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The Finisher HIIT Workout To Close Out Your Day’s Training

April 18, 2019
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From time to time to close out your day’s training do you perform finisher HIIT workouts?
Are you familiar with what a finisher is and how to inject it into your training?
How often do you incorporate finishers into your workouts?

Before I go any further I want to preface by stating the obvious which is that the whole point of your training should be to aim at getting you better. I’ve been a strength and conditioning coach in Atlanta now for nearly 20 years. This has always been the goal.

I think sometimes a common misconception about professional programs is that they are all designed to leave you face down in a puddle of your own sweat and misery with delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) to follow up for the following week.

How To Calculate Your Absolute Work Volume For Strength

February 14, 2019
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How do you know what intensity to lift in order to get stronger?
Do you keep track of your total lifting poundage on a weekly basis?
How do you know how much total work volume you’re putting in for your strength training?
How do you calculate true strength gains?

If you’re looking to keep a measure on making some real gains in strength then you MUST understand how to measure it. To do this you need to understand how to calculate your absolute work volume.

Did You Make 2019 New Year’s Resolutions?

January 21, 2019
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So did you sit down and make a list out of New Year’s Resolutions for 2019?
Did you sit down a year ago and do the same thing for 2018?
Are you serious about investing in your self-improvement?
Do you tend to fall off track when setting goals?

So 2018 is history and you’ve set some New Year’s Resolutions for 2019. However 2018 has been full of challenges, setbacks, new opportunities, and boom here we are a year later in 2019.

Sprint Workout Progression For Your HIIT Training

January 8, 2019
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So I pulled today’s article out of the archives because it has gotten some attention over the course of 2018 so I figured it would be a good one to show you here in 2019! The original publishing date of today’s article was back on April 3, 2018.

If you are looking to upgrade your HIIT workouts then there is no better way to do so than to include some sprinting into the equation. Make sure you read through this one carefully and apply these strategies to your HIIT workouts. Read and apply!

Do you currently include sprinting as part of your HIIT conditioning?
Are you “sprint functional” in your conditioning?
Do you have a practical and safe progression in place to build up your sprint workout?

If you are not including sprint work into your conditioning program then you need to take the time to reconsider. If you aren’t sure about how to go about progressing up to a sprint workout program then this article will provide you with some insight. Get ready to buckle that chinstrap and get to work.

3 Functional Training Moves For Fitness And Fighting

June 18, 2018
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Are you looking to give your fitness and health a serious upgrade?
Are you looking to enhance your martial arts fitness and improve your overall athleticism?
Are you interested in building a body a that is both fit and functional?

If you’re looking to improve your fitness for life and martial arts then you’ve got to make sure you’re not neglecting your functional training needs. Functional training is about structuring and programming your workouts to serve a purpose. In this case the purpose is to optimize your function for martial arts and fighting, but at the end of the day the key to being functional is being able to perform movements and skills that mimic everyday life with complete confidence and without inhibition.