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Boxing Drills for Beginners .pdf [2025]
Remember to warm up before you start training intensely. A good warm up might consist of 10 minutes of steady state cardio, shadow boxing for 2 x 3 minute rounds, followed by a number of bodyweight exercises such as squats and press ups. Boxing Pad Drills Boxing pads, or mitts, are great for developing hand…
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Is MMA Dangerous? (MMA FAQs Answered)
Article by Drew Griffiths (BSc, MSc) Like all contact sports, MMA comes with a relatively high risk of injury. It’s unlikely that you’ll compete in MMA for a year for example, without sustaining some type of injury in training or a fight. There is some research to suggest that MMA is less dangerous than boxing.…
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What’s the best protein powder for MMA Fighters?
Getting adequate protein is important for recovery, and adaptation to exercise. Adequate protein intake is also important for the general health and function of the body: Protein powders are not required by everyone, but if you’re an MMA fighter, it’s something to consider using, especially if you are doing lots of resistance training and HIIT.…
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Yoga Philosophy – Dharnaa, Dhayana and Samadhi
All three words or phrases described here, are taken from/recorded within The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Dharnaa Dharnaa, is a sankskript word meaning “focus” or “concentration”. It has different translations and different yogis tend to teach the concept slightly differently. Some say it relates to the focus on what you want to attain, and what you want…
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Shoulder Exercises for Boxers
Heavy Bag work should be the main way that you build up your shoulders as a boxer. Here are my tips Avoid heavy seated presses Use bands and medicine balls Train movements not muscles Isometric punch -30 sec hold, and 1 sec pulses Resistance Band Thrusters Core Band Press I personally like to do shoulder…
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Functional Shoulder Workout [2023]
Shoulders are in my opinion, one of the hardest muscles to grow – in terms of bodybuilding aesthetics anyway. They are also easily over-trained. Apparently, the shoulders/deltoids have a very high concentration of androgenic receptors, so respond well to certain supplements – but that’s another story I guess. Here’s a sample workout, for those looking…
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5 Best Exercises to Increase Punching Power [2023]
If you want to punch like Mike Tyson or Rumble Johnson, then you’ll need amazing technique and fast twitch muscle fibres. Fast twitch fibres are extremely powerful and contract at lightning fast speed. A training program to develop power using plyometrics and Olympic lifts, in an ideal world, would be used to build a foundation…