A few years ago, I was your typical office-worker: stressed out, uneven energy, overweight, and inconsistent complexion. Now I'm just your typical 28-year old urban hunter-gatherer on a quest to be healthy, and having a few adventures along the way. See my full bio.
Well, it looks like I backed the right horse in Novak Djokovic. The Djoker just won the U.S. Open in commanding fashion, dispatching Rafael Nadal for the sixth straight time. He is close to finishing a tremendous season, winning three of the four Grand Slams, going 64-2, while making top competitors like Nadal look like a ball boy playing with a wooden racket. (Okay, not all the time -- he came back from two sets down and two match points against Federer.)
Why so dominant?
"Djokovic attributes his rise this season to a number of factors, including a vastly improved serve, better fitness -- owing, at least in part, to a gluten-free diet he doesn't like to discuss in any detail -- and a seemingly endless reservoir of confidence that dates to December, when he led Serbia to its first Davis Cup title."
Wonder why he doesn't discuss it any detail? Probably because he considers it a strategic advantage.
When I first posted about Djokovic back in May, at the start of the French Open, it seemed like I had hyped him too much. He lost to Federer in the semis. But he's lived up to the hype. Just remember, you heard it here first.
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Djokovic wore an FDNY hat after his victory
Comments
I believe that Andy Murray
I believe that Andy Murray has also started follwoing a gluten-free diet. Yet there appears to be no apparent change in his performance. Being a coeliac myself, I fully know the health benefits of going gluten-free. Knowing a little about nutrition I generally advocate to follow such a diet (but not a low carb unless specific issues are in play) What many fail to recognise however is that attitude is the key ingredient to make anything happen. Without it, one can try all sorts of diets and tricks with little to show for it over time.
I believe that Andy Murray
I believe that Andy Murray has also started follwoing a gluten-free diet. Yet there appears to be no apparent change in his performance. Being a coeliac myself, I fully know the health benefits of going gluten-free. Knowing a little about nutrition I generally advocate to follow such a diet (but not a low carb unless specific issues are in play) What many fail to recognise however is that attitude is the key ingredient to make anything happen. Without it, one can try all sorts of diets and tricks with little to show for it over time.