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SPORTS SCIENCE: The importance of maintaining and improving hip and shoulder mobility for the professional fighter

November 18, 2016

It should be safe to say that a fighter’s primary weapons are the fists and feet/shins. Both of these extremities are capable of generating devastating amounts of force, but that force would be worthless without […]

SPORTS SCIENCE: The Adrenaline Dump – Is it Real? Can it be Counteracted? What’s Greg Jackson’s advice?

October 26, 2016

Growing up as an active athlete involved in both team sports and individual competition I notice one glaring difference between the two – the infamous adrenaline dump. Based on my experiences playing basketball, I can […]

SPORTS SCIENCE: Plyometic movements in MMA Performance Training – why it’s essential

October 17, 2016

Plyometric movements are a crucial component to all sports performance training programs.  The transfer of force from the ground and through the kinetic chain – in other words, our bodies – is a major piece […]

SPORTS SCIENCE: Resistance training programming for the professional MMA fighter, how to prepare to fight rather than just “look good”

September 20, 2016

With the rapid growth of mixed martial arts, many of the newer fighters are playing catch up with techniques that pertain to the various styles of martial arts, as well as strength and conditioning. MMA […]

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SPORTS SCIENCE: The science behind why overtraining has real consequences – why to train smart first, hard second

September 9, 2016

Overwhelming is one way to describe the ever evolving world of strength and conditioning. On a daily basis there are constantly new ideas and training modalities being birthed and pegged as revolutionary to fitness. Many […]

SPORTS SCIENCE – TINDAL: Does the aerobic capacity of Nate Diaz enhance his durability?

August 10, 2016

As Aug. 20 approaches and we all begin our countdown to the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, one question continues to pop into my mind: Does the aerobic capacity of Nate Diaz enhance […]

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