This article is an excerpt from The "Ultimate Quick Start Recipe Guide." Click Here To Go To The Guide! The simple answer is NO! Supplement means "in addition to." One of my pet peeves is hearing people discuss which supplements "work." Many times these people have plenty of room to improve in their training for mixed martial arts and nutritional programs. With that said, there are some … [Read more...]

You may have heard of something referred to as the “thermic effect” of eating mentioned in the gym, in fitness mags, or on various websites. But now I want to explain exactly what that means and what you can do to take advantage of it. If you have ever said, “I’m stuck with a slow metabolism,” you need to pay close attention.  Believe it or not, there are many ways you can make your … [Read more...]

Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day. Unfortunately most people don’t take advantage of it because they are so pressed for time. They either skip the meal completely or grab something quick as they run out the door. In fact, most people seem to eat 20% of the day’s calories at breakfast, 30% at lunch, and 50% at dinner. Eating in a crescendo with most of your calories being … [Read more...]

Any serious combat athlete will pay as close attention to their nutrition for MMA as they do their training. This includes eating a healthy breakfast on a regular basis. Here are some of the excuses my clients give me about why they don’t eat breakfast… “I don’t have the time.” “I don’t feel hungry.” “I’m trying to cut weight.” “I don’t enjoy typical … [Read more...]

I’ve been training clients for over 10 years and there are some habits that my most successful clients seem to adopt. One habit they don’t have is severely restricting themselves of calories. Remember, when you consume too few calories, the body perceives that as starvation. In response to this, your metabolism slows down so that your body can conserve energy. And this doesn’t take long to … [Read more...]