Training with Mr. Maceman – A Review

In the early morning hours of Saturday September 25th, 25 people from all over the Tri-State area gathered at the Martial Strength Training Academy in Branchburg, NJ for a Mace Training Certification Seminar. The group was made up of martial artists, fitness professionals, and regular folks alike who all had 2 things in common –…

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Random Training = Random Results

One of the biggest problems rampant among many types of fitness programs is that random training yields random results. It is difficult to measure progress when the parameters are constantly shifting. In order for the body to produce an adaptation for improved performance in life, sport, or martial art, we must apply specific stimulus as…

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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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After Class at Warrior Fitness Gym

Training here at Warrior Fitness Gym is so much fun that sometimes after classes I find myself still wanting to train.  Well, last night was one of those nights. I’ve been playing around with 2 handed clubbell training in my own daily personal practice so I figured I’d put together a quick, impromptu workout for…

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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…

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