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Power Clean Tutorial – Olympic Lifting & Crossfit Exercise

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Drew

Beginner’s Guide to the Power Clean Maximize your full-body strength and power with a strength-training movement that’s highly functional. The power clean is an advanced Olympic powerlifting workout that utilizes the movement of many muscles and coordination skills. You should … Continue reading →

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Bending Horseshoes by Hand & Horseshoe Bending Technique

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Drew

A great demonstration of strength of the hands, grip and the ability to brace against your leg – bending horseshoes is a great party trick (if you party in a barn) and also a good goal to aim for if … Continue reading →

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Neck Bridges for MMA

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Drew

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 … Continue reading →

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Chin Ups for Beginners

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Drew

If you are training at home, a chin up bar is arguably the one essential piece of kit. I use the Power Bar 2 from Amazon: How to Do Your First Pull Ups At your own risk – be careful … Continue reading →

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GSP Workout

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Drew

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 … Continue reading →

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Too much Weights, Not Enough Speed Work

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Drew

Some issues I’ve had from doing weights, and then attempting to move onto martial arts. This is a criticism of myself, and nobody else. 1. Tight Muscles I don’t know the exact science around this, but I’m guessing, the bigger … Continue reading →

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Study of the week – Muscle Temperature and Power Output

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Drew

Took me ages to find any studies on this: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00424812 The above study looked at pedalling power output during maximal sprints. After warming the legs in a 44‡ C water bath there was an increase of ∼11% in maximal peak … Continue reading →

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