BJJ Nutrition

Two men go to war this Saturday at Polaris

Bradfrod Vs Finland,

First place at ADCC European Trials 2023

Vs

Second Place at ADCC European Trials 2024

Both of these fighters are known for there incredible Jiu Jitsu skills with some insane submissions against some of the best competitors in the world.

In this double episode podcast you will her from both competitors about there backgrounds, training techniques, experiences, nutrition, weight cutting and of course about each...

Matt O'Grady Matty runs Inner chimp is a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu and trains at multiple academies like ourselves a bit of a gym gypsy. Matty is also undefeated in MMA which he will hate me for saying that and bit of petrol head. In this podcast we covered sustainability and British made items a situation that made him viral grappling vs striking and much much more! Please go check out out show sponsors, Grapplers Soap: Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/ Inner Chimp: Instagram: https://instagram.com/inner_chimp?igshid...

Andrew Tackett Andrew is the middle brother between,William and Caleb. He is a black belt under Rodrigo Cabral at fight factory in Austin Texas. Last ADCC open he didn’t just win his category but the absolute as well only weighing in at around 82kg. Andrew famously submitted Big Dan in the who’s next reality show and tournament and coming 3rd overall he has placed first at No-gi worlds twice, once at purple and at brown and I am sure a win at black belt will be on his hit list for 2024! In this podcast we covered some...

The godfather of the U.K. grappling scene, Tommo Aka Chris Thompson one of the owners of Europes biggest Nogi, Shows Grapplefest, the show has allowed fans to see some of the most prestigious grapplers on this big rock we call earth. Mikey musamechi, Craig jones, The ruotolo brothers just to name a few. Chris is a black belt in Jiujitsu and trains at Lilius Barnatt in southern Spain. Chris has been around the grappling seen for years! And we covered so much in such a short amount of time as you can imagine we could of delved into...

Wayne Samways & Lew Long Both are Black belts who run and own the Mat Academy based in Wales! Both have competed in the biggest shows in Europe and the UK, with both recently competing on Polaris. Now I'll be honest and say this podcast wasn't our normal flow as both had busy schedules to fit in, but we covered a few interesting topics like, If Lew was actually asleep in his Polaris match, heart attacks before fights, making weight by doing handstands, skin infections, competition, competition, competition mindset and much much more. Please go check out out show sponsors...

Dave Weston Dave is the northern submission series Under 100kg champion, The chaos fighting championship Under 100kg champion, Grapplefest veteran, British champion and probably some other champion from some other federation! The guy is a legend of the jits worlds and one really down to earth guy he is a co owner of the Black Country jiujitsu school and he was kind enough to let me come up to the club, have a roll with the members and sit down with me after for a podcast. After cracking open a cold can of monster, we got down and dirty and...

Mike Hughes

A close friend and my original training partner.

Mike is a purple belt at Olympians MMA and has competed on the local circuit podium at all comps.

Mike has also done MMA when younger and has done a few show of commentary on the MMA scene.

Mike is a keen Jiujitsu fan and of the UFC and has a extensive knowledge on all things combat sports related.

In this podcast we talked about steroid use, the Mark Hunt court case, invitational...

Jordan Kirk Elite jiu jitsu Somerset Owner,Jordan is a recent black belt and runs the club. Jordan has competed on multiple platforms with a dominant performance on the last Grapplefest card.The school that Jordan runs is a nogi only club with the students putting on some epic wins and really making a statement on the nogi jiujitsu scene. In this podcast we talk about competition mindset , standing out from the other clubs, the weak areas of jiujitsu, beating some notable names and much much more. Please go check out out show sponsors, Grapplers Soap:Instagram: https://instagram.com...

Wesley Murch

AKA - The Immortal

He is a black belt under Pedro Bessa, a Pro MMA fighter with over 20 pro fights, runs and owns olympians MMA and has influenced 100s if not 1000s of people n the combat world. Wes was my first ever instructor and was a pleasure to have him on the show.

In this podcast we talked about hi time at American Top Team, being smashed by Brazilians, his thoughts on training styles, some weight cut experiences and much much more.

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Gavin Thomas Please go check out out show sponsors, Grapplers Soap: Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/ Inner Chimp: Instagram: https://instagram.com/inner_chimp?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://inner-chimp.co.uk/ Gavins Instagram Profile: https://instagram.com/g7bjj?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== Follow us on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bjj.nutrition/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bjjnutrition?... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@BJJNutrition-ye7kb

Beth Andrew

Beth runs the Women of BJJ Social media page.

Beth is a blue belt in Jiu Jitsu based at the Lakes BJJ Academy in Kendal, has competed in multiple platforms, Northern Submission Series, BJJ 24-7 and most recently Enyo.

Beth is wanting to uplift the Jiu Jitsu scene not just for women alone but the whole community.

In this podcast we talked about body positivity and how it could be harming others, the BJJ community helping with mental health, poor weight cut experiences, competition issues...

Andrew Hardwick Aka the The owner of brotherhood performance Andrew is a brown belt in jiu jitsu, based at the alley cat academy in Chorley.

