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3 Top HIIT Workouts For MMA Fitness

January 22, 2019
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The original publishing date for this post was back on January 23, 2018. I wanted to pull this article out of the archives today because it still gets a lot of attention.

If you’re currently training in martial arts, or MMA then you need to have your fitness and athletic performance dialed in to perform on the mat, or in the ring. Today’s article is going to be a great resource for you to tap so that you can start to implement these HIIT workouts into your strength and conditioning program if you haven’t already.

Do you feel that your fitness level and conditioning have hit a plateau?
Do you feel like you’re not improving with your MMA and Combat skills as fast as you should?
Aside from being functional for fitness, MMA, and Combat are you also frustrated that you aren’t leaning out and developing a lean body composition from your training?
Are you familiar with HIIT workouts?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions then this article (particularly with question 4 relating to HIIT Workouts) then this should be of great help to you. So everybody is hung up on the high intensity programs these days and as a strength coach I’ve always had a love–hate relationship with this because I think some training fads tend to get blown out of proportion. I think this is because with the tremendous influx of information due to the internet it often seems like people tend to offer solutions to training by painting with a broad brush, or by defaulting to metaphorically trying to use a hammer for both nails and screws.

So What’s The Point Of Training Plyometrics?

January 17, 2019
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How do you train with plyometrics in your own workouts?
Do you need to understand a safe and effective approach to training plyometrics in your own workouts?
What benefits do plyometric training offer for your training?

First, I want to take a second to clear the air about training plyometrics. Lately I’ve seen plenty of keyboard warriors the internet being blowhards about how plyometrics are a waste of time and are senseless when it comes to incorporating them into your training.

No, such advice is absurd and is coming from someone that knows nothing about plyometrics. As a strength and conditioning coach that has trained hundreds and even thousands of athletes and serious fitness enthusiasts over a 17 year career I can tell you that plyometrics can be a huge asset to your fitness and overall training program if you understand how to apply them safely and effectively.

How To Build A Lean Muscular Physique Without Going To The Gym

January 3, 2019
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Are you looking to build a lean muscular physique without having to pay for a gym membership?
Do you have an interest in learning how to develop an effective training plan with little to no equipment?
Are you serious about learning how to shred down body fat while building a lean physique?
Do you have an interest in transforming your entire training program to get results as fast as humanly possible?
Are you tired of wasting your time and not getting results?

Building a lean muscular physique requires a multi-faceted approach. Since I’m a strength and conditioning coach and have trained hundreds of athletes over the span of my 17 year career I am a huge fan of building athletic lean physiques.

For the sake of today’s discussion I’m aiming the goals of today’s article here to help you to build that same lean muscle rather than the bulky bodybuilder physique. So with that being said let’s take a look at what you can do build that same body without the worry of making an extra trip to the local gym.

What Training Protocols Will Improve Fight Performance?

December 20, 2018
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Are you satisfied with the direction of your fight skills and martial arts training?
Do you feel that you’re lacking an element in your martial arts training?
Are you interested in giving your fight fitness a serious upgrade?
Are you interested in developing a more serious level of conditioning and athleticism for your fight performance?

When it comes to your fight performance there is no substitute for speed and reaction time. Like anything else the more you practice to get better at something the better you will get at doing it. In my experience if you’re talking about fight training then this is the case more than just about anything else. Today I want to talk about some training protocols you can put into place to enhance your speed and reaction time and to make you a more athletic fighter.

5 Ways To Develop Power While Getting Lean

December 18, 2018
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The original publishing date of today’s article was back on September 10, 2015.

I wanted to pull this one from the archives. I did this to help you understand how to go about building muscular power while also developing lean muscle. If you haven’t applied the following steps to your own training then you need to make some adjustments.

Read and apply.

One great truth about strength is that it has different faces. I mean who’s stronger…Is it the guy that can squat 700 lbs., or is it the guy that has a 40 inch vertical? Obviously these are both great examples of strength, but the point is that BOTH are very different. Being different is what makes these types of strength so special. Aside from being different both do demonstrate an impressive level of power.