As we compete with the IBJJF, they require weigh ins in full uniform right before the match. There is no day before weigh in where folks cut 20+ lbs like MMA. Thus you will likely want to cut some weight, but not a lot. You will also not be able to deplete carbs and water…
This is going to be more of a laundry list, but hopefully now you’ve read my blog about healthy eating and cutting weight. Now lets talk about what not to do. Because the weigh ins are right before your match, you must be at weight and capable of fighting when you weigh in. This means…
I’m following up my first blog on Heart Rate Recovery with this. I am very proud to see a few people have stepped and gotten heart rate monitors. We need to give everyone time to get their stats going before we talk about how to fix it…. I need to know what I’m working with….
Heart Rate Recovery as a measure of fitness Heart Rate Recovery is a measure of your cardiovascular fitness & one of the ways you can tell how in shape you are. It’s pretty straight forward, the faster your heart rate drops after exercise, the better shape you are in, and better cardiovascular health you have. This…
One thing I’m going to start tracking more on the competitors is heart rate recovery. Now let me back up a second, There are several things you need to be tracking, if you dont: HRV, Sleep, Eating, and Heart Rate recovery. You also need a training journal or note of how hard you train which days…
I am calling these the sandbag complexes but they can be done with 2 kettlebells or a weight lifting bar/ weights as well. You should execute them with good form first, speed being second, then worry about the amount of the weight. Too many people worry about the amount of the weight and they move…
A large problem in Martial Arts is shoulder stability. Without doing an official study I’d say over the years though, it’s amounted to the #1 or #2 most common injury I see in students of all ages. Shoulder injuries are tough and shoulder surgery is, in my opinion, one of the more painful surgeries and…
These animal drills are great movement drills for everyone. These drills go in the order of the image included with 1 or 2 changed. I think in the video I did the army crawl before the spider lunge because the army crawl is an introduction to the movement patterns for the crocodile. The crocodile is…
The fitness industry is rife with “experts” who promote the latest shiny object. These shiny objects range from “new” workout routines thrown together haphazardly to expensive equipment you don’t really need. Soon I’ll be making a post on the essentials of training concepts which I’ll link here and expand upon this further. The fallacies of…
This is a 5 minute yoga routine. You’ll need the round timer on 30 second intervals. The key when doing this is to pull the chin and head back, you dont want it poking out like “chicken neck”. Pinch your shoulder blades together and back and down for the duration of the entire routine. You’ll…