beef 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
eating well 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
Paid-members only avocado 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
Paid-members only berries (strawberries / blueberries / raspberries / blackberries) Earn Your Berry Black Belt If you’ve got a sweet tooth, but don’t want that Twinkie that’s full of a ton of calories, need a quick pick me up, or feeling just blah; berries may be just what the doctor ordered. Berries are great for a healthy eating lifestyle because they are
eating well Diets Demystified: A Look At Intermittent Fasting Ask almost anyone THAT is serious about their jiu-jitsu “HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH” AND they’ll be able to tell you in a matter of seconds. If they’re an active competitor they can probably go so far as to tell you in the morning vs afternoon. Ahh,
eating well Whole Food vs Supplements Is it possible for athletes to achieve optimum performance through healthy diet alone? You eat a reasonably good diet, get in some green veggies every day and try to limit the junk food, right? Why then do you need to use nutritional supplements at all? You don’t. Unless you
eating well Get On The Juice! The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter’s Guide to Healthy Juicing When one looks back through human history, the search for performance enhancing foods is clearly evident and dates back several thousand years before even the earliest civilizations had formed. In those primitive times, early humans searched for foods that increased strength and performance in order to be better hunters and
apples An Apple A Day... …keeps the doctor away” is a common saying you’ve probably heard before; however, according to research conducted at the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, apples can do more than just prevent illness. Apples can also give us a competitive edge by improving our athletic performance.