Traditional Martial Artists of the World – UNITE!
Traditional martial arts all have a long history of intense, sometimes downright brutal, physical training to forge the warrior’s combative body, mindset, and spirit. This training has, up until very recently in history, never been optional. If you did not have the strength of will to endure it and push through then you simply did not…
My Heavy Metal Strength Meditation Part 3
Guest blog post by Eric Guttmann, U.S. Navy Officer, Author, Fitness Enthusiast and More! My Heavy Metal Strength Meditation Part 3 – How I trained to achieve 100 consecutive tire flips It is amazing what the MIND and body can do when you focus on ONE thing to develop. As I have written in the…
10 Reasons I Love Kettlebells by Logan Christopher
I want to share with you all the reasons that I love training with kettlebells. 1 – They’re Different Back when I first tried a kettlebell I was pretty much a bodyweight only guy. I had been led to believe that “weights didn’t build functional strength”. The thing that led me to believe this was…
The Worst Reason Ever
The other day my daughters and I were sitting in a local diner having breakfast. As we sat there looking at the menus and discussing what we were planning to order, my 4 year old looked at her older sister and said – “Hey! Get your elbows off the table!” “No way!” replied my 12 year…
The Most Powerful Form of Training
“Look at this guy – he’s a beast!” “You’re an animal!” “He’s got beast strength!” In the fitness world it’s become very common to refer to extremely strong and capable individuals as “Beasts” or “Animals”. We use these terms to separate them out from the regular crowd, to distinguish their strength as something more than…
Fighter Conditioning at the Cave
Guest post by my friend, Coach Frank DiMeo! Ever since my early days of martial arts training I have always looked for ways to become more effective. Much of the best information I gathered over the years came at a painful, and often humbling, price. No matter what type of fighter you are, being stronger…
The Greatest Blog Post Ever Written
Last night I was visited by a demon. Yeah, I know, right? Crazy. Don’t get distracted by that though, this is gonna move fast so pay attention. Where was I? Oh yeah, demon. Here’s what went down…
Why I Hate Kickboxing
For months now people have been asking me to implement a Kick Boxing program at Warrior Fitness Gym. I’ve been resisting the pressure mainly due to one important factor – I hate kick boxing. 🙂 Allow me to clarify. I hate what real kick boxing has devolved into, the dreaded “cardio” kick boxing. To me,…
4 Principles For Punching Power
Principles of Striking Power 1. Whole Body Power All movement happens in real life happens in three dimensions, so why train exercises that only incorporate one or two? Training muscles in isolation, unless it is used to rehab a specific injury, range of motion, or strengthen a particular muscle to add to the whole, does…
Healing Yourself With Mobility – Part 3
Healing and Mobility Part 3 – Everyday healing of neck, vertigo, and surviving training mistakes with mobility Guest blog post by Eric Guttmann, U.S. Navy Officer, Author, Fitness Enthusiast and More! In everyday matters joint mobility also saves the day. If for some reason you sleep with a craned neck and you wake up…
Lost Empire Herbs
