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Boxing Chest Workout – .pdf included [Updated Sept. 2023]
Boxing 🥊 is a very demanding sport. There are lots of aspects of fitness that go into conditioning for boxing – one crucial thing I want everyone to know however – is that chest-strength, does not equate to punching power! Very little power if generated specifically from the chest. The whole body (or kinetic chain)…
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How do you prevent Muscle & Fitness Loss During Injury?
You can use TENs machines to prevent muscle loss whilst injured Nutrition is important – Under-eating will lead to more muscle loss Clenbuteral is an illegal performance enhancing drug that prevents muscle loss Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation may help prevent muscle loss and help to alleviate some of the effects of the loss of insulin…
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Benefits of Working Out / Exercising in the Heat
Metabolic Responses to Exercise in the Heat – Scientific Analysis For information purposes only. Exercise at your own risk Any team or athlete that competes on an international stage will no doubt have to deal with the physiological challenges that extreme environments can present them with. Competing in extreme heat, is beyond a challenge, it…
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Knee Injuries & Rehab in MMA
This article will look at the most common knee injuries that can arise from both MMA training and competition. Anatomy of the Knee The knee joint works like a hinge to bend and straighten the lower leg and is made up of the femur (thigh bone), the tibia (shin bone) and the patella (knee cap). Between…
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Vegan Chili Recipe
Preparation Time – 20 mins Ingredients 1x Red Onion 1x Red Pepper 2x Garlic 2x tinned tomatoes 1x Kidney beans Handful Sweetcorn 1x tsp Cumin 1x tsp Chilli powder (or more if you’re hard) 1x tsp soy sauce 1x teaspoon balsamic vinegar Nutritional yeast (optional) 400g chestnut mushrooms Instructions: Heat oil in a pan. Add…
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Tofu & Chickpea Curry
Ingredients 1 large bloke tofu 1 Yellow Pepper 1 Red Onion (cut into half moons 1 clove of Garlic 1 Small carton Passata 1 veg stock cube 1 Can of Chickpeas (drained) 1 Tablespoon curry powder 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds 2 Hand-full Spinach 1 Hand-full fresh coriander Salt & Pepper (to taste) Method 1. Heat…
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Swimming for MMA Conditioning
For information purposes only. Exercise at your own risk Written by Kevin O’Hagan Always consult a doctor before undertaking a new exercise routine. If perform incorrectly these exercises could result in injury or death. In this blog post we are going to look at the benefits of swimming as a training aid for the Mixed…
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Ankle Injuries (BJJ, Wrestling & MMA)
In this blog post we are going to look at the most common ankle injuries that can arise from both MMA training and competition. The foot is an incredibly complex mechanism, too complex in fact to discuss here so we’ll just cover the basic anatomy and try to highlight the structures that will cause the…
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Tips for Starting Out in the Gym or Taking Up Exercise (Free Exercise Planner .pdf & Google Sheet)
If you fail to plan and prepare your new routine, then you are bound to fail! Getting started and continuing an exercise programme can be a challenging yet rewarding undertaking. Fifty percent of those who begin an exercise programme will drop out with-in six months. You can implement various techniques to improve your adherence to…