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Bending Horseshoes by Hand & Horseshoe Bending Technique
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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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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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Essential Fatty Acids Benefits For the Body & Human Brain
Two classifications of fat are – Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Saturated fats, are solid at room temperature. It used to be touted as standard that saturated fats are extremely damaging to general health, but in particular, heart health. This is because they increase the amount of cholesterol in the arteries. This does not appear…
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Mixed Martial Arts & Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs)
Success in any sporting event is determined primarily by genetic endowment in combination with a training regime aimed at maximising trait potential. Therefore, an individual’s athletic realisation and success is determined by the interaction of innate ability and environmental factors including training structure and nutritional strategies. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the most…
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Neck Bridges for MMA
Your spine if very precious and important! Don’t risk injuring it with neck bridges. Bridges are traditionally used by wrestlers and boxers to develop strength in their neck. A strong neck can help to reduce the risk of concussion and also reduce the risk of an injury to the neck during competition. Neck bridges certainly…
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MMA Strength & Conditioning Program · pdf · [2026]