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If you suffer from persistent GI issues while training or competing, or if you just can’t eat enough, training the gut is for you! Eliminate the bathroom stops, the discomfort, the embarrassment and the general irritation of just not being able to focus on competing! What is training the gut?…

Discover what you can learn from reading these handy shortcuts! It’s fairly common for a male high school athlete to come and see me with a long list of dietary supplements he’s consuming. Somewhere in his description of his training and eating habits he’ll mention that he doesn’t sleep very…

What makes an athlete healthy and great at their sport? Not alcohol. But high quality sleep, a diet with plenty of whole foods, minimal processed foods/ added sugars, consistent training, stress management, emotional and spiritual stability and a good support system set an athlete up for success! (Still not alcohol.)…

By: Thomas Malia, Intern  Combat Sports vary greatly from sport to sport in the type of competition they offer. Some sports are predominantly grappling sports, some sports are predominantly striking sports, and a few are a mix of both. Some things all these sports have in common is that competition…

By: Thomas Malia, Intern What are Combat Sports? Combat sports are a group of sports that involve one on one physical competitions. These competitions usually involve a form of striking or grappling. Combat Sports include Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Taekwondo. Each…

Design a tasty season drink to meet your athletic goals. Many coffee shops have luxurious fall drinks, headlined by the pumpkin spice latte, designed to tempt the tongue with seasonal flavors and plenty of holiday sweetness. But they don’t really support either health or performance. How do you adapt them…