Musashi’s Rules – “Forge Yourself in the Way”
If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing every day. Musashi instinctively knew this. He became the greatest swordsman Japan ever produced by practicing what he preached. The concept of forging oneself through the rigors of daily training was so important to him that he made it a rule for those who would follow his…
The Warrior Code
Every warrior society throughout history from the Spartans, the Samurai,and the Apache, to the modern day warriors like the SEALs all possess a strong code of ethics that they live by. The Warrior Fitness Tribe is no different. When you belong to this tribe, there is a code that must be adhered to. This is…
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…
How to Train for Chaos without Making Training Chaotic
The current rage in conditioning training, especially when talking about combat conditioning, is to completely change up the workout for each and every session. This has the advantage of keeping the training fresh and throwing the body into chaos each time so it never knows what hit it. The hardcore advocates of this type of…
The Secret to Motivation is ____________
A few weeks ago I sent a question out to my email list (HINT – if you haven’t signed up yet, subscribe on the right!) asking what topics they had questions about and wanted to see more blog posts on. Several great questions and suggestions came back. One that was repeated often was the question…
Brand New Services from Warrior Fitness!
Warrior Fitness is going mobile!! You may have heard the news that I am closing the physical location of Warrior Fitness Gym this week. This is not a bad thing. The Warrior Fitness Training System existed prior to the gym location (I wrote the original Warrior Fitness book in 2008), and it will go on…
Combat Conditioning and A Challenge
The video below is a brand new combat conditioning circuit I put together for martial artists. It will be especially good for my Buyu (warrior friends) training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. If you are ready to put your body, mind, and spirit to the test, this circuit is guaranteed to kick your conditioning into high gear.
Muscle Confusion Got Ya Confused?
If muscle confusion has you confused, don’t worry because you’re not alone. There has been a lot of misinformation regarding this pseudo-scientific training method bandied about the past couple years over the Internet, as well as in local personal training studios, gyms, and bootcamps. Hopefully this article will help clear up some of the major…
Combat Conditioning Seminar
COMBAT CONDITIONING SEMINAR Learn Exercise Programming and Secret Conditioning Techniques by 2 of South Jersey’s Top Strength and Conditioning Coaches. On February 25, 2012 Coach Jon Haas and Coach Christopher Lopez will blow your mind. *** You Will Learn How To: (1.) Use Proper Warm Up Techniques to prepare you for Combat based movements (2.)…
What’s Tabata You?
If you have been keeping up with the latest trends in conditioning research then you probably already know that interval training is the most efficient way to train. Interval training alternates periods of high intensity exercise with periods of rest to produce gains in both aerobic and anaerobic systems. Forget about those long slow distance runs to…
Lost Empire Herbs
