My name is Ross and welcome to Nutrition 4 Fighters! This site seeks to support athletes to fuel their ambition whilst on and off the mats, and in the ring or cage. With that said, you don’t have to be a competitive fighters to benefit from good food. I’ve got a series of posts with various recipes and other information that can help you achieve your peak performance.
I’m going to assume that many and most will have heard at least a passing comment or three in regards to the importance of gut health. With danger of massively over simplifying a complex and still emerging area of science, I’m going to attempt to give a quick summary as to what all the big … Continue reading The 10 Top Foods for Good Gut Health
So this one is a favourite of mine if I’m not training, cutting weight or basically needing something comforting whilst doing nothing much but sitting on the sofa all day. There’s plenty of fibre to help keep you feeling full and enough protein from the eggs and kidney beans to support growth and repair. There’s … Continue reading Weight Cutting Mexican Chilli Soup
One way to think of the role of different macronutrients you eat is as the following; protein = recovery, carbohydrates = fuel and (healthy) fats = protection. With this in mind, it’s important to ensure you’re having a good balance of each one of them throughout your day. Often people will over eat on carbohydrates … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Protein Energy Bars
Although the humble naan bread is most closely associated to accompanying one of Britain’s favourite take aways, it’s also a simple convenient accompaniment to anyone of breakfast, lunch, dinner or a pre or post training snack. Naan breads often include a few different ingredients but this recipe completely simplifies things and gives you a quick, … Continue reading 2 Ingredient Naan Breads
