This Recipe of the Week makes for an amazing breakfast, snack or even desert. Oat Muffins Comment: Breakfast, power snack Serves 6 Protein: 20% Carbohydrates: 62% Fat: 17% INGREDIENTS 1 medium banana, Chiquita 1 large Egg, chicken 2 tbsp Honey, ShopRite 1 tsp Baking Powder, Argo 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, McCormick 1 tsp Cinnamon, Ground, …
Dear Wrestlers and Friends, We would like to wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving. We know with the start of the wrestling season navigating the holidays and managing your weight can be very difficult. This year we are expanding our survival guide with even more tips, food facts, substitutions to make your holiday …
Making weight and maintaining your weight without having your body break down is one of the most difficult aspects to wrestling. Wrestlers, their coaches and their parents often have a hard time identifying what the best foods are for an athlete. Here are 10 great, non-processed, foods that not only can help you lose or …
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Dear Wrestlers and Family Members, We would like to wish you and your family a happy Thanksgiving. Here are a few tips to help you stay on track with your nutrition plan during the holidays. 1) Follow your regular plan up until your Thanksgiving meal. That means: eat breakfast, your morning snack, and lunch of the lowest …
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A good and hearty breakfast can set the tone for a great day. Whether or not you’re a high energy athlete such a wrestler, or a stay at home parent, breakfast is an essential part of your day. Breakfast helps restore energy lost during sleeping (fasting) and helps gives you energy to carry you throughout …
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Wrestler Nutrition’s Guide to Muscle Cramps By Mathew Wernikoff, Sports Performance Coach Muscle cramps can be debilitating and painful, interrupting practices, matches and even sleep. One of the most common complaints by wrestlers are muscle cramps which can lead to muscle strains and often take place at the most inconvenient times. Conventional wisdom tells …
WrestlerNutrition.com’s 4th of July Survival Guide: How to BBQ without the guilt. Summertime BBQ’s and parties, especially 4th of July weekend, are filled with rich and delicious foods. These times are supposed to be about fun and relaxation; however, for many wrestlers there also comes the stress and guilt of filling our bodies with unhealthy …
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As a wrestling parent you strive to provide your child with opportunities to perform their best. From wrestling clubs, to private lessons, to countless weekends in hot and stuffy gyms, you work hard to make sure your kid has everything they need. But did you know that the biggest difference maker for your wrestler can …
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Why a Nutrition Plan: Better Practice, Better Results! By Dan Wernikoff, Certified Sports Nutritionist Many times when an athlete is focused on losing weight, it can effect there practices and workouts; having them focusing on keeping a sweat going rather than proper technique and form. If you don’t have to worry about your weight, you …
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Why a Nutrition Plan: Grow, Learn and Develop! by Dan Wernikoff, Certified Sports Nutritionist Proper nutrition is essential for growth and development. When an athlete is cutting weight or not receiving the proper nutrients, their growth can be affected or even permanently stunted. A proper nutrition plan safe guards wrestlers from stunting their growth as …
