The Zen Protocol with Nicolò Dominick

The Inner Blade Innagural Episode.

Back in the U.S. after a year in Sicily. On this episode we pick up where we left off over a year ago, with Studio 540 co-owner Jake Buracker.

We talk about adventures in Europe, training in London, his coaching of UFC star Paddy the Baddy, plus the new reality TV show 'MMA ACADEMY' filming now at Studio 540.

Jake is a black belt under BJ Penn and a co-owner of the famed Studio 540 academy in Solana Beach, CA

Tooth & Jake talk about the unique origins of Studio 540 under Robert Zeps, and the ground-breaking Metamoris super fight competition that paved the way for FLograppling's WNO

European champion and Norway native Tommy Langakaer joins the podcast to talk about recent changes in his training regimine to account for getting older Also learning jiu jitsu in a country with very few black belts, traveling to America and training at AOJ, and developing techniques like the Matrix.

Follow him on Instagram @langakerbjj and check out his instructional series at BJJFanatics

Talking the early days at AOJ and ATOS and the new rising stars from AOJ plus the challenges of opening a gym

Long term success lies in establishing concrete routines, which start with actions that lead to daily habits

All of our training and diet are for NOTHING if we don't sleep and give ourselves downtime

Chillax kids... that is the way!

Consistency over intensity. Breaking down the principles for lifting, flexibility and cardio

Meal Plan to reduce digestive stress and curb insulin spikes, thereby placing the body into ketosis, a state in which the body burns fat for energy instead of carbohydrates

Roadmap for the upcoming Mini-Season on Body Transformation (Get Off the F*** Couch!):

1. Urges to Binge: Nervous System Regulation

2. Gut Biome

3. Insulin Spikes

4. Actual Diet

5. Exercise

6. Sleep & Recovery

7. Habits & Routine