This Is Sparta
I have really no idea how to tie this into fitness but it made me laugh and who couldn’t use an extra laugh or two in their day? Wait, I got it.. Anatomy… this is humerus…(weak I know) NOTE: If anything just watch until you see the dude in the crowd wearing a wrestling singlet [...]
The Federal Exercise Guidelines
Found a post on the new Federal Exercise Guidelines at another blog and couldn’t have said it better if I tried:
I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Laughing with joy because The New York Times had a lead article on 10-23-08 focusing on the importance of daily exercise. Or crying in frustration because [...]
When Am I Ready To Fight In MMA?
When to fight after training MMA:
Now that you have done your research and found your MMA club you start to train and then comes the all important question…
When can I fight?
The following is my opinion, you are certainly welcome to have your own opinion on when you are ready to fight in MMA:
Truly Huge Interviews Ray Burton ‘Hyperhead Trainer’
Truly Huge: Can you give us some background about yourself?
Ray Burton: The quickie version. Here it goes. The first thing I can remember is training so I could win “field days” in grade three. It was only a red ribbon but I wanted it. I remember totally stressing over the high jump.
Then started sneaking into [...]
How To Build Your MMA Sports Workout Program
Building your MMA Workout Program from the ground up:
This is one of those questions that I am asked a lot so I though that I would write a little about it.
I use 5 Steps in building my workout for the different sport(s) that I do which is mostly MMA. These are what [...]
A Diet Plan To Lose Weight
I get a lot of weight loss diet questions like the one you’re going to read below. I could outright tell someone what to eat on their diet but it doesn’t help them in the long run. They need to know the ‘why’ of what they are eating and what effects different foods have on [...]
The Best Handstand Video EVER
Saw this on youtube and got such a kick out of it I had to post it up on the site. The level of skill this guys shows with his handstands is crazy…and it’s TOTALLY funny!
You can learn the beginning steps of the handstand in my handstand tutorial.
As well, while we on on the topic [...]
Carb Cycling for MMA Fighters
As MMA fighters, we’re constantly looking for ways to improve our game. We sharpen our skills, improve our conditioning, and increase our strength, all with the goal of being better warriors. However, many of us fail to take advantage of a very important key to success in the ring (or cage)—optimal nutrition.
How many of you [...]
How to train for MMA
How to train for MMA and the fighting arts.
By Derek Tisdale
MMA Jiujitsu Coach For FitterFast.com
There a lot of different styles or martial arts and many different ways of training. I dare say that your training should help your martial arts background. For instance if your style requires you to hold on tight and [...]
Bear Crawl Bodyweight Exercise
The Bear Crawl bodyweight exercise has been around for years. It is one of the many “animal themed” conditioning exercises used by boot camp instructors, martial arts teachers and sports coaches to get their students in shape and encourage fat loss via burning a ton of calories in a short period of time.
Here is the [...]