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Fighter's Food: The Performance Nutrition System

Fighter. Chef. Performance food.

Built by Yaro Hladik from both sides of the mat and the kitchen: simple nutrition systems for energy, recovery, discipline, and real training pressure.

Built for real fighters

Not a diet. A system.

Simple meals

Performance, recovery, weigh-in, rest days

Series roadmap

Standard, animal based, vegan and vegetarian

Personal experience

Recipes tested through different ways of eating.

These books are not built from trends. They reflect what I tested on myself as a fighter and chef: one year on carnivore, two years vegetarian, and five years vegan, alongside a standard performance nutrition approach.

Each edition takes that experience and turns it into a simple system for training, recovery, meal timing, and repeatable recipes.

The book series

Three nutrition paths. One combat mindset.

Nutrition Combat is a series of practical nutrition systems based on real training, cooking experience, and years of testing different diets in daily life.

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Available first

Fighter's Food Pro

The core performance system: protein in every main meal, carbs around training, hydration, recovery, meal prep, and simple recipes.

Built from my mixed-diet performance system as a fighter and former 5-star hotel chef.

Launch book →
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Coming soon

Animal Based Fighter

Carnivore and animal-based principles for fighters who want simple meals, stable energy, quality animal foods, electrolytes, and optional targeted carbs.

Based on one year of my own carnivore and animal-based training routine.

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Coming soon

Vegan /
Vegetarian

Coming soon

Plant Based Fighter

Vegan and vegetarian performance nutrition built around protein coverage, digestion, training fuel, recovery, and practical high-output meals.

Shaped by five years vegan and two years vegetarian experience.

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The system

Eat for the session in front of you.

The first book explains when each meal belongs: pre-workout, post-workout, rest day, after weigh-in, no-time food, and daily prep.

Protein

Build and recover after hard rounds.

Carbs

Fuel speed, explosiveness, and training output.

Hydration

Support minerals, focus, and muscle function.

Consistency

Replace random decisions with repeatable habits.

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Inside the first book

A book that sells clarity, not complexity.

Fighter resting against a pillar in a gym after training

Training timing

What to eat before and after sessions so the body has energy and recovers properly.

Athlete refuelling with rice and an electrolyte drink after weigh-in

Fight week strategy

Rehydration, electrolytes, digestible food, and gradual refueling after weigh-in.

99 pages

Recipes, rules, basics, and alternative approaches.

  • Breakfast & main meals
  • Dinner & rest day food
  • No-time food
  • Cooking basics

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Launch with the first book. Build the list for the next two.

Buy Fighter's Food Pro today and get the animal-based and plant-based editions announced first.

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Volume II — Animal Based Fighter · Volume III — Plant Based Fighter. Waitlist members get launch pricing first.

Contact

Questions? Ask away.

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