I do two months of strict dieting,” he says, “so after fight night I go for whatever my body is craving. It’s usually sushi. But after that I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.”
Breakfast
Egg whites with ham and orange juice
Lunch
Chicken with carrots, squash, broccoli and cauliflower
Snacks
Apples, cucumbers, g****s, jicama
Dinner
Protein shake with no carbs
http://www.gq.com/story/canelo-alvarez-real-life-diet
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