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  • How to Taper to Be a Monster For Your Fight

    I recently got a question from a reader asking me, "Should I stop lifting a week before my fight?"

    In short, the answer is a resounding ‘YES’!

    But that’s the kind of answer you get when you ask a simple question.

    A more complex (and better) question would be, "How do I alter my training to maximize my ability to perform at my best in my fight in the week or two leading up to it?"

    Well ask and you shall receive!

    OK so I’m talking to myself right now, I’d better stop and just get on with it before they take me away…

    Here are some KEY pointers on how to alter your training to be at your best so when you step into the cage you’re at your physical peak.

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  • Listen to Your Body, But Don’t Make Excuses!

    Every Late August and into September, I ditch all core training.

    It’s not because I’ve trained the core super hard in June and July to look good on the beach and now need a break.

    It’s because of this:

    ragweed

    No, this isn’t a marijuana plant that I harvest and get baked on and do nothing, that’s not why I stop training the core.

    It’s because I’m really allergic to ragweed and I can’t stop sneezing. I always sneeze at least 3 times, sometimes up to 5 times, and if my allergies get really bad, I’ll repeat this vicious cycle of maximal abdominal contractions every couple of minutes.

    This last Friday was particularly terrible, so bad that I felt mentally foggy, my body was tired, and I was all stuffy and puffy-eyed. And I missed my scheduled workout.

    But here’s what I did instead, and what you can do the next time you feel like crap but you’ve got a training session scheduled:

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