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           Diet culture defined by dietitian Christy Harrison is a system of beliefs that:  1.Praises thinness equating it to health, meaning people spend their lives thinking they are not worthy because they do not fit the thin ideal being advertised.  2. Weight loss is a way of gaining higher status, leading one to devote time, energy and money trying to reach this ideal, regardless if research shows it is not sustainable.  3. Certain ways of eating are wrong ,and others are right making a person feel ashamed, and guilty about eating a certain way.  4. It puts down people who do not match this high ideal of what health looks like harming people belonging to different communities namely females, transgender, people who inhabit naturally larger bodies, people of color and people with disabilities. Diet Culture   Diet culture is the backbone of most “health” industries, like gyms that advertise you’...

Photo Credit:mmamania.com The competitors of the sport are not making the big bucks as most assume when they’re working for the UFC, the biggest promotion in the world! Many of its fighters in the past and present have spoken against their laughable pay structure. Coming from a billion dollar corporation, it is safe to say nobody should be earning under $25,000 per fight taking the consideration as to how expensive it pays to be a fighter. A former fighter Nate Quarry explains some downsides of his experience with the promotion stating “a fighter gets to use the gym at the hotel he’s fighting for free. The cornermen and everyone with him have to pay. So I’m helping Leben make weight the day of weigh is and have to pay to go sit in the sauna with him. The UFC couldn’t say, the fighters get 3 people to go into the gym with him the week of the fight. That’s just nickel and dime stuff.” Quarry continues on to state that for his UFC 56 ppv world title fight with Rich Franklin, he w...

This is easily my least favorite aspect of the sport, actually something I hate! Competitors will cut down as much water weight in their bodies for their preferred class to get a strength and size advantage over their opponent. I see this as cheating and completely unfair in most cases, especially comparing 2 opponents in which one side drops at least 15 pounds while his or her opponent is a natural in that weight class and drops no significant amount at all. The beginning of the cut involves proper preparation for weight loss such as trimming back on carbs in your diet exercise an intensively, the ridiculous amount for a period of 6 to 7 weeks. The final week of the cut is considered to be the most serious in which you attempt to become as lean as possible without losing muscle mass or strength. The competitor will insert oneself in a rubber sweatsuit, pants, and top. Cover their skin with a makeup remover, Abolene to open up their pores. Get on a treadmill and run for se...

Photo credit: reviewjournal.com Before someone commits to an MMA program, complete with its relentless time learning techniques, intensive conditioning work, they would be well advised to assess the internal qualities they may or may not possess, as the mental factors come into play. The second step to competing in the sport involves progressively developing a good cardiovascular and strength base independently or with the assistance of the many MMA gyms available. Developing the intensity in cardio and strength components in training before joining an MMA gym can be a good way to get accustomed to the time and demands of the intense training expected of the facility. Developing the basics is essential to progressing in the field but another key skill competitors must possess is its mental requirements to help overcome the pressure, especially if you are planning on competing of such abilities of high concentration, persistence, and inner strength.

Your average human might see a glance of MMA on television, then label it as just cage fighting.   It is simply much more than that. It is a full-contact combat sport that combines elements of striking, grappling and ground fighting, created from various combat sports before its inception. One of the earliest forms of MMA originated from the Han Dynasty in ancient China, developed by the Chinese military as a form of hand to hand combat used in warfare. The art was called Shai Jiao and used combined styles such as wrestling and kung fu. It was one of the first martial arts to incorporate both striking and grappling techniques including punching, kicking, throwing, and various submission hold or locks. While MMA bouts took place previously, the term was not used until the Ultimate Fighting Championship came into existence in 1993. MMA combines physical disciplines and techniques to create a competitive sport where opponents fight using kicks, punches as well as submis...

By Christina Noland That one motivational, meme-filled speech you all know you needed but never wanted. https://soundcloud.com/christina-noland-680718533/managing-stress-with-pro-gamer-panda/s-MkQDcYdKXPo [Graphic by Christina Noland]

Graphics by: Quay'Shawn Akins One more week in this quarantine,  May 3  the date Governor Kelly has agreed that the " Stay at home order" is to end. As we get closer to that day I realized that the media isn't going anywhere anytime soon. I mean as long as we have the access to electricity to get that media going no matter who does what there is going to be an audience, depending on which there are some that have their opinion on things or going to share just because of the type of story it is that brings a lot of  clicks (views). That being said with television we have all kinds of news channels that talk about the same story or some don't even talk about the same stuff, To social media with a lot of fake news or news that scare people made me come to realization that its Me V.S the media. It is really hard but you have to look at it as the media trying to bring us humans down mentally. It portrays us to think we need to be aware of  every little thing in the...