Archive for November, 2009
Friday, November 27th, 2009
A plan is more like a magnifying glass than a road-map, but you need to start somewhere, plot a course toward a destination and then enjoy the reality that the map never matches the landscape. A training plan gets you started and paying attention to detail, because you can't find ...
Posted in TACFIT, periodization, MMA, programming, groundfighting, USA Team, competition, kickboxing, progress, Circular Strength Training, martial art, combat, grappling, fighting, success | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
TACFIT Kickboxer I Workout Video
Special thanks to CST Head Coach Mike Locke
http://www.TACFIT.tv
For time, complete 5 rounds of the following circuit:
30sec Double Clubbell Rock-It (70lbs / 2X35lbs)
30R/30L sec Bulgarian Split Squat (135lbs)
30sec BOSU Jump ...
Posted in competition, hypertrophy, performance enhancement, stability training, kickboxing, fighting, core, martial art, combat, toughness, physique sculpting, bodybuilding, glutes, programming, challenges, bodyweight, periodization, TACFIT, mobility, legs, shoulders, clubbells, medicine balls, free-weights, kettlebells, weight-lifting, exercise, strength, conditioning, agility, endurance, fat loss, Webisodes, injury prevention, weight loss, Circular Strength Training, stamina, power, anaerobic, fitness | 10 Comments »
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
How should you peak your conditioning for a martial arts competition?
How does your practice change? How hard or light should you spar? I'll share with you my answers... and over the next 10 months, my schedule of programs, as I step back onto the mat for the honor of ...
Posted in programming, peaking, USA Team, development, periodization, martial art, competition, Circular Strength Training | 7 Comments »
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
My world record performance, submitted to Guiness Book of World Records: Most Club Swinging Repetitions in under an hour with regulation weight: 1,433 NON-STOP Repetition of 25lbs Clubbell Mills in 59 minutes 55 seconds (without placing the Clubbell down.) Still "unofficial" until verified by the officials.
The price my hands paid ...
Posted in Zurkhaneh, world records, Iranian clubs, challenges, Webisodes, Indian clubs, clubbells | 4 Comments »
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
TACFIT Groundfighter II Workout Video
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For time, complete 6 rounds of the following circuit:
3 Shoulder Stands (10s hold)
10/10 elevated lever lifts
10 dips (with full hip extension)
10/10 recline 1-leg rows
10 plyo-lever presses
5 commando pullups
10 rocca ...
Posted in chest, toughness, physique sculpting, periodization, stability training, sport specific, coordination, hypertrophy, performance enhancement, TACFIT, ground engagement, glutes, abs, back, programming, MMA, bodybuilding, mobility, bodyweight, challenges, grappling, martial art, agility, endurance, stamina, power, free-weights, weight-lifting, exercise, strength, conditioning, anaerobic, Circular Strength Training, injury prevention, shoulders, arms, core, Webisodes, flat tummy, energy, weight loss, fat loss, fitness | 5 Comments »
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
But I bet that most of you won't do this program every day for 28 days. With only 8-14 minutes of a time investment, most of you won't do this program regardless if you're "older and wiser" or "younger and energetic." Why? Because whether you're older or younger, you'll think ...
Posted in wellness, mobility, challenges, accountability, joint mobility, longevity, Webisodes, injury prevention, pain-free, recovery, Circular Strength Training | 23 Comments »
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Every fighter should have a base martial art, a specialty which fits his/her physiology and psychology. From this sturdy foundation, you build your comprehensive fighting strategies.
Without any "core" art, under stress of sudden, overwhelming or unfamiliar circumstances, you will fall to the level of your fitness, rather than the technique ...
Posted in mastery, self-defense, MMA, Sambo, competition, combat, fighting, martial art | 3 Comments »
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Having just returned from Israel, a stream of requests have appeared for the workout everyone keeps hearing about: the Israeli Commando TACFIT Challenge. Before I share the workout with you, honor must be paid to the warriors who use this workout.
Here, Alberto Gallazzi - CST Head Coach, TACFIT Team Leader, ...
Posted in fire rescue, security, special forces, secret service, counter-terrorism, navy seals, challenges, courage, toughness, Webisodes, police, military, TACFIT, Circular Strength Training | 13 Comments »