How Warriors Train for ENDURANCE
Warriors Need to HIIT! High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is one of the best ways to train for endurance. It will enhance all 3 energy systems in the body, as well as prime the nervous system to recover automatically during lulls in activity. Simply put, HIIT alternates periods of high intensity exercise with periods of…
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…
Training in Confined Spaces
If you have Warrior Fitness Training style questions, send them to me. I answer any and all serious (well, mostly serious) questions about training, my Warrior Fitness System, my views on fitness, martial arts, self defense, strength & conditioning, or training for sport/athletic performance. Here’s a video answer to a question I received the other day…
Preparing Ninja for a Mission
My name is Ichiro Watanabe. I am a chunin, a middle level ninja of the Togakure clan. Our small village is secluded deep in the mountains near Mt. Togakushi, otherwise known as Togakure Mountain. I could tell you exactly where, but I’d have to kill you. No joke, it’s a matter of survival for my…
Ninja Stars and Strength Training
Yesterday I decided to do something a little bit different in my workout. As an experiment, I wanted to look at the effect lactic acid build up in the muscles had on my ability to throw rubber shuriken (ninja stars) and hit a target. The theory being that as fatigue in the muscles increased, throwing…
10 Minutes and a Chair
So here is the challenge, you have only 10 minutes to train and the only piece of equipment available is a dining room chair. Are you prepared? Can you rock a great minimalist workout with this limited time and equipment? Or, should you just use the chair for a short snooze? Here’s one answer:
Warrior Workout in the Park
This past Saturday was a beautiful fall day here in Jersey. A perfect day for a Warrior’s Workout in the Park! This workout was directly inspired by Zach Even-Esh’s Ultimate Underground Strength System. Warrior Workout 15 minute warm-up – mobility, movement, animal crawls, band work, breathing exercises followed by… 1) KB Clean & Press –…
Ninja Endurance – Part II
In part one of Ninja Endurance called, How to Train for the Endurance of a Ninja, we discussed strength endurance and I provided a sample workout to help you build yours. Here in part 2, I ‘d like to delve a little deeper into the whys of endurance training and how specifically high intensity interval training…
Get Beach Fit – Warrior Style!
Summer is coming and, hey, let’s face it – even warriors need to look good at the beach, right?! So, if you’re going to workout with the intention of getting is shape for summer, why not do it in a balanced, functional manner that syncs up with and supports your other activities rather than distracting…
Got Some Spare Time? Try Isometrics!
If you’re like me and can’t stand to waste any amount of time no matter how short, you’ll love how isometrics can fill in some strength gaps. Nowadays, my days are jam-packed full with work, meetings, conference calls, networking, family time, training time, teaching time, writing time, and oh yeah – a little sleeping in…