Category Archives: Martial Arts

MMA Interview Series 4

This video is the fourth in a series of interviews with my strength and conditioning MMA students. This one features Josh Baccallao. For more ideas on this training check out the recent article on Dragondoor – Gazellasaurus Rex or Super Strength and Endurance for Martial Arts. Click here for the first video. Click here for [...]
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MMA Interview Series 3

This video is the third in a series of interviews with my strength and conditioning MMA students. This one features Derrick Stansberry who you’ve likely seen featured in other videos on this site like this heavy double windmill. For more ideas on this training check out the recent article on Dragondoor – Gazellasaurus Rex or [...]
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MMA Interview Series 2

This video is the second in a series of interviews with my strength and conditioning MMA students. This one features Dakota Ravine. For more ideas on this training check out the recent article on Dragondoor – Gazellasaurus Rex or Super Strength and Endurance for Martial Arts. Click here for the first video.
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The Secret to Getting What You Want Out of a Workout

Forever, in a martial arts world and in lots of other fields people have worried about the kind of training they do not actually carrying over to the results they want. In other words if you lift weights or do some kind of strength training to make your fighting better, and this is really only [...]
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Barbell Conditioning 5

The fifth in a series of videos on barbell conditioning showing you unconventional ways to train with a barbell. This video shows the barbell squat, kneel and stand a great way for building transitional strength from the ground up. Find tons more exercises only on the new Monster Conditioning DVD’s. The discount prices are only [...]
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MMA Interview Series

This video is the first in a series of interviews with strength and conditioning MMA students. This one features the young but extraordinary Jake Castillo. For more ideas on this training check out the recent article on Dragondoor – Gazellasaurus Rex or Super Strength and Endurance for Martial Arts.
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1,000 Details and a Super Muscle Workout!!

Today’s blog is going to be a shotgun approach.  One big shot – lots of different areas.  I’m in the middle of about a million details that have to be taken care of before leaving for the tour which starts Monday where I will be speaking to schools across the nation.  It’s amazing how many [...]
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MMA Training Article

A new article on MMA Training (this is the first part in a series) is available on Dragondoor. Learn about the Gazellasaurus Rex and how it applies to your strength and conditioning workouts. Click here to read it now.
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Noah’s Circuit and two questions

So here’s a very cool circuit that my son Noah came up with for you to try.  I guess that ‘s what happens when you live with a crazy strongman who constantly exposes you to strength and conditioning and insane people who do it.  It seeps down into your brain and you come up with [...]
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A Prison Swing Challenge

This is a workout that came to me a week or so ago and I decided to experiment with it. It’s also a part of one of the workouts featured in my upcoming kettlebell book. Here it is, quick hitting, but hard, hard, hardcore. Grab your kettlebell of choice and begin with one minute of [...]
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