What Supplements Do Fighters Really Need? (And Why We Made Our Own) - MAY

Whether you’re stepping into the ring for your first amateur bout or you’re deep into fight camp for your next pro match, one thing remains the same: your performance is only as good as your recovery, preparation, and fuel. With shelves full of flashy supplements, it can be hard to separate what’s essential from what’s just noise.

At FightWell, we’ve stripped things back to the fundamentals — and built our range around exactly what combat athletes actually need.

1 - A Clean, Effective Pre-Workout

Why you need it:

Training twice a day, dealing with low calories, or just walking into the gym exhausted — it happens. A pre-workout helps elevate your energy, sharpen focus, and push intensity without risking a crash.

What to look for:

  • Moderate, clean caffeine levels
  • Amino acids for endurance and pump
  • No banned or grey-area ingredients
  • No fillers or sugar crashes

Our answer: [INFLOW]

Our combat-focused pre-workout is built with L-Citrulline Malate, Beta-Alanine, L-Tyrosine, and 40mg of caffeine — just enough to sharpen focus without affecting sleep or putting you on edge. Oh, and it’s batch-made in the UK under GMP and ISO-certified manufacturing.

Mandarin Orange flavour | 56p per serving

2 - A Proper Hydration Formula

Why you need it:

Dehydration doesn’t just hurt your cardio — it affects reaction time, mental clarity, and power output. Research shows a 2% drop in hydration can lead to a 10% drop in performance.

What to look for:

  • Electrolytes like potassium and sodium
  • Fast-digesting carbohydrates
  • No caffeine (you don’t always need it!)

Our answer: [WELLEN]

A blend of electrolytes and carbohydrates designed to be used before, during, or after intense sessions. We’ve kept it simple — just what you need to rehydrate without bloating or crashing.

Mixed Berry flavour | 36p per serving

3 - Cognitive & Recovery Support

Why you need it:

Fight prep isn’t just physical. Poor sleep, brain fog, and chronic stress eat away at performance. Functional mushrooms can support mental clarity, immune function, and stamina over the long haul.

What to look for:

  • Organic mushroom extracts
  • Dual-extracted for bioavailability
  • No blends hidden under “proprietary” labels

Our answer: [ROOTS]

A 6-mushroom blend (including Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, Reishi and more) that supports energy, focus, stress response and recovery — inside and outside the gym. Taken daily, it’s your edge when the grind wears you down.

ROOTS: Physical & mental wellbeing in a capsule.

Final Thoughts

Fighters don’t need 12 tubs on the shelf. You need products that work, that you trust, and that align with how you train. That’s why we created FightWell — products made for fighters, by people who train just like you.

Train well. Fight well.

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