By Christina Major  |  21 February 2021 You know the guys who drink soda after soda. And we know you've heard you should be drinking water and not soda. So, ...

How Soda Slows Down Your Punch

By Christina Major  |   22 March 2021   Chocolate is chocolate, isn't it? Really, chocolate is one of the few things we can enjoy that's truly healthy for us and downright ...

What’s Better for Combat Arts Performance – Cacao vs. Cocoa?

By Christina Major  |  2 February 2021   Soy protein drinks are all the rage in the martial art world. Steeped in the mysticism of Asia, soy has a reputation for ...

Why Martial Artists Shouldn’t Have Soy

By Christina Major  |  8 January 2021   Vegetarian diets come and go throughout the athletic world. Several MMA and kickboxing fighters, like Sofia Jokl, a vegan Japanese Jiu-Jitsu world champion, ...

Why Plant-Only Diets Aren’t For Serious Combat Athletes

By Christina Major  |  13 December 2020   When people start talking about good carbs to eat for combat athletes, they tend to focus on vegetables, whole grains and, ironically, supplements. ...

Good Carbs to Eat for Combat Athletes

By Christina Major  |  9 June 2020   Curing type 2 diabetes is a challenge. And before we get too far into this, I want to make a little distinction between ...

Why So Many Martial Artists Have Diabetes

By Christina Major  |  13 March 2020   Throughout the ages, the martial artist took care of his or her body because it was their most valuable possession. They chose to ...

Ancient Martial Artist Cold Cures

By Christina Major  |  9 February 2020   Maybe your goal was to lose weight this year, and you started off really well. You ate salads, had fruit for snacks, and ...

Why Can’t I Lose Weight At The Dojo

By Christina Major  |  23 January 2020   High protein supplements and shakes dominate the bodybuilding, weight loss, and martial arts communities. However, many of these only succeed in stripping people ...

The Dangers of High Protein Diets

By Christina Major  |  9 January 2020   What you eat has a distinct effect on how you train, how long you train, and your perception of your training. It can ...

Brain Foods for Combat Arts Training

By Christina Major  |  24 October 2019   Though it is indeed hard to argue with the success of certain plump fighters, just imagine if the pudgier fighters get a little ...

What Causes Weight Gain in Martial Artists?

By Christina Major  |  19 January 2019   You’ve tried, you’ve failed... you’ve gained it all back. Look, it’s not really your fault. There’s so many myths and legends that surround ...

How to Quickly and Easily Fail at Weight Loss

By Christina Major  |  8 February 2018   We’ve all seen the happy Buddha-like Master teaching his class. He has several younger and fitter assistants showing off the techniques while the ...

Why Are Martial Artists Fat?