Books with author Carmen Parks

Garbage in, garbage out. That saying applies to all sorts of things, including your workouts. If you have hit a rough spot and not doing your best, it’s probably how you are feeding yourself. Frozen pizza, cereal, ramen noodles, or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches don’t get it done. What you need is to learn how to make real food and start eating to win. That’s where The Hungry Athlete comes in. Created and tested by a college strength coach to guide hungry athletes everywhere. If you can run a microwave or use a can opener, then you have the skills you need to start using this book. Believe it or not, The Hungry Athlete can get you to a point you can even cook well enough to impress a date and making gains at the same time.The Hungry Athlete creates success by following four rules:Rule #1: Choose your own adventure.This book is not meant to be read start to finish. As the reader, you get to decide what information you want to use. There are specific sections that focus on different ideas and abilities. Where do you want to start?INTRODUCTION: The starting place for everyone.HARDWARE and SOFTWARE: Equipment you need to have and the equipment that is nice to haveTHE SCIENCE AND APPLICATION: The geeks buffet.FRESHMEN: Open a can and run a microwave. No more than 4 ingredients.SOPHOMORE: Using the stove and the oven.JUNIOR: Working with knives.SENIOR: Time to impress a date.Rule #2: Minimum CostsThis is for a broke college student budget. The problem that I see with most cook books is they want you to spend a bunch of your hard earned money on something you need one time for a small amount. That is not happening here. Everything you will use is probably in your kitchen right now or is at least familiar to you. We are doing this on the cheap.Rule #3: Don’t use skepticism as an excuse for inaction. You should be skeptical about what you put into your body. What is going to give you the greatest return on your time and money? Consider this book like a training session, but instead of working on agility, we are working on taking care of you. Think critically, but understand that it should be for the right reason; you are figuring out how you can be at your best!Rule #4: Have funLife is hard, but food tastes good. After trying everything in this book, all I can say is just have fun with it. If you mess up on something, it’s fine; call out for pizza! This is not a homework assignment, so take your time and have fun.