4 Tips for Bruce Lee Strength
Thanks to my friend, Jarell Lindsey, owner of Muscular Strength System, for this awesome guest blog post! Bruce Lee is the face of fitness in America. Even 40 years after his death, he is an icon for one of the best physiques that the movie industry has ever seen, and every ounce of his flesh…
Breath and Body Coordination
Matching breath to body movement is a key skill in learning how to power movement with the breath. This matching can be as simple as inhaling on an expanding, opening, or lengthening movements and exhaling on contracting or closing movements. Under resistance though we begin to look at the idea of exhaling on effort to…
The Warrior Workouts – FREE Resource from Warrior Fitness
The Warrior Workouts A Free Resource Brought to You by Warrior Fitness… The following is a free preview of my upcoming program of the same name, The Warrior Workouts. This sample program consists of a complete 4 weeks of training and is designed to give you a taste of the various types of training methods…
Are You a Martial Artist or Martial Hobbyist?
Sometimes the lines between martial artist and martial hobbyist get blurred. How do you determine whether you are a true martial artist or just a martial hobbyist? Here is a quick and easy way to find out… Martial Hobbyist Quiz Do you train only when it is convenient? Do you train only when you feel…
Internally Rotate My What???
This post was inspired by a Facebook conversation started by my friend Jarell Lindsey talking about a mobility-based squatting motion with the feet parallel as opposed to splayed out (BTW, have you check out the Physical Culture Club page yet???) There are many different ways to squat whether it is bodyweight only or with an…
Coulda Killed Ya (A.I.F)
I have a confession to make. And after my last post on the 13 Deadly Sins of Fitness this seems to be becoming a theme! Here goes… sometimes I let my situational awareness slip and find myself in a position where a person with bad intentions could take advantage. Ever happen to you? Let me…
The 13 Deadly Sins of Fitness
Bless me Coach for I have sinned. It’s been a while since my last fitness confession. These are my top 13 most deadly fitness sins… (Yes, I know there are only 7 deadly sins but I just couldn’t stop at 7…) I did not make the time to work out consistently. I was too lazy…
11 Self Defense Tips for Women
1) Know Your Outcome You must have it in your mind that no matter what, you will fight and you will survive. You will get home safe. This is your ultimate goal. Additionally, you must also know in advance what you are willing to do, how far you are willing to go, in order to…
Push-Ups for Stephanie Project
Several weeks ago we received devastating news. 11 year old Stephanie Bader, the daughter of our close family friends, Ed and Mary Bader, was in the ICU at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP). We found out very shortly thereafter that the reason for her hospitalization was a brain tumor. Surgery was performed. 70% of the…
Protect. Break. Leave Behind.
How can we train for the friction and chaos of battle when following a set fitness routine? Physical preparation for combat readiness must be, by its very nature, a multifaceted approach. If the combatants have to be ready for anything, shouldn’t their fitness regimen reflect that? Surely the idea of training random workouts each and…
Lost Empire Herbs
