Ok, so you’re looking for something quick and easy to make after training… You’re stuck for something that tastes good AND is healthy too. You’re bored of protein bars and junk food is out of the question. So what do you do..?

Well, the answer is quite easy – a smoothie.

All you need are some fruits, nuts and berries, some juice, a blender and you’re good to go. Watch this video to show you how easy it is.

Ok, we have bodyfat. Now, some have more than others, but that’s just the way it goes…

As Taekwondo people we spend quite a lot of time looking to get rid of as much as we can so we’re on weight, and also to look good.

But what does it do, and why sometimes does is just not move, no matter what we do?

Among diet experts, there is a rarely mentioned adaptation of the body that prevents a diet program from achieving the maximum results. This adaptation, the Weight Loss Plateau, can be tackled in a variety of ways.

Most of these involve changes in your training or diet regimen. While keeping your metabolic rate elevated can be a difficult process, it can be done.

Ok, you’re training regularly. You’re making great progress and you feel pumped. You’ve got your goals in sight and you’re looking good to achieve them. But are you eating as regularly as you need to for the best performance?

When I get asked about what to eat, etc, people forget one of the main things they need to be thinking of when they plan their diet and nutrition – how often to eat!

People still hold onto the old traditional mindset of “Three Square Meals A Day”. This is ok way back when people were working the land (after the Agricultural Revolution), or in big factories (after the Industrial Revolution). Back then they didn’t have food as convenient as we do today, and the work mentality didn’t allow for regular eating.

But despite those days being long gone and research showing that 3 large meals isn’t the best for us, we still continue to follow that rule.

Now, we all know that drinking water is an absolute must for every single Taekwondo athlete there is. We can’t get away from it. We sweat so much during training, we have to replace those lost liquids.

But, apart from replacing that lost liquid, what else does drinking water do for us?

In this post I’m going to show you the many other things that happen when we drink water, and not just during and after training…

When we drink water, a number of different things happen in our body.

Ok, you want to eat something healthy, before, or after training, or even to have something to eat during competition day.

Well, I have the thing for you. In this video, I show you how to make one of the best and most nutritious foods out there. It’s high in protein, got essential fatty acids and high in fibre. They’re a meal in a nut!

In my last article I laid the foundations for the nutritional guide for athletic performance. I discussed the different types of foods that we have in our diets. In this article, I want to go through which types of foods we need to keep our bodies in peak condition.

Whether you do Taekwondo as a workout… Continue reading

I came across this video on YouTube on the topic of ATP – Adenosine Triphospate.

So, following on from me article a few days ago, I thought I would share that with you here.

Let me know your thoughts, and if you have any questions, just ask in the comments box below.

When training in Taekwondo, whether it is for recreation, health benefits or to reach the medal podium, every good coach knows that training should be effective. In order to know how to make your training more effective you need to have a very general understanding of basic exercise physiology.

There is a whole wealth of information in regards to exercise physiology via the web, media etc. but even the… Continue reading

One of the biggest problems I find with Taekwondo athletes today is the lack of good information on nutrition, basically what to eat and what not to eat and when to eat.

It can be a somewhat technical subject if you want it to be. But I want to make it as simple as possible for… Continue reading