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The Ultimate Guide to Smoothies

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The Ultimate Guide to Smoothies

Power To The Pasta

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Power To The Pasta

The New Lunch Box 5 Must Have Snacks for Every Gear Bag

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The New Lunch Box 5 Must Have Snacks for Every Gear Bag

Never hear, “give me your lunch money” again because you know jiu-jitsu. Also, you no longer need to carry cash with you because after reading this article you will be prepared for any situation by having some power packed snacks right in your bag. Think about what you carry with

SLAMMIN’ WILL GET YOUR DQ’D, BUT SALMON WILL GET YOU THE GOLD.

SLAMMIN’ WILL GET YOUR DQ’D, BUT SALMON WILL GET YOU THE GOLD.

Finally right? A review of the most highly recognized health food in the sport. Everyone and their yoga-enlightened grandmothers eat salmon these days. Why is that, because it is fucking tasty? Yup. Or is it the fact that it is ridiculously nutrient rich? Yup. Oh wait, or is it because

WHAT'S THE BEEF? Meat Eaters Guide To Eating Meat

Part 1: Picking your body’s training partner There’s a small percentage of athletes out there who are vegetarian or vegan; I am not part of that group. I hold nothing against it, but I succumb to the deep down channeling of my inner primal urges and desire meat

Getting A Grip On Heat.

How to submit food with the proper techni-heat There is the saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Let’s go ahead and smash past the naysayers and learn how to, not only handle the heat in our kitchens, but master it. We spend

The Joys of Nut Butters

If you’ve been a kid, which we all have been, except for the Miyao Bros who were created in a lab specifically for jiu-jitsu, then we have fond memories of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. You remember those delicious and easy sandwiches our parents whipped together in an instant

Mastering Weekly Meal Prep

Wouldn’t it be nice to always come home to a fridge full of prepared meals? Imagine coming home from training knowing you have food ready that is nutritionally on point for you. It is as simple as grabbing a box out of the fridge, slapping it in a pan,

Sugar or Subs? Everything you need to know about how to manage sugars.

Sugar, the sweet, sweet…sweetness of life. The nutrient that gives us that much needed boost at times but can also give our waistline a not so needed boost. It is found in just about every food out there, processed or natural, so knowing how to work with it in

diet and nutrition

Whole Foods Vs Liquids

We flow like water, but should our food? With every New Year comes new and “improved” ways of achieving optimal nutrition. Within the grappling arts, we don’t always have to wait for the New Year; we are always evolving day in and day out, and with that, so are

Portion Control 101

Raise your hand if you have found yourself feeling stuffed after a meal because your eyes were bigger than your stomach. *Raises hand* There is something satisfying about having a ton of different foods available in your fridge because you have mastered bulk cooking after reading all about it here

The Power of Purple

berries (strawberries / blueberries / raspberries / blackberries)

The Power of Purple

Purple fruits and vegetables are the black belts of food. I do not want to sound like your mother, but I will tell you this many times, “Eat your vegetables!” Most of us are not like the average person, we are eating a more balanced diet than them, but is

Let’s Talk Food.

Let’s Talk Food.

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of the top-level competitors to every day training partners about food with GrapplerGourmet.com. What I noticed is that much like styles in jiu-jitsu, there’s a lot of variety. Just because I eat a certain way day in and day out,

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