3 Things I Do Every Day for Recovery

I’m looking at the calendar and this year is winding down quickly. I swear, once we hit September the whole thing just seems to fly by! And, since this year has been crazy (to say the least) for most of the world, I won’t be sorry to see it go! But before the year ends, I’ll…

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FREE Stay at Home Workouts

Since all the gyms are closed and we are all stuck working out at home for the foreseeable future, I want to hook you up with a free copy of my WarFit Combat Conditioning program. This hard-hitting program will build serious functional strength, torch fat like nobody’s business, and prepare you to face anything –…

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Why Body Skills are Critical to Martial Arts

Body skills are the foundation of ALL martial and athletic movement. In fact, in my mind, they are the foundation of all good, powerful, pain-free human movement! What are body skills? They are the qualities that connect, support, mobilize, and strengthen the body from the inside out. They create a highly resilient, dynamically stable body…

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Logan Christopher’s The Indestructible Body Review

I have a confession to make… I’m extremely jealous of Logan Christopher’s latest release, The Indestructible Body.  Considering my personal emphasis on mobility, flexibility, strength training, and injury-proofing for myself and my students (clients), this is the kind of program I would have love to have written!  The good news is that Logan has already done…

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6 Tips to Build a Better Warrior

1.  Get Stronger. Whole body strength, along with mobility, is the foundation for all athletic movement.  Being strong makes everything else easier.  Your conditioning, your skill acquisition, your endurance, all become quicker and easier to attain and maintain once you have a solid base of strength.  Don’t underestimate how important it is for a warrior…

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To Stretch or Not to Stretch

When it comes to the question of stretching, there are opinions all across the spectrum.  Some experts contend that you should never stretch at all since it deforms the tissues, destabilizes the joints, and makes the body more prone to injury.  Then, on the completely opposite side of the scale, is the other camp which…

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The Top 7.5 Reasons Warrior Fitness is for You

Since Top 10 lists have been so overused of late, especially in the internet blog area, here are 7 and a 1/2 reasons why the Warrior Fitness program is for you. 1.  No gym memberships required!  Still paying for a gym membership you don’t use, or not getting the results you want from your gym? …

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Makko-ho: Five Minutes Physical Fitness Book Review

Makkō-Hō is a system which through regular practice can produce a huge range of benefits for just about anybody at any age. This book gives a good clear breakdown of the four main exercises and also some detail on the science behind the purpose and results of the exercises.

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Training as You Grow Older

 One of the greatest challenges a long term fitness enthusiast faces is the debilitating impact of age.  Certainly everyone understands the concept but what does it actually mean?  The average person has a higher metabolism when they are younger, a faster recovery rate, greater use of energy stores and suppleness around the joints.  So why…

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