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  • Cardio Hacks for MMA

    Wim Hof Check out the Wim Hof Breathing Technique, this will increase the strength and power of your lungs, providing a better ‘base’ for your MMA specific cardio.   Baking Soda Baking soda buffers lactic acid, allowing you to grapple and fight at a higher intensity before getting a burning sensation in your muscles. Start…

  • How to Grow New Brain Cells (6 Potent Hacks) 🤓

    MMA is a new sport, established in the 90s (although Vale Tudo & NHB fighting has been around a lot longer). It’s still a bit of an unknown, in terms of the long term health implications. With ex-fighters in their 40s, like Big Daddy Gary Goodridge, developing a range of quite severe brain & mental…

  • Dangers of Weight Cutting in MMA

    So, Big Yoel fails to make weight again for a title fight. Pretty gutted for him to be honest, missing by 0.2lbs, he must have been tempted to remove an eyeball or something to lose the extra. Hopefully the UFC will do something sooner, rather than later to stop all the weight cutting issues –…

  • MMA Techniques 2020

    Here is a list of techniques to expect and to look out for in 2018, based on worked well in 2017 The Calf Roundhouse Kick Introduced to the mainstream by Benson Henderson, the calf roundhouse kick has made a devastating entrance into the UFC in 2017. Less risky than higher thigh, body or head kicks, the…

  • MMA for Beginners

    This will look at the technical aspects of MMA, rather than the rules etc, for those who want to train, rather than exclusively watch the sport. Boxing Before you begin Adopt a side-on boxing stance Usually your dominant foot is at the back, so most people will have their left leg in front Be on…

  • Michael Bisping’s Career – The Toughest Middleweight of All Time

    Michael Bisping’s Career – The Toughest Middleweight of All Time

    Say what you like about Michael Bisping, but he has heart, bravery and fitness like nobody else the middleweight division has seen.     He’s been a top 5 middleweight for years and has fought in the UFC for over a decade. He’s consistently been edged out in number 1 contender elimination fights, usually to…

  • GSP Workout

    GSP – a lovely chap, great fighter and a potential underwear model. GSP put on some serious mass for his fight with Micheal Bisping, we look at how you can do the same. To Build Mass You Need Calories GSP might turn up to fights looking like he’s about to step on stage at a…

  • Targeted Ketogenic Diet for MMA (.pdf included)

    Thanks mainly to the true guru of MMA – Joe Rogan, ketosis (and psychedelics) has become a hot topic in the changing rooms of every MMA gym worth its Himalayan salt. The Targeted Ketogenic Diet for MMA & Crossfit Consume 30g-50g of fast-acting carbohydrate around 40 mins pre-exercise Stick to a normal ketogenic diet at…

  • MMA Strength & Conditioning Infographic

    Bit of a work in progress…see our MMA strength and conditioning program and pdf here I would also recommend doing a lot of single leg work, such as Bulgarian Split Squats, single leg plyometrics (be mindful of injuries with plyometrics) and single leg squats, in addition to traditional squats and/or deadlifts. Most MMA techniques involve…

  • Cherry Juice for Joint Pain & Recovery

    If you live in the UK, there’s an excellent programme on Channel 4 (first 3 series are on the 4player app-thing) called ‘Superfoods the Real Story‘. One episode looked at cherry juice and did a (non-scientific) experiment on American Football players and showed that those who drank cherry juice daily, showed a remarkable increased rate…