Blog - Nutrition on the Mat

How Much Protein Does Your Wrestler Need to Maximize Strength?

The One Hormone That Will Make or Break Your Next Weigh-in play Vlog: How much protein does your wrestler need to maximize strength? Speaker 1: 00:01 Hey guys, Jackie’s slomin here, founder of nutrition on the Mat and the Roman protocol where we improve performance, help wrestlers gain a competitive edge and make weigh-ins and […]

Episode 2: How to Have Your Body Work FOR YOU to Make Weigh-ins Easier

Episode #002: How to Have Your Body Work FOR YOU To Make Weigh-ins EasierMay 14th, 2019 by JackieIn today’s episode, I’m talking about a hormone that is NATURALLY present in a wrestler’s body that is going to make or break their ability to make weigh-ins and what your wrestler can do so their bodies work […]

Episode 1: Weight Management 101

Episode #001: Weight Management 101May 14th, 2019 by JackieIn today’s episode, I’m talking about everything wrestlers, parents and coaches need to know when discussing weight management, weigh-ins and yes, even weight cutting. This episode is for high school and college aged wrestlers.In this episode, I cover:The true definition of weight cutting and why it’s different […]

The One Hormone Naturally Present in Wrestlers That Will Make or Break Their Weigh ins

The One Hormone That Will Make Or Break Your Next Weigh-in

The One Hormone That Will Make or Break Your Next Weigh-in Vlog: The one hormone that is naturally present in a wrestler’s body that will make or break their weigh-in and ability to easily lose water weight. Jackie: 00:01 Hey guys, Jackie […]

How State Champs Use The 1.5% Rule To Make Weight Without Losing Strength

Losing more than 1.5% of your weight in a week? You’re actually actually destroying your muscle mass. Have you ever seen your wrestler’s “before and after” picture comparing how they look pre-season vs in-season? They usually start off the season: strong, lean and muscular. Because they’ve had months to focus on camps and training to work on their […]

Gassed out at wrestling tournament and getting slammed

How to Avoid Gassing Out at a Wrestling Tournament

Do you feel nervous watching your athlete compete in a wrestling tournament? It starts off as excitement. Your wrestler has spent hundreds of hours every season with the goal to get on the podium, qualify for states or even get a few titles under their belt. You couldn’t be more proud watching them step on the mat […]

How to Increase Energy by 30% for Wrestling Practice

It’s frustrating, right? Trying to figure out what strategy is actually right when it comes to fueling your athlete for wrestling practice? I bet when you ask for advice, every single parent, coach and wrestler gives you a completely different answer because it worked for them. But everything you try…Does nothingMake your wrestler feel worse instead of […]