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Product Description Not everyone can achieve a six-pack like a fitness magazine cover model, but anyone can achieve a four-pack. By adjusting your expectations to attainable and healthy goals, you can achieve long-term and lasting fitness. Written by famed MMA fighter Chael Sonnen and MMA sports performance expert Ryan Parsons, The Four-Pack Revolution uses the latest science and motivational exercises to guide you on a journey toward a healthier and—just as importantly—more sustainable weight-loss program. Instead of a simplistic or one-concept gimmicky diet, The Four-Pack Revolution presents a total-life approach for attainable goals by: · Debunking the myths and revealing the science of weight loss · Arguing that “system resets” or breaking your diet can actually have health benefits · Presenting how to manage key hormones through diet · Designing intense, 10-minute workouts that are more effective than more time-consuming cardio workouts · Illustrating the healthy ratio of carbs, fat, protein and how to practice portion control · Sharing tips for maintaining a plan even while eating out · Providing a shopping list for a four-week meal plan With The Four-Pack Revolution, you can achieve a four-pack—while still enjoying life. Review “It’s about time someone wrote this book. It’s a real game-changer. I only wish that I could have read it years ago.” —Georges St. Pierre, three-time UFC welterweight champion “Follow the advice given in this book and you will have success, too.” —Randy Couture, five-time UFC Champion and New York Times bestselling author of Becoming the Natural “I love The Four-Pack Revolution because it’s scientifically sound, easy to implement, and truthful.” —Dr. Andy Galpin, Director, Center for Sport Performance at CSU-Fullerton About the Author Chael Sonnen is a mixed martial arts superstar, volunteer coach, entrepreneur, television commentator, and author. He rose to the elite ranks of the UFC, appearing in their famed Octagon 17 times, and now competes for Bellator MMA. Sonnen is an analyst on ESPN and a commentator for the World Series of Fighting on NBC, where his incisive and unique viewpoints have made him a favorite of fans, fellow athletes, and journalists. Dr. Ryan Parsons is a veteran MMA coach, manager and consultant in the entertainment industry. He worked with Kevin James to help him lose eighty pounds in preparation for his role in Here Comes the Boom, was an assistant coach on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter, has appeared in Here Comes the Boom and Mall Cop 2, and is the author of the Ultimate Weight Cut Guide for Combat Sports Athletes. Ryan received his doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic and has cut weight with elite athletes on five different continents. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. IntroductIon Lower your expectations. Plan for failure. Prepare for success. You wait behind the curtain like King Kong—the main attraction. Your pulse thumps like a drum, drowning out the cheers and muffled music. The months of sacrifice have left your body looking like it’s been carved from granite. Your stomach churns with nervous energy and excitement—a thirst. Not for victory or glory . . . but for water. You’ve been dehydrating your body and restricting your caloric intake to make weight for this fight, and it worked. Now, on weigh-in day, you’re in the best shape of your life. As you step out from behind the curtain you are greeted with an assault of flashbulbs, cheers, and raucous boos. Out of the corner of your eye, your opponent emerges. He is your date in the cage tomorrow night, an event that will be broadcast to millions around the world. Stripping to your underwear, you feel yourself flex as thousands of Brazilian fans begin chanting, “Uh vai morrer!” This roughly translates to “YOU WILL DIE!” At least they don’t mince words. Months of training twice a day. A strict, f