Has competed on multiple platforms, having some epic wins on Grapplefest!

Andrew is a S&C coach working online and in person Andrew is a expert in making monsters on and off the matt with his S&C programming paying close attention to all the details.

In this podcast we talk about, Owen livesey with a dad bod, people selling cheap training programs, nutrition vs S&C, full...

Lindsey Doyle AKA The Female Fight Nutritionist Lindsey is a purple belt in jiu jitsu, a kick-boxing champion, who has helped fighters In the UFC multiple IBJFF events several boxing federations and probably a few others we didn’t get to cover. Lindsey is a leading pioneer in the female anatomy for nutrition and weight cutting and is pushing for better studies to help her clientele. I’ll be honest and say this podcast could of gone on for longer so don’t be surprised to see a part 2 in Ireland in the future! In this podcast we talk about...

Ricky BellinghamHe is a competitive brown belt under Ian Harrop.Currently serving in the British Army as a Lance Corporal In 1 Rifles, Took him 7 Years to get Brown Belt. One of the few people who has been granted sponsorship under the British Army which allows him to train full time.Ricky has competed at Multiple IBJJF events, winning gold at the Europeans and gold at the Abu Dhabi World masters along with many other comps. In this episode we talked about weight gain, how discipline has helped him, competing at master and adult divisions, Crossfit and jiujitsu, under eating, weight...

Mark Hibbard He is a competitive brown belt under a previous podcast guest Rich Rubino at RR Jiujitsu Bristol and is one of our sponsored athletes. Mark has competed at multiple IBJJF events, competed on Grapplefest multiple times, qualified for the English open pro league against some of the biggest names in U.K. and European jiujitsu along with many other sub only comps. This gorilla has been on as tear up recently so expect to see his name around the scene a lot more! In this podcast we talk about weight training for jits, hardworking mindset, wow Mark built...

Gary HewsonA very recent black belt, under Chico Mendes at Checkmat Bristol. Garry has competed at majority of belt levels winning multiple different local shows. In this podcast we talk about cross training at multiple clubs, losing body fat, how points are better than sub only, logging food, secret black belt handshakes and much much more. Please go check out out show sponsors, Grapplers Soap: Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/ Inner Chimp: Instagram: https://instagram.com/inner_chimp?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://inner-chimp.co.uk/ Garrys Instagram Profile: https://instagram.com/man...

Matthew Benyon Creative Director of Scramble, creative director or Polaris, and owner of Unathletic. Where to start, Matt is heavily involved the BJJ scene and has been in the industry for over a decade. Training all over the world and has acquired his black belt doing so. He has mingled with the majority of top level grapplers to current date. Has helped put together some of the most iconic BJJ matches. If you don’t know who this man is, you will do very soon after this podcast. In this episode we talked about his experience abroad, running Polaris, weight cu...

GrappleFest 16 Europes Premier Submission Grappling Invitational! On the first of July producer Tom and I went up to Grapplefest in Liverpool to interview the athlete's behind the scenes. Bumped into a few old podcast guest's. Which gave us some great snippets of content. Show Sponsors, Grapplers Soap: Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/ Inner Chimp: Instagram: https://instagram.com/inner_chimp?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://inner-chimp.co.uk/ Follow: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bjj.nutrition/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bjjnutrition?... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Youtube...

Dan BassettGrapplers Soap Dan is the owner of grapplers soap, Dan has many jobs, which intel gave us a lot of funny stories to listen to. He has fought multiple MMA fights and is all round epic person. In this episode we talked about Debut fights, Banana suits, Surviving jumping off a 27ft Sea wall, how to scare pirates with no guns, the growth of grapplers soap and much much more.Grapplers Soap: Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Cult: https://instagram.com/cult_brand_uk?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Beach Front BJJ: https://instagram.com/beachfront_bjj?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA...

Shane Curtis Goth Lord A 28 year old Black Belt under Paul and Neil Owen, at Nottingham MMA.Shane has had some dominant performances at Polaris, Grapplefest, Intergrapple and many other tournaments. Shane has gone on to developing his own jiu-jitsu technique called the Gothlock with a very promising grappling career ahead of him. In this episode today we talked about plant-based diets, supplements, some recent drama at comps and much much more. Shane Curtis: Instagram: https://instagram.com/ashleybendle?ig... Goth Lord Murch: https://subguards.com/collections/rashguards/products/gothlord-1?variant=42211471163576&fbclid=PAAaadqrPxSFBvHGrmqsanGWol1N3uQhl4VCDBRm-zvWcmSIz_2Z4bRU6yGZQ Goth...

Anthony Crocker AKA Crocks He has a Brown belt, which was acquired from Pedro Bessa and is training at RR Brazilian jiu jitsu, with one of our former guests Rich Rubino. Crocker has won medals at the British open, fought in sub only match's and competed on the local circuit. Which has some what lead him to acquire a fitting name, The king of Newquay open! In this podcast we talk about, wrist locks, type of ultra heavies, humility in BJJ, privates, a few funny story’s. Podcast Sponsors: Grappler's Soap Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/shop Grappler's Soap Instagram: ht...

