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Category Archive: Articles, Health, Health & Nutrition

How To Lower Your Heart Rate Using Either Wim Hof or Rickson Gracie Breathing

Breathing for BJJ? You’re at the last 5 minutes of training, you’re rolling with a stronger, heavier yet lower belt. You are already at the end of you capacities, breathing hard and trying to...

How to Establish a Healthy Balance Between Training and Recovery

Establishing effective training or comp fight recovery techniques plays a huge role in helping you to achieve your goals. Frequently an overlooked area, taking time for rest and recovery is one of...

Overtraining in BJJ: The Importance of Listening To Your Body

Written By Guillaume Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. Photo by Ralph Go   At this stage of my life, there are two phases in my BJJ...

How To Return to BJJ Training After A Serious Injury

Injuries are always going to happen if you train in Jiu-Jitsu. It’s part of the journey. BJJ black belt Stephen Kesting of the excellent website Grapplearts.com answers a fan’s question about how...

McGregor’s Nutritionist on Best Fuel, Controlling Sugar Cravings, Veganism

  When it comes to nutrition, cutting weight and rehydrating after fights, Georges Lockhart is best man in the UFC. Many UFC fighters and professional athletes also do the same. In this video...

5 Ways Alcohol Is Hurting Your Jiu-Jitsu & Fitness Goals

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

The Best Practices To Fix Your Sleeping Problems & Recover Better

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Rickson Gracie Tells Joe Rogan About How He Controls His Breathing

Have you ever thought about breathing training? Rickson Gracie has a special approach to breathing. Rickson Gracie and all members of the Gracie use a special method of breathing when doing...

Full Day Of Eating For a Full Time BJJ Athlete

For grapplers that are looking to shred, lose fat, and just basically build a lean, muscular, aesthetic physique, you’ll no doubt already be well aware of just how much hard work, motivation, and...

How to Deal with Rib Injuries in BJJ & Grappling

Rib injuries are one of the most common injuries in BJJ and grappling. Rib injuries usually heal themselves in a few weeks. Good painkillers are important so that you can breathe and cough...

Practical Tips To Curb Your Junk Food Cravings

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Vascular Neck Injuries and Strokes in BJJ: Recognizing the Warning Signs

Chris Martin is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He experienced a stroke in 2017 due to a vascular neck injury, that was caused by strangulation – in other words, by a BJJ choke. Since then,...

3 Neck Exercises That’ll Benefit All Your Body

There are many phrases that people use to indicate that something is troubling or bothersome. None are as common as the phrase “pain in the neck,” and that’s for a good reason....

Travis Stevens Details How He Cuts Weight For BJJ/ Judo Tournaments

They say the first and most important battle for each and every fighter is the one with the scale. Martial arts and combat sports competitors are notorious with their extreme weight cutting which...

Knee Tape Trick For ACL Protection While Rolling in BJJ

An injury to the anterior cruciate ligament can be a debilitating musculoskeletal injury to the knee, that happens quite often in grappling arts such as BJJ. Non-contact tears and ruptures are the...

Pre-Bed STRETCHING ROUTINE To Keep You Limber For BJJ

Yeah, we know. Stretching is so booooring. The last thing you want to do after an intense rolling session, or/and during a busy day, is to spend some of your time stretching. It seems like you could...

What This Plant Based BJJ Practitioner Easts in a Day

If you’re serious about your Jiu-Jitsu, then you’ve got to be serious about your diet as well. Great training requires a great meal – if you want to recover properly and perform greatly in...

Is Intermittent Fasting Effective?

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Keto vs Paleo vs Low-Carb, Which Diet Is For You?

Photo: Rayron Gracie. Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts...

A Simple Guide For Resolving 4 Most Common BJJ Aches And Pains

With great power in BJJ comes… Quite a bit of aches and pains, actually. It’s no secret, and every Jiujiteiro knows it: sooner or later, as you train Jiu Jitsu, you will encounter pain....

5 Post-Exercise Rest And Recovery Techniques You Should Try

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Are You Drinking Enough Water? Stay Hydrated With These Tips

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

These Foods Will Fuel Your Performance On The Mat

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Exercise and Sleep: Exercising Impact On Your Sleep Quality

There are countless reasons why Americans are not getting enough sleep. From the bright city lights to the constant stresses and pressures of daily life, getting the required 7-9 hours of sleep every...