Our featured athlete of this week is Karra Colgan. Karra competes at an extremely high level in the world of Martial arts, Karate to be more specific. Recently at the 2008 USKA World Championships in New Orleans, LA Karra came home with some pretty impressive titles. She placed 1st in the adult KYU weapons competition and first in womens brown belt form. She also placed second in brown belt womens sparring championship. Among all of the competition Karra was able to walk away as Adult KYU Weapons Grand Champion. Needless to say that is impressive.



Karra is not only a competitor but a mother of two and owns and runs, with her husband, a Karate School (Shozen Martial Arts USA).



We are proud to have this wonderful athlete, teacher and person as a part of Team Fluid. I only listed a minute amount of accomplishments that Karra has achieved and we all know that she will continue to strive for success in the Future.



Good Luck Karra!

As one of the founders and creators of Fluid, I wanted to share with everyone our original mission:

TO PROVIDE THE WORLD A SAFE, HEALTHY, HONEST, AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT THAT IS INSPIRED BY PEER REVIEWED SCIENCE, AND WELCOMED BY ATHLETES AND COACHES ALIKE.

It was really that simple, yet dramatically powerful when you think about the state of nutrition advice in the world today.

For example: A recent study inspired the following to be written in a reputable periodical, by a reputable editor:

"An advice for sportspersons looking for an edge over their competitors -- sipping a cup of coffee while grabbing a bite of a burger can help you recover more quickly after a strenuous workout, a study has revealed."

In reality, the study showed that 8mg of caffiene per 1kg of body weight showed increases in recovery time when consumed with the proper amount of carbohydrate.

As you can see, the reported advice isn't even remotely close to the actual findings, and is completely missing the point.

At FLUID, we don't "miss the point"

Thank you.

Dave Brown