This Mistake will Tank Your Fitness Training

We all know people who think they can continue to grow and continue to make gains indefinitely by simply pushing harder and harder in their training day in and day out.   But what always happens to them?   Injury, burn out, sickness, stagnation.   Then what?   Well, once they get back on their…

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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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What is Fitness?

Fitness is probably one of the most controversial topics bandied about in social media, magazine articles, and by know-it-alls across the planet.  Just about every type of training under the broad heading of fitness has its own staunch supporters and sycophants, as well as its haters and rabid detractors. Nothing really has a place of…

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Protect. Break. Leave Behind.

How can we train for the friction and chaos of battle when following a set fitness routine? Physical preparation for combat readiness must be, by its very nature, a multifaceted approach.  If the combatants have to be ready for anything, shouldn’t their fitness regimen reflect that?  Surely the idea of training random workouts each and…

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Primum Non Nocere

“First, Do No Harm” This fundamental precept of medical ethics should apply equally, and perhaps even more so, to the fitness industry.  We, as trainers and coaches, who are dispensing knowledge, skill, and advice to our clients and the general public should be held to the same ethical standard as the medical community to first,…

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Stopping Power for Kicks & Strikes

The following is a guest post from my friend and fellow Underground Strength Coach, Frank DiMeo.  It is always an honor to do a guest blog post for another coach, especially regarding martial arts and strength training. To many people UFC is the only martial arts they are aware of, but the experienced martial artists…

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