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Fighter's Supplement Guide
What to take, when to take it, and what could end your career. Under strict liability, "I didn't know what was in it" is not a defence.
What is inside
- The foundation stack: what should always be there
- Supplementation by phase: pre-camp, in camp, through the cut, fight week, after the fight
- Money wasters and career enders, named
- WADA, VADA and clean sport: who tests you, and under whose list
- Quick reference tables and checklists
You buy it once, you download the PDF, it is yours. No email course, no coaching call attached, no upsell. Refund terms.
Who it is for
- A tested athlete who wants to know what is worth taking and what ends careers.
- Anyone building a stack for a camp and unsure what changes by phase.
- A coach asked for supplement advice by a squad.
Who it is not for
- An athlete under 18. There is no supplement recommendation for a minor on this site.
- Anyone looking for a product list to buy. Brands are not recommended.
- Someone wanting a fat burner. The guide explains why that category carries the highest contamination risk.
Before you buy
Two complete documents are free to read on the samples page, and the reasoning behind this guide is on the site at no cost. If the free pages answer your question, you do not need it.
Common questions
Does it name brands?
No. It names categories, doses and the certifications that mean something.
Does it cover testing?
Yes: who tests you, under whose list, and what certification does not prove.
Is it sport specific?
No, but the phases map onto any camp with a weigh-in at the end.
Will it keep me from failing a test?
Nothing can. It reduces the risk and shows where the risk actually sits.
Is creatine in it?
Yes, including how it interacts with a weight cut, which most guidance skips.
Free reading on the same problem
The guide is the protocol. These articles are the reasoning behind it, and they cost nothing.
- Supplements for Fighters: The Complete Guide. Four supplements have real evidence in combat sports. Two of them collide with the weight cut in ways the position stands never mention.
- Informed Sport vs NSF vs the Cologne List. Informed Sport, NSF and the Cologne List make different promises. None is a WADA approval. What each tests, which applies where you live, what none covers.
- Pre-Workouts and Failed Drug Tests. Of the doping cases where a supplement was proven to be the source, 20 out of 27 were pre-workouts. That is not a general warning about supplements.
- Creatine and Making Weight: The Real Number. Body mass up 0.89 kg. Fat-free mass up 1.39 kg. The lean tissue rose by more than the scale did, in a 2025 combat review.
- ORS for Athletes: Why the Sachet Works. An oral rehydration solution moves water across the gut wall faster than water alone. Why ORS beats a sports drink after a cut, and how much to use.
- Can a Supplement Fail You a Drug Test?. How contaminated supplements cause failed tests, which categories carry most risk, and what certification does not prove.
This is one of the four core protocols. Bought together as the Complete Fight Camp System they cost $119; separately the four come to $146.
The guides are the system in general. If you want the numbers run for your weight, your date and your weigh-in format, that is a written plan, which is a different product from a guide.
Oleksandr Foka — sports nutritionist. Guides are sold and delivered through Gumroad, under their terms.
Educational material, not medical treatment. For adults 18+. Weight cutting carries real risks including dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, impaired cognition and cardiac strain. Nothing here replaces care from a physician. Under strict liability, final responsibility for anything you take is yours.