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Gracie Diet combo: anti-cramp snack / brain-activating meal
By Adriana Gracie Muscle cramps are painful, involuntary contractions, caused by an imbalance in sodium, potassium, c...
10 tips to keep training BJJ well into your old age
In the letters section of Graciemag #261, last year, we offered some tips to readers just starting their tenure in th...
10 tips to change your eating habits and improve your jiu-jitsu
Breakthroughs in technology and medicine have brought a disastrous side effect: People eat all sorts of garbage, conf...
Fighter’s POV: Why To Work With A Pro When Weight Cutting
Diminished performance. Decreased strength. Blackouts. Seizures, endocrine damage, organ failure. They’re just a few...
Podcast: How My Diet Experiment Could Have Gone Terribly, Horribly Wrong…
I recently gave the full-on ketogenic diet a try (which I discussed in episode 173 of my podcast – Self Experimentati...
Remastered: Follow Rickson Gracie’s menu to have more energy for BJJ
[First published in 2014.] Raised as a warrior from a young age, Rickson Gracie is an example of good health. For man...
Podcast Episode 173 – Self Experimentation and Limiting the Downside of Experiments Gone Wrong
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk about the importance of self experimentation and how your result...
2018 world champions reveal what they eat after a big competition
Months of physical and mental preparation lead up to the big day for jiu-jitsu’s elite competitors. And after such a ...
How To Get Stronger In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Without Jumping Up Weight Classes
If strength is something you do want to develop in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, then one of the side effects may be a jump in...
Jamie Wright: From Heavyweight to Featherweight
We all say jiu-jitsu will change your life, and in many instances that’s very true. Many of the benefits we discover ...
Hurt yourself? Get to know the ideal menu for the injured BJJ fighter
Nothing is more predictable in a fighter’s life than occasionally feeling that ol’ muscular discomfort. But pain real...
Anthony Bourdain Still Looking Ripped Thanks To BJJ And Healthy Diet
Anthony Bourdain — star of such famous culinary shows as Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Anthony Bourdain: Part...