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UFC Brisbane – Frank Mir Vs Mark Hunt
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MMA – The Good, The Bad and The Bellends
Good – Martial arts for self-improvement. Martial arts develop confidence, self esteem and a whole host of other goodies. Good – Joe Rogan. The Joe Rogan podcast is (indirectly) one of the best things to come out of the UFC. I’ve literally learnt more about diet and nutrition from 3 or 4 of his shows,…
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UFC 196 – Breakdown of the Conor McGregor V Nate Diaz
I’ve heard a few things floating around the proverbial internet grapevine: “He gassed” “He couldn’t carry the weight” “He was winning until he went for a takedown” I won’t bother to address the last quote…but for the gassing out issue, and lack of cardio…I agree…what are the Diaz brothers known for? Boxing, BJJ and the…
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Top 5 Destinations to Train MMA of All Time
By – Klara Kristi Mixed martial artists may practice their craft in the cage, but talent is bought and paid for through hard work. Most fighters like Lyoto Machida or Ronda Rousey have been training martial arts all their lives, but there’s also Travis Browne who waited until much later in life to jump into…
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Free Sports Nutrition for MMA Book
Free ebook / pdf on MMA & Nutrition – includes MMA fighter diet plan pdf and basic to advanced sports nutrition. Also available on Kindle – here Click on the screenshot below to download for free: Small example of the book’s content: Gut Health “All disease begins in the gut.” – Hippocrates When looking to…
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Joe Rogan and Kyle Kingsbury Podcast
Really interesting podcast, one of my faves over the last few months. To summarise: Kyle wanted to improve mentally and physically as much as possible when he was fighting. So whilst a lot of fighters would chill out and play video games after training, he would read books. Books on sports nutrition and psychology for…
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UFC Fight Night 82 – Hendricks V Thompson
***SPOILER*** I thought this fight could go either way, Johhny Hendricks is pretty consistent, and normally a safe bet against any welterweight ranked outside the top 3. However, ‘The Wonderboy’ has kicks and athleticism, that are beyond anything that I can recall seeing in the UFC. With this kind of skill-set, and those kicks in his…
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Phosphatidylserine Review
Phosphatidylserine has a lot of research to back it up. It reduces stress, improves cognition and makes you shit-bricks for England (or whoever). Here is a link to the study about it reducing cortisol levels when exercising intensely. “The findings suggest that PS is an effective supplement for combating exercise-induced stress and preventing the physiological…
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Infographic of the Week
Well, of the year, so far anyway. Interesting and informative infographic from Kinetica Sports I was a bit dubious about the “For Building Lean Muscle’ recommendation, but if you take a look at this study – http://www.jissn.com/content/11/1/20 it would appear that you need more protein to maintain muscle mass when restricting calories. Interesting to see the…
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MMA V Bodybuilding