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A Simple MMA Core Workout For Fight Performance

June 10, 2011
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Are you confused about how to improve your fitness and strengthen your body with an MMA core workout for fight performance and life in general?
Are you interested in learning more about a simple and practical way to build your core strength for MMA and for life?
Are you interested in an MMA core workout to help you build a lean athletic body that is fit for fighting?

A strong powerful core center is essential in the performance and execution of your MMA skills. This is why I have included a simple, yet challenging MMA core workout here for you to perform in order to achieve a high level of athletic functionality along with helping you to develop some explosive athletic ability.

This MMA core workout provides some good insight into some basic strength and performance needs to help you with your fitness and training whether it be for improving your fight skills, or to just prepare you for life. Keep on reading if you are into results.

Plyometrics: A Single Explosive MMA Workout Routine!

May 30, 2011
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1. Are you familiar with plyometrics?

2. Did you know that plyometrics can significantly improve your fitness and performance for MMA, sports, and life?

3. Did you know plyometrics are also a means to help you shred body fat in addition to upgrading your athleticism?

As a strength and conditioning coach I’ve been able to successfully use plyometrics for years to train hundreds of MMA, competitive athletes, and serious fitness enthusiast. Plyometrics are defined as exercises that are designed to produce short intense burst of powerful movements such as jumping and bounding.

In a nutshell plyometrics are designed to trigger your nervous system so that your body’s muscles are repeatedly stretched and shortened in a rapid manner. This type of training is exceptionally valuable for all forms of athletic performance including MMA fighting performance. Keep on reading if you want to know how to ramp up your MMA program.

A Muay Thai Strength Training Experience!

January 13, 2011
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I remember when I first started back my Muay Thai training I went through a pain stage that lasted for 2 months before my body hardened for the task and I am a well conditioned individual! Take a minute to continue reading this article to learn more about why strength training for Muay Thai is so crucial and to learn about what it takes to adapt your body for this amazing art form. If you are experienced in the art of Muay Thai then you know exactly what I’m talking about.

The Kettlebell Fat Terminator – The Swing and Push-Up Combination Totalling 400 Reps!

August 20, 2009
Brandon
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Are you looking for a challenging kettlebell workout to revolutionize your fitness?
Are you serious about your training and a results oriented individual?
Do you have an interest in time efficient workouts that require minimal equipment?

So what is so special about the kettlebell fat terminator? Well the short answer is that it’s simple and sinister. So as you know the kettlebell swing is the base lift with the kettlebell that involves a ballistic pulling movement pattern. As a result, this is an exercise that targets hundreds of muscles and generates an awesome production of lean muscle mass when you apply it to your training on a regular basis!

3 Ways to Develop Functional Speed For Optimal Athleticism

July 8, 2009
Brandon
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Are you an athlete looking to develop functional speed for your sport or competitive event?
Are you interested in learning a new way to condition your body for your HIIT workouts?
Are you looking to build speed while also learning how to build an athletic body?
Are you interested in enhancing your reaction time and coordination?

Are you looking to build functional speed? Functional speed in the context of this article is a fancy way of saying running fast with precision and confidence. We all have wanted to be fast a one time or another and that mindset has certainly not changed in today’s competing athletes. I have spent my entire career working with athletes at all levels of competition to enhance their athleticism and functional speed development. The two main things that most all of these athletes have in common is that they want to be strong and they want to be fast!