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Jiu-Jitsu and other fighting arts, involves a wide range of disciplines. You require strength, power, endurance, speed, stamina, flexibility and agility.
Nutrition for Martial arts is an area that is every bit as important as any of the disciplines mentioned above. You require short term energy as well as maximising your muscle recovery.
If you are going to put yourself through punishing, high intensity training, it makes sense that your body will require extra nourishment to make it all possible.
Good nutrition for Martial arts involves consuming measured amounts of complex carbohydrates and proteins several times per day. This should be done over 5 to 6 meals to ensure you are fueling your body and effectively repairing muscle tissue.
As fat is not an efficient energy supply, it needs to be limited. Your body does require some of the more healthy fats.
Look to gain muscle without putting on fat whilst keeping a good strength to weight ratio.
Nutrition for Martial arts is every bit as important as the training itself and do not kid yourself otherwise!
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