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On this episode, I am sitting down with Nattie Boss.  Nattie is a nutritionist who helps women optimize energy, recovery, endurance + performance using science.  She's also a judo and jiu jitsu brown belt, a breathwork facilitator, and a business woman. In this podcast we explored everything from nutrition fundamentals, to the psychology of nutrition, to eating disorders, to how our menstrual cycles effect our training. This podcast is a wide ranging conversation full of amazing tactics you can use to optimize your life and nutrition.    You can find Nattie on instagram @nattiebossrd or on her website www.bodybyboss.com She also has an...

Starting any sport can be very intimidating. Not to mention, a sport that involves full-on grappling. Some of us step on the mat armed with knowledge from youtube videos, friends who train, and blog posts.  Others, like myself, go in blind.  When I started jiu jitsu, I couldn't have told you the difference between BJJ and Karate (embarrassing, I know). I joined my first class because I wanted to do something new and fun, and get in better shape in the process. I never expected to have this sport take over my life, give me my closest friends, or transform...

You know how it goes, you get a new rashguard/Gi/[Insert BJJ gear item here] and you are in love!  It is new and special, the fit is so nice, and it smells so clean! You can’t wait to test it out on the mat and the first week you wear it nearly everyday you train (of course washing it in between).  Eventually, it starts to join your normal rotation and before long you start to notice that your new, fresh, clean-smelling piece of gear has taken-on that familiar funky smell.  But don’t fret! There are ways to protect your awesome...

When I started training jiu jitsu I thought that time on the mat alone was enough to replace the exercise regime of lifting, cardio, and yoga that I had before. At the end of a training session, I was wiped.  I felt exhausted, like I had gotten a complete workout and to do anything more would be over-kill. So I stopped training other disciplines and eventually, I paid the price. It came in the form of an aching shoulder, a torn hamstring, and persistent neck-pain; sound familiar?  We all know that jiu jitsu takes wear and tear on our bodies;...