Nutrition Posts
The body needs a balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, water, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients; trying to find the perfect balance can at times be challenging. Our Nutrition Posts are designed to take the guess work out of the "balancing act" and provides educational, as well as tips and hacks on how to improve your overall nutrition IQ, while contributing to improved weight management and enhanced athletic performance.
Achieve the Ideal You with a Custom Keto Diet
By FAHL Staff | 15 March 2023 Tired of feeling sluggish and unhealthy? Ready to take control of your eating habits and make positive changes in your life? If so, starting a diet could be the first step towards a happier, healthier you. Dieting doesn't have to be a daunting task - ...
How Soda Slows Down Your Punch
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, what is the big deal? Why is it okay for some to drink soda and not others?Soda truly is not ...
Testosterone or Estrogen – Power In the Martial Arts?
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 body needs, it could cause lethargy, low sex drive, heart problems, and even ...
What’s Better – Cacao vs. Cocoa?
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 with the difference between cacao and cocoa. Even though these are both derived ...
Fermented Foods – Why Combat Athletes Should Eat Them
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 themselves to a variety of different flavors and cultural significance.Most martial artists know ...
Soy and Martial Artists
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, just because it sounds good doesn't mean it actually is good. If you're consuming ...
Combat Arts and Vegetarian Diets – Why Plant-Only Diets Aren’t For Serious Athletes
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 diets.But did they stick with the diet? What else did they do to ...
Good Carbs to Eat for 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 get in things like fiber and the prebiotic oligosaccharides that can help improve ...
The Seven Foods a Martial Artist Should Never Eat
By Christina Major | 19 September 2020 There exists some foods a martial artist should never eat, things that drain your energy and suppress your ability to concentrate. Some of these foods rob your body of nutrition and can cause massive weight gain quickly.These foods are more like categories, broad ...
Why So Many Martial Artists Have Diabetes
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 out there.Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition that usually sets in during ...
How Training Leads To Nutritional Deficiencies
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 probably blame your ills on training. Problem is, many of the issues in ...
Ancient Martial Artist Cold Cures
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 avoid problems that came with overeating. Mainly, overeating causes sluggishness, which equals defeat. ...
Top Herbs for Peak Athletic Performance in Cold Weather
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 a long winter, we might be faced with stiff, achy joints and a ...
Why Can’t I Lose Weight At The Dojo
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 feel good, with more energy, your pants fit better, and your training improved.But… ...
The Dangers of High Protein Diets
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. At worst, they're incredibly detrimental to a person's health. And you don’t build ...
Quick and Healthy Meals before Martial Arts Practice
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 more about what you’re going to eat on the way home rather than ...
Brain Foods for Training
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 potential for injury. You really are what you eat. Brain foods can make ...
5 Diet Tips for the 2020 New Year
By Christina Major | 2 January 2020 Over half of all New Year’s resolutions involve a diet for weight loss, getting in shape, or eating better. Because we train in the martial arts, we have to take care of our bodies to a better degree than most. Keeping a healthy ...
What Causes Weight Gain in Martial Artists?
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 seem too busy with cutting weight and refining their diets, while these professional ...
Chef Mario Limaduran Feeds Fighters
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, partnered with the “nation’s largest all-organic meal delivery service” Trifecta to feed ...
You Can Lose Weight Even if You’ve Done These 15 Mistakes
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 lose the weight. Let’s look at some of the trends that people think ...
Why Are Martial Artists Fat?
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 technique. When did fat martial artists become normal and accepted? In today’s world, it’s ...
