Diet
Your diet is enormously important even if you don’t train at all. The food and liquids you consume is your fuel for life and any activity you undertake. And the more pressure you put yourself under the better quality fuel your body will require. The quality of your fuel directly effects your recovery and development from training. Diet is an absolutely massive and sometimes controversial subject which I am not even going to attempt to address in any detail. I am going to give you a ‘quick hit’ list of do’s and don’ts for the martial arts athlete. However, it is...
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The subject of dietary supplements is a mind field – it is often not clear as to what you should take or how and when, and there is the question of whether we need supplements at all. Supplements are just that – they are used to supplement a diet. They are not intended to be used to replace foods or to be used as you would medication prescribed from a doctor i.e. I will take this medication/supplement and the problem will be fixed. Supplements are ways for us to access larger amounts of vitamins and minerals that we may not be able to get in our daily lives. Food quality these days is...
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