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  • Football Resistance Training

    Football Resistance Training: A 2-Day-a-Week Programme (In-Season & Pre-Season) That Actually Works Most amateur and semi-pro footballers either don’t lift weights at all. The ones that do train at the gym like a bodybuilder and turn up to Saturday’s match with heavy legs and arms. Both are wrong – or at least not optimal, and…

  • Plyometrics MMA Workout

    Power is one of the most important physical attributes a fighter can possess. It can be the difference between a knockout victory or a loss – how many times have you seen a fighter behind on the judges scorecards only to see them win the contest with a knockout blow? A powerful fighter is one…

  • Power Training for MMA

    There are 3 types of fighters in MMA, those who are great athletes – e.g. Tyron Woodley, those who are technically superior – e.g. Demian Maia and those who have both e.g. GSP. Building explosive power, is arguably the quickest way to up your MMA and BJJ game. Just be careful – power training is…

  • Plyometrics for Strength and Power

    In this study, women completed a 6 week training protocol of either ‘fast’ press ups, or plyometric press ups (free falling down from knees and explosively pressing back up, 1 rep per 4 seconds). The plyometric group experienced significantly greater improvements than the DPU group on the medicine ball put: http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2000/08000/Comparison_of_Dynamic_Push_Up_Training_and.2.aspx A combination of squats…