Season 4, Episode 13
Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Reid Reale, PhD, Performance Nutrition Manager at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Shanghai, China.
EPISODE SUMMARY
Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Reid Reale, PhD, Performance Nutrition Manager at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Shanghai, China.
3:30 – Reid’s background exercise science and nutrition
4:00 – Physical demands of MMA and competition format
7:45 – Resting metabolic rate (RMR) in adolescent athletes
9:45 – Performance testing at the elite MMA level
15:00 – Transportable RMR devices; worth the price?
17:40 – Academy vs. professional MMA fighters
21:30 – The current evidence-base for MMA fighters
23:40 – How to think about weight-cutting: what can you manipulate?
28:00 – Energy intake leading up to weigh-in
32:40 – Use of water-loading protocols to make weight
35:40 – Hydration testing methods – general to more specific
41:10 – The evolution of research in MMA
About Dr. Reid Reale, PhD
Reid is the Performance Nutrition Manager at UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai. He previously worked as a Senior Scientist with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute and was the lead dietitian for the Australian Olympic Combat Sport athletes leading in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Reid’s research projects focused on weight cutting techniques, body composition and pragmatic approaches to working with combat sport athletes. He also holds a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and took home the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 2016 UAEJJF Abhu Dhabi Pro International trials in Sydney, Australia.
Research Papers
Metabolic Rate in Adolescent Athletes: The Development and Validation of New Equations, and Comparison to Previous Models
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