Why Fitness Warriors Need Support From Their Spouses
Who remembers to buy the toilet paper in your home? Who remembers to put Ziploc bags on the shopping list? Or cough syrup, laundry detergent, milk, peanut butter, school supplies, Goldfish crackers, or eggs? In this article from Real Simple, “The Invisible Workload That Drags Women Down”, it talks about how women do the bulk of […]
One Simple Routine For a Fantastic Night of Sleep
Besides exercise, sleep is one of the few things that benefits so many areas of your health. With benefits to your physical and mental health, immune system, and quality of life, you can’t afford to not get a quality night of sleep. While you need 7-8 hours of sleep per night, the quality of your […]
How Successful Fitness Warriors Prepare For A Workout
Any great Fitness Warrior knows that what they do before a workout is just as important as what they do during a workout. Besides eating well, hydration is the most important tool a successful fitness warrior has to prepare for a workout. Fortunately, drinking more water is one of the easiest habits you can build! […]
How To Love Carbs, Stay Healthy, & Keep the Weight Off
At SBG Montana Keto is King. Many of our students have found success with Keto and low carb diets to shed excess weight. Plus, with so many martial arts competitors, a lot of our athletes rely on low carb, high protein diets to maintain weight for their weight class. But does that mean that carbs […]
The Forgotten Truth About Eating Before Bed
Few food myths are as harmful as this myth: no eating before bed. The thinking is that it’s bad for you because you’re consuming food when your metabolism is about ready to shut down for the day, leading to weight gain. There are nuances to this that the myth doesn’t parse out. It’s true that […]
Is Breakfast Important For Your Weight Loss Goals?
Even after thousands of years of civilization, the human body is still programmed to live in a cave. For example, goosebumps are caused by a pilomotor reflex, an involuntary muscle contraction that raises the hairs on your skin. Our primitive ancestors had much more hair, and this response kept them warm in cold temperatures. Metabolism […]
SBG & W2W Exposes MMA Training to Ordinary Athletes
KALISPELL, MT, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 – Straight Blast Gym Kicks Off Wimp 2 Warrior SBG Montana will be hosting tryouts for Wimp 2 Warrior on Tuesday, September 18th and Saturday, September 22nd. The web series, which gives ordinary athletes a chance to experience MMA training, will start filming the training on Tuesday, October 9th. Wimp 2 […]
A Pain Free Guide for a Fantastic Back to School
In summer all bets are off. Parents let their kids stay up late, drink soda, eat junk food, and have more screen time than they do in the school year. And while families see the first day of school coming at the end of August, that’s not enough to prepare them for the biggest transition […]
PRESS RELEASE: SBG Grows Beyond Limits at Revolution Tournament
TACOMA, WA, SUNDAY, JULY 21ST & 22ND, 2018 – Revolution XXXVII Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament As Straight Blast Gym celebrates making the Best of the Flathead for Best Martial Arts gym, their athletes brought home 10 medals from the Revolution Tournament in Tacoma, WA. Competition is at the cornerstone of training at SBG, which participates […]
How One Growing Gorilla Got Amazing Benefits & Unexpected Results
When you put your child into Growing Gorillas, you come in for one benefit only to find another. The program teaches more than kids martial arts. It enhances child development. For Micro Monkey Kaia Kane, Growing Gorillas supplemented what she was already learning at home and in school. Kaia’s mom, Jessie, said, “We noticed she […]