By Christina Major  |  30 August 2024

One of the primary ingredients in Dit Da Jow, fennel seeds are healthy and have massive health benefits that can help prepare you for a fight, may prevent bruising, and ...

Top 12 Reasons To Add Fennel Seeds To Your Food

By Christina Major  |  3 August 2024

Looking at building strength and focus? Ashwagandha is an ancient herb that subtly helps your body be better naturally.Just What Is This Ancient Herb Ashwagandha?Ashwagandha is considered an ancient Ayurvedic ...

Why Should You Take Ashwaganda? Simple for Strength.

By Christina Major  |  16 May 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, what is the big deal? Why is ...

How Soda Slows Down Your Punch

By Christina Major  |  5 May 2021

You might think turning to hormone supplements might get you bigger muscles or more speed. But that's just not the case. If your hormones aren't correctly balanced for what your ...

Testosterone or Estrogen – Power In the Martial Arts?

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 decadent.But, you can get a little confused ...

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

By Christina Major  |  15 February 2021

And all ancient cultures, fermented foods were the primary way of preserving the harvest. It was especially true the farther north you went. Over centuries and millennia, these techniques lent ...

Fermented Foods – Why Combat Athletes Should Eat Them

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 replacing meat in a vegetarian diet. But, ...

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, touted feeling so good on the restricted ...

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. The can be a good way to ...

Good Carbs to Eat for Combat Athletes

By Christina Major  |  24 September 2020

There exists some foods a martial artist should never eat, things that drain your energy and suppress your ability to concentrate. If you are using, The Fighter’s Nutritional Blueprint: Creating a ...

The Seven Foods a Martial Artist Should Never Eat

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 the two types of diabetes that are ...

Why So Many Martial Artists Have Diabetes

By Christina Major  |  23 May 2020

When you go to the doctor and you just don’t feel right, the doctor is going to look for disease. Unfortunately, the doctor will rarely test for nutritional deficiencies and ...

How Training Leads To Nutritional Deficiencies

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 eat healthy foods in smaller quantities to ...

Ancient Martial Artist Cold Cures

By Christina Major  |  16 February 2020

Springtime brings cold, damp weather to most people. It's a time when we want to get out and do something, train in the outdoors, and get started again. But, after ...

Top Herbs for Peak Combat Arts Cold Weather Performance

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 cleaned up your diet. Even started to ...

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 of their money and giving false hope. ...

The Dangers of High Protein Diets

By Christina Major  |  16 January 2020

What you eat before martial art practice can make or break that day's training. If you're too full, you won’t train well. If you’re too hungry, you’re going to think ...

Quick and Healthy Meals before Martial Arts Practice

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 also affect your recovery time and your ...

Brain Foods for Combat Arts Training

By Christina Major  |  2 January 2020

Over half of all New Year’s resolutions involve weight loss, getting in shape, or eating better. Because we train in the martial arts, we have to take care of our ...

5 Healthy Diet Tips for Combat Athletes to Lose Weight

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 more trim and muscular? While their opponents ...

What Causes Weight Gain in Martial Artists?

By Jordan Newmark  |  7 August 2019

What do the most high profile martial artists in the world eat? Whatever Mario Limaduran cooks for them.Officially announced in December 2018, the Ultimate Fighting Championships, through their Performance Institute, ...

Chef Mario Limaduran Upgrades UFC Fighters’ Diet

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 diets that it’s actually funny, once you ...

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 Master explains. Maybe the Master shows a ...

Why Are Martial Artists Fat?