Written by Gile Huni., a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and head instructor at Kimura BJJ Serbia
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Oct 27, 2024BJJEEArticles, Health, Nutrition
Written by Gile Huni., a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and head instructor at Kimura BJJ Serbia
To reach peak performance on the mats, it’s essential to treat nutrition as seriously as training. This means ditching junk food for a diet that powers up your body. Junk food may seem tempting, but is that fleeting taste worth sacrificing performance and health? Not really.
Some BJJ athletes claim they can eat whatever they want because of “good genetics.” While a few may get away with it, even the best genes don’t protect against the toll that junk food takes over time. A clean diet can significantly boost your endurance, energy, and even body composition – no matter what your genetics are.
Eating junk food leads to:
If you want to feel faster, stronger, and ready to last longer on the mats, try these simple diet adjustments:
If you’re aiming to shed some weight while maintaining strength, try:
With these dietary tweaks, you’ll notice a difference in how you feel and perform on the mats. Eating clean doesn’t just build a leaner, stronger body – it builds a better jiujiteiro.
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.
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