The End of Group Training – FREE Report!
November 21, 2011 By 11 Comments
Peak Training & Diet Design Summit Review
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A couple weeks ago, my good friend Joe Dowdell sent me an advanced copy of his new product Peak Diet & Training Summit video course that was filmed from their workshop in NY at Joe’s gym last summer. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it out to the workshop back when it happened, so I was looking forward to digging into the workbook, DVDs and everything that was included in the new product.
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Altitude Training Camps & MMA Fitness
November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
The value of the physiological effects of living and training at high altitudes has been studied as far back as the mid-1960s, but only in the last few years has it become a popular topic in the realm of combat sports. Several top fighters have been seen on “all-access” shows and in the pages of magazines discussing the relocation of their training camps to high altitudes because of the purported benefits. Even more recently, a range of training equipment has been promoted to “simulate the effects of training at altitude.”
5 Success Factors (FREE Webinar)
November 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
My long time friend and owner of Peak Performance NYC, Joe Dowdell has just released a FREE webinar covering how he’s built one of the most successful gyms in the world from the ground up. I first met Joe more than ten years ago at Mel Siff’s house and he’s one of the few guys that’s trained combat sport athletes as long, or even longer, than I have. Aside from that, Joe is one of the most knowledgeable trainers out there when it comes to building a business so if you’re a personal trainer or coach that wants to be successful in the business of fitness, make sure to check his FREE webinar out now and stay tuned for his new product coming out soon, which I will be reviewing on the site shortly.
Boxing Workout Tips: Cross-Southpaw-Cross 151
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Southpaw Cross Dynamics 151 by Univsall from Univsall on Vimeo.
This is a technical and theoretical instructional series called “The UniVs.ity” which deals with techniques that make up the body of techniques employed in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) competitions and practice. The scope of this series of tutorials will include Boxing, Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling, Wrestling, as well as other relevant disciplines. The class level is denoted by the number in the title.
Myths of MMA Conditioning
November 2, 2011 By 8 Comments
We’ve seen it before, and it’s an awful thing to watch. It’s the middle of a fight, everything’s going well, and before you know it, a fighter “gasses out.” Sometimes he’s saved by the bell, and sometimes he’s even able to defend himself enough to continue and regain his strength. More often than not, however, he’s left defenseless and his opponent takes advantage and ends the fight.
Fundamental Concepts for Exhaustive Programming
October 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
The whole point of exercise is to create a series of adaptations that lead to increased performance. If you exercise one time, you only create an acute response, not an adaptation. Lump multiple responses together in series and over time those responses will lead to an adaptation – the goal of training.
Research Review: Energy Systems, Interval Training, & RSA
October 10, 2011 By 18 Comments
In recent years, a large number of industry debates have focused on which methods should be employed while training repeated-sprint athletes. Some propose the concept of sport-specificity, utilizing only techniques that mirror the on-field movement demands of the athlete, while others rely on more generic, interval-based training to develop the energy systems. In the 2011 review Repeated-Sprint Ability – Part II: Recommendations for Training, Bishop et al. aim to assess the validity of these methods and others in hopes to form a consensus on the most effective protocol.
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