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  • 6 Weeks Boxing Training .pdf [2026]

    6 weeks isn’t enough time to get to an elite level but let’s say you’ve signed up for a charity white collar boxing match and need to get as good as possible in 6 weeks, then you’ll need a plan and a program, or programme if you’re British. You can download the .pdf near the…

  • Land Mine Attachments – Buyers Guide [2024]

    Land mines – the ones you find in the gym – are a highly versatile bit of equipment. Once they’ve had a barbell attached to them anyway. You can do all types of exercises with them including kneeling bicep curls, all types of core work and functional exercises for MMA & Boxing. You can also…

  • How to Escape a Headlock

    You don’t see many side headlocks in MMA, but they’re common practice in the school yard or when you’re dicking about with your mates. On the other hand – front headlocks or standing guillotines are very common and very effective. Generally speaking, you always want to keep your chin up and keep your ‘base’ underneath.…

  • Pull Up Bar Resistance Bands – how to tie resistance band to pull up bar

    Exercise at your own risk Resistance bands are great for all sorts of exercises Long, looped bands are the best for assisting with chin ups. Tie the band in a loop onto the bar Place your knee or foot in the bottom of the loop If you don’t have a band, and you are training…

  • Sauna Suit Benefits

    Hi! so sauna suits are great, but I wouldn’t use them for long term weight loss – you are dehydrating yourself not losing bodyfat. In fact, if you want to increase your metabolism, you’re probably better off getting really cold and having an ice bath Using a sauna suit to lose weight long term is…

  • Resistance Band Deadlifts – How to Do Deadlifts with a Band

    Deadlifts are a key compound exercise for developing strength in the glutes, lower back, legs and to a certain degree the upper back and traps. Resistance bands are great for beginners because they’re so easy to use, but also an advanced tool for developing power and “lock out” strength. Deadlift at your own risk –…

  • How to Do Resistance Band Press Ups (looped bands)

    I’ve seen people wrapping the bands around themselves in a kind of figure 8, but I couldn’t get that technique to work for me. Instead I take the looped band, put it over my head and grab as far up as I can on the loop. This creates a bit of slack band, but it…

  • How to do Resistance Band Squats (looped bands and handled bands)

    Resistance bands are extremely popular these days. They’re great for home workouts, easy to store, pretty safe and kinder on the joints than heavy weights. Resistance Band Squats – Bands with handles Anyway, if you want to get yolked you’ll probably want to do squats. when using bands with handles: – Grab the handles –…

  • Band exercises for Boxing

    Resistance bands are pretty good for boxers, they provide constant variable elastic tension from all possible angles. Unlike weights which provide “gravitational resistance” in a downward, vertical plane, bands can provide elastic resistance, that increases the more the band is stretch – providing the ideal ‘strength curve’ or power curve for throwing a punch –…

  • XMartial.com Review – Viking Rash Guard

    I ordered a rather funky looking rash guard from Xmartial.com and I’ve been pleasantly suprised with how good the quality is. In fact, the first time that I wore the rashguard, was during a wild camp, at the top of a mountain in North Wales. As you can see in the video, the quality of…