Paddy Webber A Brown belt and Coach under Ian Rossiter at Rising Tide BJJ in Weston super mare. Paddy has competed in the local circuit acquiring golds at each belt from white belt all the way to brown in jiu jitsu and has a brown belt in Judo. In this podcast we talk about Competition toilets, Super Fights vs Normal competitions, White Belts giving advice, Club pressure, our favourite topic of the Secret Juice and much much more! Podcast Sponsors: Grapple Soap Website: https://www.mrbassetts.com/shop Grapple Soap Instagram: https://instagram.com/grapplers_soap?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2...

Daniel “Raspberry Ape” Strauss A Black Belt under Roger Gracie and Nick Brooks, He is a ADCC, Polaris and Quintet Veteran as well as a commentator for Polaris and Cage Warriors.Dan is a man of many talents from his dangerous Guillotines to bending horseshoes in what I can only be describe as his Cave of Grip Wonder.This was a great episode where we talk about Dan being a skinny teenager to now 90KG, Hating the Gi, Becoming a Meal prep wanker and where he gets his incredible shirts.Bonus content for us was being told the origin of t...

Jo Foy A Purple Belt and coach at Elite Jiu Jitsu in Bridgewater, under Head Coach Jordan Kirk. Jo has competed on multiple invitational shows such as grapple fest and is due to compete again in July this year. He has multiple first place medals, along with a few absolute belts. In this episode we talked about, Starting jujitsu at 120kg, Gi vs nogi from a no go club perspective, the pressure of competing, why he is practicing foot sweeps so much, old school vs new school training, building a very reputable jujitsu school and much much more. Jo...

Tom Showler A Black belt and coach for close to a decade under Pedro Bessa at Sweatbox academy in bristol, sponsored by Tatami and Trojan Nutrition. Tom is a prolific Jiu Jitsu practitioner in Bristol and supporter of the Terere Kids Project in Brazil He has a degree in sports coaching. Has competed on both the international and national circuits alongside helping to run the Bristol Open Competition in the UK. In this episode we talked about, Belt promotions, Being heavier for BJJ, Training hard with intensity, Go fund me pages and much much more. Tom Showler: Instagram: https...

Shane Curtis, Goth Lord.A 28 year old Black Belt under Paul and Neil Owen, at Nottingham MMA Recently winning on Polaris 23 and a dominant win on Grapplefest fest 14 .Shane has gone on to developing his own jiu jitsu technique called the Goth Lock , with a very promising grappling career ahead of him. If you don’t know the Goth Lord yet you are missing out on one of the UKs hottest prospect in grappling. We are sad to say we had some technical issue with this podcast, Hence why this is part 1. Part 2 will be coming in the near fu...

Ashley BendleA 26 year old Black Belt under Chris Rees Draig,She is sponsored by Tatami. Recently winning Dublin IBJJF Open 2023 Double Gold, ENYO 55KG 2022 Champion,ADCC Vegas open -66KG Silver medallist. She is not afraid of any challenge and this was shown when she stepped in for Ffion Davies with a weeks notice for a match against Michelle Nicolini in Polaris.In todays episode we talk about, Weight cutting, Ketogenic diet for competitions, Sub only comps Muscle building, Incorrect medals and much much more. Ashley Bendle: Instagram: https://instagram.com/ashleybendle?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Tatami Discount Link...

Emily is a brown belt under Pedro Bessa is an incredibly active competitor and has had experience competing under multiple rule sets and has competed at IBJJF Worlds and Euros, AJP, Grapplefest, and ENYO. In this great podcast we discussed female weight categories, fasting for competition, mindset around competing, teaching male students and much much more. Emily Eyles: Instagram: https://instagram.com/emington?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Instagram: https://instagram.com/jiujitsugoblin?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Sweat Box Gym: Instagram: https://instagram.com/sweatboxgymbristol?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bjj.nutrition/ TikTok...

Rich Rubino is a Black Belt and runs RR Brazilian Jiu Jitsu based in Bristol. In this great podcast we discussed his history and background, the transition from bodybuilding into BJJ, Dirty Bulking, Kids making weight for BJJ comps and much more. Rich Rubino: Instagram: https://instagram.com/rr_brazilianjiujitsu?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= The Pit Gym Bristol: Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.pit.gym?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bjj.nutrition/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bjjnutrition?... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089645601449 Youtube - https://www.youtube...

Luke & Clayton Chamberlain are both Black Belts and owners of Roger Gracie Academy based in Bristol. In this great podcast we discussed their history and backgrounds, the weight categories they had competed at, the problems they had at different weights, the keto diet for BJJ, the issues surrounding BJJ athletes using PEDS in competition, where the sport is going and much more.

Luke Chamberlain: Instagram: https://instagram.com/lukechamberlainjj?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Clayton Chamberlain: Instagram: https://instagram.com/clayton_chamberlain_rga_jj?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Roger Gracie Academy Bristol: Website...