Fuel the Fight

Jim Miller is an MMA and UFC legend.  He currently holds the record for most UFC fights at 43 Octagon appearances and is preparing to be the first fighter to compete at UFC 100, 200, and 300 on April 13th at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where he will face fellow UFC veteran Bobby Green. While Jim everyone knows Jim takes his fighting seriously, you may not know he takes his food just as...

Coach and MSG(Ret) AC Bryant III is back to discuss season 2 of Team Combat League as he leads the San Antonio Snipers.   We discuss the evolution of the TCL and how Coach Bryant plans to win a world title with his team.  Follow Coach Bryant on Instagram @bryantboxing  @sanantoniosnipers_ @shin_yoo_sub @teamcombatleague 

LT Isis Bello Hernandez discusses her journey to the Master's Program in Nutrition and everything going on for National Nutrition Month.    Follow @militarynutrition on Instagram for National Nutrition Month activities.  @hots_cots_app mentioned for assessing food and barracks  @mops_n_moes mentioned for being an awesome podcast  2LT ISIS BELLO HERNANDEZ Graduate Student, U.S. Army Baylor Mas...

Joe Dzubak is a multidisciplinary professional specializing in both strength and conditioning as well as performance nutrition. With a Master of Science in Strength and Conditioning already under his belt and another Master's degree in Nutrition nearing completion, he possesses a unique blend of academic rigor and practical experience. His ultimate aim is to leverage this comprehensive skill...

LTC Joetta Khan was born in New Mexico and was raised in a farming community on the southern boarder of New Mexico until she attended New Mexico Military Institute for high school graduating in 1999. She earned her Bachelor of Science  Degree in Dietetics from The University of New Mexico in 2004 and completed her  Internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2005. She earned a Master’s Degree...

Dr. Lee M Margolis began his nutrition research career as a uniformed dietitian in the US Army Medical Specialist Corps stationed in the Military Nutrition Division at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). There he led field studies assessing the energy needs of Special Operations Forces during various training scenarios. After leaving the military, Dr. Margolis recei...

I sat down with the world known MSG(Ret) AC Bryant, the owner of Bryant Boxing and the head coach of the Team Combat League Dallas Enforcers.   We discuss his Army story, how him and I met at Fort Bragg and deployed to Iraq together, and how he got into boxing as an equipment maker and now world-renowned coach.   We also discuss his latest involvement with the Team Combat League and how this new o...

CPT(P) Nicole Curtis & SFC Randy Adams discuss- -How they met at Brooke Army Medical Center  -The devasting injuries that led to his hospitalization -And how he chose not to accept defeat but instead chose to "RISE UP".  Follow him at @ran_riseup 

COL(R) Alexander is back to discuss his work with NLP during Task Force Delta and how NLP is a powerful tool that can be utilized to enhance performance and recover from trauma.  Neural Linguistic Programming aka NLP is often referred to as "the language of the brain". "Neuro-linguistic programming studies the ways our thoughts affect our behavior. It looks at the ways our brains in...

"TF Delta was an avant garde Army think tank designed to explore high performing organizations.  The question was 'What is the difference that makes a difference?'" That is; What was it made high performing organizations different from their contemporaries? The idea was to move from generally reactive (most of the military), and proactive (what many strived for) to truly high p...

***LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM HERE: : https://www.baylor.edu/graduate/dscot/index.php?id=976730 *** Colonel Enrique V. Smith-Forbes is currently the Program Director for the U.S. Army Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD), at the Medical Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), Fort Sam Houston (FSH), TX. He previously served as the Chief of Occupational Therapy services of Brooke Arm...

***LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM HERE: https://socialwork.uky.edu/academics/msw/army-msw-program/ *** Lieutenant Colonel Teresa Murray is a native of Royal Palm Beach, Florida.  She graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry/Life Sciences. Upon graduation, she was commissioned as a Medical Service Corps officer a...

Dr. Ed Thomas is back on the podcast to discuss the Restorative and Martial Arts (RAMA) program he ran at Fort Benning, GA and how the model might be used current day to create a similar program.  

Captain John C. Maitha enlisted for military service as a combat medic in 2002. He volunteered and was selected for service with the 75th Ranger Regiment and received follow on medical training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. CPT Maitha served in 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment as a platoon medic, company senior medic, and medical platoon sergeant where he deployed nine times in support of Opera...

COL Douglas was raised in Washington state, graduating from high school in Coupeville, Washington, in 1992. He graduated from Whitworth College with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and was commissioned through Gonzaga University’s ROTC program into the Medical Service Corps in 1996. He served as a 70K, Medical Logistics officer, in various assignments including PBO, BMO, Platoon Leader, Chief of...

If you know of Dr. Ed Thomas you are going to love this episode!  If you don't know who Dr. Ed Thomas is, you are going to REALLY love this episode!!! Below is Dr. Thomas's brief bio: Ed. D., Curriculum & Supervision, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1992, Emphasis in Health Promotion Ed. S., Curriculum & Supervision, Northern Illinois University, 1987, Emphasis in Health Pr...

 CPT Emily Lilly serves as the Commander for C Company (Armor), 1-120th Infantry Regiment in Elizabethtown, NC. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004 with degrees in Political Science and International Studies. She commissioned as an Ordnance Officer in the WVNG in 2014, but re-branched to Armor when combat arms positions were opened to women, becoming the first female Armor officer in the Nati...

Bria Morse, MS is a Senior Research Aerospace Physiologist at KBR in San Antonio, TX. Bria's background is in exercise physiology and nutrition, with specialization on the impacts of environmental stress. She previously worked in industry as a Clinical Research Specialist for a body composition device company focusing on the measurement of hydration in sport and disease. Now, she works as a g...

Melissa Aguirre began fulfilling unit requests and working with the military community over a decade ago at Fort Bragg and has pioneered and supported operationalizing mind body modalities within the military through volunteerism, partnerships and program development.  Aguirre is a certified C-IAYT, ERYT 500, YACEP, Holistic Life Coach and Stress Management Specialist focused on intuitive and mind...

Over 2 years ago at the height of the pandemic I reached out to the comedian Bryan Callen on a whim to speak to my students about how fitness and nutrition influenced his career.   I had never met Bryan before, it was just an e-mail asking for this favor.   Imagine my surprise when he said yes.  He shares his fitness philosophy and much more. 

Dr. Ferrando's work focuses on the prevention of muscle mass and functional losses after injury, trauma, major surgery, or other stress states. Dr. Ferrando’s investigations of muscle protein metabolism are conducted utilizing stable isotope methodology in these physiological conditions. His body of work includes investigations during space flight, including experiments aboard the Space Shutt...