Coaches Corner

Coach’s Corner How To Lose 20–30 Pounds In 5 Days: The Extreme Weight Cutting and Rehydration Secrets of UFC Fighters By Nate Green • Updated September 24, 2025   Caution: This piece explores how fighters manipulate weight for competition. It is not a recommendation. Extreme dehydration and rapid shifts in water/sodium can be dangerous without medical supervision. For everyday athletes and clients, prioritize sustainable, brand-aligned strategies that protect performance, cognition, and recovery. The following is a guest post by Nate Green, who works with Dr. John Berardi, nutritional advisor to athletes like UFC champion Georges St. Pierre (GSP). We do not...

By Dr. Rick Cohen • Updated September 19, 2025 In Part 1 we looked at the most effective protein sources for your budget. Here, we go deeper into how protein actually works in your body—why some sources move the needle for strength, recovery, and body composition while others fall short. Short version: not all protein is created equal. What does “nutritional value” of protein really mean? When we talk about a protein’s nutritional value, we’re asking how effectively it supports biological protein synthesis (BPS)—the process your body uses to build and repair muscle, connective tissue, enzymes, and more. Key drivers...

  Complete Mineral & Support Guide By Rick Cohen, M.D. • Updated September 19, 2025 This page refactors our legacy product notes into a single, easy reference. It keeps original details and clarifies “what, how much, when,” so you can act without guesswork. For more product information please refer to the MLP Formulary & Dr. Cohen's Guide Quick Navigation Vitamin C | Magnesium (4 forms + liquid) | Boron | Iodine / Sea Vegetables | Marine Phytoplankton | Beef Liver | Copper (caps + hydrosol) | Cod Liver Oil (several options) | Creatine | Proteolytic Enzymes | Binders | Turmeric,...

Read first: we do not recommend smoking or inhaling carbon monoxide at any time for any reason. This article summarizes research and mechanisms only. It is not medical advice. Update (July 2024): Media reports note some athletes experimenting with CO inhalation protocols; see this article. You should not do this. Why talk about CO at all? CO is best known as a deadly poison. Yet the human body also produces small amounts of CO endogenously via heme oxygenase activity, and these tiny, tightly regulated amounts act as cell signals (a “gasotransmitter”), similar in concept to nitric oxide. See background overviews...