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The Day That Changed My Life

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I still remember it like it was yesterday.  I was 16 years old, sitting in the back seat of my parent’s car thumbing through the latest issue of Black Belt magazine when I came to a full page advertisement for the 1989 Tai Kai with Ninjutsu Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi.  To my shock and utter astonishment this 3-day seminar with the master ninja and his top students from Japan was being held in the United States.  Not only was it being held in the US, but in my home state of NJ, not even an hour drive from my house!  Something clicked in my brain – I HAD to go to this thing!  Continue reading →

Stopping Power for Kicks & Strikes

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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 know how broad a spectrum martial arts cover. Continue reading →

The 4 Top Strength Training Myths for Women

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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.

  1. 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 muscle. Continue reading →

How Conditioning Can Boost Strength

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Thanks to my good friend, Coach Chris “Jersey Beast” Lopez, for this cool guest blog post!

The Benefits of Strategic Conditioning

When you hear someone talk about conditioning (especially combat athletes), it usually refers to the training they are doing to boost their endurance or drop weight. Very rarely do we hear about conditioning that will also directly boost strength and strength endurance. But if structured correctly, adding conditioning to your strength training split can directly increase cardio capacity, strength over time, performance, speed of muscular contraction, and even raw strength itself! Check out the video! Continue reading →

Training in Confined Spaces

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If you have Warrior Fitness Training style questions, send them to me.  I answer any and all serious (well, mostly serious) questions about training, my Warrior Fitness System, my views on fitness, martial arts, self defense, strength & conditioning, or training for sport/athletic performance.  

Here’s a video answer to a question I received the other day from Robert, a Bujinkan student in Sweden. Continue reading →

5 Ways to Improve Your Hand-Eye Coordination

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Check out this awesome guest blog post by Australian Strength Coach sensation, John Wayne Legg!

Nobody would argue that to reach your true potential in a martial art or combat sport, you need to be accurate when executing a move. Whether you are attempting an arm-bar, single leg take-down or a punch to the face, you are going to suck if you don’t connect with your target where you want to. And while much practice in your chosen sport will go a long way to building this skill, there are extra things we can do to either catch up or put the icing on the cake, so to speak. Continue reading →

Warrior Fitness Gym T-Shirt Contest

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Contest Extended Until Friday, November 2, 2012 at Midnight!

We got brand new t-shirts the other day here at Warrior Fitness Gym.  Here’s how to win one FREE!

  1. Create a video of how you train Warrior Fitness Style. 
  2. Put it up on Youtube.
  3. Title it, “Warrior Fitness Gym T-Shirt Contest“
  4. Post the video on my Facebook Page or in the Comments section below

All videos must be received by Midnight on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Friday, November 2, 2012!

 

6 Simple Ways to Improve Your Strength for Combat Sports

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Huge thanks to John Gaglione, AKA Coach Gags, of Gaglione Strength for this guest blog post!

So you want to be a fighter? Maybe your sport is wrestling or BBJ? All of the fight sports have a few things in common. You need to be strong, powerful, mobile, and HOSTILE! Follow these so you can become a BEAST on and off of the mats! Continue reading →

Lessons in the Mud

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Warriors Are Mudders Too!

This past Saturday I, along with my brother Dave and my brother-from-another-mother, Jason, ran the ultimate Adventure Race, the Tough Mudder!  If you are not familiar with the Tough Mudder, let me explain.  It is a 12 mile race with 25 military style obstacles between mile 1 and mile 12.  Oh yeah, and lots and lots of mud!  Continue reading →

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

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Sometimes it seems so easy to just give in, give up, and go along with the status quo.  Such a relief to just let go and allow yourself to become that proverbial  fat, dumb, and happy person.

Carving your own path can be too challenging and fraught with many risks and dangers.

Going with the flow, following the pack, doing what normal people do (whatever that is these days!), is so much less trying.  Traveling the well worn path with the masses rather than the road less traveled makes so much more sense to most and  requires so little thought and effort.  It’s safe.  The risks are minimal, the rewards are known.  It’s a sure thing.  Continue reading →