Guest Blog post written by Reid Reale Author of  The Combat Sports Nutrition eBook. Protein is perhaps the most sought after, highly valued yet misunderstood and overconsumed nutrient in a fighters’ diet. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and when consumed in our diet are broken down during digestion, enter the blood stream
Have you ever wondered what the OPTIMAL diet is for a fighter? You know…the way top professional athletes eat. As a combat athlete, you have to fuel your body with proper nutrition. I’ve seen lots of guys try diets, starve, sweat, pop handfuls of supplements and more… but the fact is that so few fighters
I found this great article by Martin Rooney: and thought I would share it with you: Â By Martin Rooney MHS, CSCS, PC NASM Have any of you ever watched a weight class fight in which one fighter looks far bigger and heavier than the other even though they weighed exactly the same amount the day
With the rise of mixed martial arts you find that many amateur athletes (Including judo players) don’t bother about dieting for competition as they would rather ‘cut weight’ like the fighters in popular MMA TV shows.  If you ever watch top-level cage fighting cards you more often than not hear the commentators mention that a
For fighters of any combat or martial arts sport, a good, clean diet is a crucial for staying fit, improving energy, maintaining muscle strength and burning unwanted fat. Every serious athlete know that protein is an essential part of a nutrition plan. The amino acids that make up proteins are used for building and maintaining
Hydration plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy body. There are times when you may become dehydrated and when this happens it not only affects your concentration but also the efficiency of various systems in your body. Exercise, hot and humid weather as well as airplanes are all times when we can become dehydrated.
When most people think of the word “snack,” they are usually not thinking about healthy snack foods. Instead, they think about candy bars, salty potato chips, cinnamon buns, and other sweet or salty foods. Maintaining a diet incorporating healthy snack foods is just as crucial as eating healthy foods for your main meals – breakfast,
Every week I received a ton of emails and Facebook messages from people asking me questions about all things Judo. If you are on my Newsletter list I thought I’d let you know that I am trying to email one once a week with an answer to a question that I get asked from one
Making Weight Techniques There are so many different ways to make weight, and sometimes it can become very confusing as to how or what you are going to do. Making weight can be difficult or easy; it all depends on how you approach it. Many things need to be taken into consideration when preparing for
