I was running around the other day, busy as a madman, driving to and fro, but I needed to get a workout in.
Because I wasn’t near my gym, I drove to the local YMCA and bought a day pass.
Sure, it was $15, but when it comes to my personal fitness, I take it seriously.
Those thoughts of, "Is this worth it?" are quickly erased when I look back and think of all of the times I’ve spent $15, or much, much more on things far less important than my fitness.
T-shirts that don’t fit right. A couple of beers at a bar. ONE beer at a baseball game.
Long story short, I bought the pass and had one of the BEST workouts in a while.
For all you guys looking to have (and win) your first fight, you have to read this entire interview that I did with a young guy named Steven Rao.
He’s in the UK and I’ve talked to him a couple of times about training, and he emailed me telling me he won his first MMA fight, so I asked if I could interview him for you.
For most of us in North America, beach season is now officially over. I experienced this first hand with the chilly downpour I was trekking through yesterday.
I also know this to be true because I get less and less questions like, "How do I get ripped abs?"
It’s not only the regular population that asks me these things, but also the pro and amateur fighters I train.
Well the short answer to the question is – eat clean. Super clean.
So clean that Mr. Clean feels like he hasn’t showered for 3 days.
Do that long enough and you’re bound to have a chiseled mid-section worthy of washboard status.
But with respect to exercise, training the core is all about function.
One of the most important concepts to understand and train is your ability to activate your hip flexors (psoas/iliacus) while maintaining core stability.
This becomes especially important when you’re throwing knees or kicks.
If you’re looking to make a career out of MMA, then you’ll definitely want to check out these 5 tips for conducting interviews that my friend Yael allowed me to share with you.
She’s a writer for MMA magazines such as Ultimate MMA and MMA HQ, as well as fitness super site T-Nation, so she has a ton of expertise and insider’s experience to share.
But first, make sure you DON’T do this (unless your name is Rampage):
Now that you’ve gotten a little chuckle, let’s get down to business:
In July, Consumer Reports magazine tested 15 protein powders for levels of 4 heavy metals:
Lead
Arsenic
Mercury
Cadmium
At certain levels, these heavy metals can be poisonous.
The worst thing is that they will accumulate over time so if you continue to use these products, you’ll accumulate more and more poisons in your system and they may reach a level that causes negative health effects.
What are these brands and what are the levels of these poisons?
Check out this chart first then I’ll explain more below:
This may very well be my first trilogy of articles/videos on this site!
And because the weather has been phenomenal and I’ve been insanely busy, you’ve had some time to put what I showed you in the previous video in this series into action, so you should now be ready for the advanced exercises in this video.
That was another way for me to say ‘sorry for the lack of contact lately’… 🙂
If you haven’t implemented the foundation exercises, shame, shame, double shame!
But it’s better late than never, so check this video out for the final chapter in developing knee stability for explosive, knockout punching power, then go back and work on the previous exercises and come back to these when you’re ready:
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And, if you’re not following the Ultimate MMA Strength and Conditioning Program, you’re missing out on tons of knockout power and cardio you can count on… So get to it:
I made this movie for all of my loyal followers because I felt like I needed to share some of the things that have helped me be successful to help YOU become succesful.
It’s about 8 minutes long.
Don’t start watching it unless your intent is to finish it, ie. If you’ve got the attention span of a blonde cheerleader in grade 10 math class, click away now, you won’t enjoy it.
If you have to set aside the time, do so, it’s worth it.
Otherwise, check it out.
And when you watch the movie, you don’t have to take everything I say and preach it as gospel, but think about how it would affect your life if you adopted the strategies I share.
I also know this to be true because I get less and less questions like, "How do I get ripped abs?"
At certain levels, these heavy metals can be poisonous.