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…

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The Future of Functional Training – Interviews with The Masters

Looking Towards the Past As humans we have a tendency to Romanticize things of the distant past – Knights in shining armor, damsels in distress, Prehistoric eating habits, the idea of the Noble Savage, Warrior Princesses… Perhaps it’s Disney’s fault. 🙂 Regardless, the past, especially the distant past was never all sunshine and rainbows –…

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Imperfect Training for Injury Prevention

“All-round sports training must include the capability of coping with unexpected and sub-optimal conditions” – Mel Siff, PHD author of Supertraining   In a recent post, Are You Practicing Wrong, I covered why I think the idea of “perfect practice” is utter nonsense when it comes to training yourself how to improve at pretty much any…

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Kettlebell Training for Bujinkan Footwork

Recently I was asked about how to use a single kettlebell to train footwork for Bujinkan martial arts.  Here is a video I put together showing a couple different exercises to enhance stability and mobility for footwork training using the kettlebell.  Enjoy!!

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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…

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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…

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Warrior Podcast with Eric Guttmann

In an effort to provide you, my dear readers, with the best information out there on strength, health, fitness, and martial arts, I am interviewing top coaches, professionals, martial arts masters, and ordinary people who do extraordinary things.

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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…

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Top 7 Exercises for Warriors

Here is the list I put together of my Top 7 Exercises for Warrior Training.  Not that these are the ONLY exercises you should do or would ever need but, if I were forced to narrow down my selection to my top 7, these would be my picks. The great thing about this list is that…

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The 4 Top Strength Training Myths for Women

When talking about strength training for women there are several pervasive myths that seem to never go away.  Here are the four  most common ones. I’ll Bulk Up.  This is probably one of the most pervasive, albeit incorrect myths out there.  Women simply do not have the correct hormone profile to build huge, bodybuilder type…

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