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3 Steps To Build Your Turkish Get Up For MMA

February 27, 2018
Brandon
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Have you ever attempted the Turkish Get Up (TGU)?
Better yet…have you incorporated the TGU to enhance your MMA, Combat, and Fight performance?
Are you interested in learning how to progress up to performing a TGU with seamless technique?
Did you know the TGU will absolutely transform your fitness and fight performance?
Are you interested in wanting to build some serious lean muscle mass while being able to move with the agility of a cat?

After 17+ years of training athletes of nearly every background and every caliber I’m telling you that the turkish get up is a powerful movement for you to incorporate into your strength and conditioning model and if you haven’t already started with trying to master this drill then you should start as soon as possible. Because of this today I wanted to take a moment and breakdown the TGU into 3 movements to help you to build up to becoming proficient with the TGU and propel your fitness and fight performance to a whole new level. I guarantee you this will be a game changer for your fitness and fight strength.

5 Kettlebell Exercises For MMA Fitness

February 20, 2018
Brandon
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So these days whenever you walk into a fight gym you always hear a new customer, or potential trainee ask “What disciplines do you train out of your school?” So naturally the owner or head trainer may reply “We offer boxing,” or “We offer Jiu Jitsu,” or “We offer Muay Thai.” Consequently kettlebell exercises and strength and conditioning are rarely the central focus.

These are all the general bread and butter answers. However today I want to talk about the discipline of Strength And Conditioning, or more specifically some strength and conditioning involving kettlebell exercises that are essential for your MMA, Combat, and Military fitness.

Top 5 Medicine Ball Drills For MMA Fitness

February 6, 2018
Brandon
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Did you know you can develop tremendous explosive power and athleticism with medicine ball drills?
Do you tend to get lost in terms of having a game plan when it comes to strength training with different implements (such as medicine ball drills) aside from free weights?
Are you looking for a simple training implement to give your workouts a serious upgrade without the high cost of free weights?
Are you looking to add more speed and power to your punches and kicks for MMA and Combat?
Are you interested in learning how to move quicker and how to develop greater body control, hand eye coordination, and reaction time with medicine ball drills?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions then you’re going to find this article with these medicine ball drills incredibly valuable. In fact, I will guarantee you will completely transform the way you move and feel about your fitness and strength program after applying what’s here in this article to your current training game.

3 Top HIIT Workouts For MMA Fitness

January 23, 2018
Brandon
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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.

5 Unique Strength Drills To Enhance MMA Performance And Serious Fitness

January 11, 2018
Brandon
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So lately I’ve been working hard to demonstrate to people the significance of dynamic strength drills and how they play such a huge role in not only building athleticism, but also in helping people to develop a truly optimal level of fitness. This can be communicated by looking at how the practice of martial arts has influenced this and how it has bled into the fitness community and helped to forge some of the fittest individuals the world has ever seen. If you don’t believe me then just take a look at Bruce Lee, or any high level MMA fighter for that matter. The proof is in the pudding.