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JIU JITSU AND NUTRITION

Lets look at JIU JITSU and NUTRITION.

This can be a really complex subect. Im ust !oin! hit on

the "e# points that are true #hether your !oals are

competition "ocused$ sel"%de"ense "ocused$ "itness "ocused$

increase per"ormance "ocused$ doesnt matter these

principles are true across the board.

&irst$ !et more protein. I" youre doin! JIU JITSU youre an

acti'e person. (oure an athlete and$ on your trainin! days atleast$ you should be thinkin! about !ettin! a !ram o" protein

per pound o" lean body mass.

The second thin! I #ant you to pay attention to$ is #hat kind

o" carbs youre !ettin!. )arbs are not bad. In "act$ you need

them. Its the simple$ processed carbs that are the issue.

*asically$ you #ant thin!s that ha'ent been !round up into

"lours. &oods that are as close to the real$ #hole thin! as

you can !et. So$ "oods like #hole !rains #ith exception o"

rice. Rice is still pretty simple and you #ant to dod!e that

one.

No# the reason "or this is$ carbohydrates are one o" the most

readily accessible "uels you ha'e.

(ou #ant to think about your metabolism like a steadyburnin! "ire. (oure al#ays "eedin! it #ith di""erent "uels. The

proteins and "ats are slo# burnin! and smolderin! thin!s.

The carbs are !oin! to burn "ast and !i'e you sur!es o"

ener!y.

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No#$ you #ant thin!s are !oin! burn "ast but not too "ast.

I" its a processed carbohydrate source$ its like thro#in!

!asoline on the "ire. There #ill be a bi! "lare up and then its

!one.

)hoose steady burnin! "uel instead "or better results.

The "inal detail you #ant to think about is timin! o" your

meals.

+'erythin! you consume is !oin! to become accessible

about an hour so a"ter you consumed it. So dont eat ri!ht

be"ore trainin!. ,i'e yoursel" a little bit o" time "or the "ood

to !et in into your blood stream and time your trainin!

around that. Itll also #ay more "un to roll in JIU JITSU and be

s-uashed into a ball i" your stomach isnt "ull o" "ood.

I" your #ork out is really intense$ plan on ha'in! some

carbohydrates and protein shortly a"ter the #ork out. (ou can

do it in drink "orm or you ust can eat some "ruit and some

almond butter.

Those #ere all !ood action points. /ick one o" them and do it

this #eek. 0hether thats only eatin! complex carbs$ eatin!

enou!h protein$ or timin! your meals appropriately. Just

chan!e one 'ariable track it "or a #eek to see #hat it does "or

you. Then chan!e the next$ then chan!e the next. One at time

and enoy the results. Take care.