I finished building my garage gym in September of 2019. I bought the majority of my equipment in May / June of 2019. Do you immediately see a problem there? [I built the gym when I moved into a new home. I spent May & June fixing up the house, Read more…
What’s the most important aspect to training? A good bag! Without one, how are you going to get your gear from your house to the gym? As an avid gearhead I’m excited to review the Elite Sports Athletic Convertible BJJ Gym Bag & Backpack TLDR – This is a backpack Read more…
Today I’m reviewing the Born Tough Arm Blaster! When I first saw the arm blaster I was intrigued but was slightly hesitant that it would work with my Bulgarian Bags. Good news – 100% works with the Bulgarian Bag. No issues whatsoever. So for all the bag fans out there, Read more…
Catchy enough title? This is a total body, core blasting, quad blasting workout. You’ll want some gear, but as always feel free to substitute what you’ve got with where it fits. 3 rounds, no time limit. Grinding exercises are 12 reps, ballistics are 10 reps or timed (depending on the Read more…
A beginner’s workout schedule from home doesn’t have to look anything like a gym workout schedule. This is especially true if you are working from home. There are a few concepts you can incorporate into your workout program that will help you make gains quickly without spending hours on end Read more…
Back when the weather was nice I wanted to social distancing introduce people in the park to Muay Thai so I took some thai pads and tied them to a tree with some rope. Could you kick very hard on the tree? No. You’re still pretty much kicking a tree Read more…
In case you didn’t know, I’m a minor sponsor of Paul Banasiak, a pro thai fighter who also runs the Online Striking Academy. He knows a ton about Muay Thai and provides super easy to follow tutorials to improve your fight IQ and game. Here is part of 1 drill Read more…
This core training routine with 2 kettlebells I’m going to mark in the “advanced” category of kettlebell training. When learning kettlebells I typically start people off with goblet & cheater clean variations to get 1 kettlebell up to chest level. Here, we’re going to be cleaning 2 kettlebells up to Read more…
Ready to sweat? Good. Here’s a medicine ball (and a few other goodies) HIIT routine to get you going. In a live scenario this was 4 rounds – 30 seconds of work – 20 seconds to switch – with 1 minute of recovery after each round. As always, adjust the Read more…
Cardio kickboxing is going to work every muscle in your body. There are specific moves you can do that will help target particular muscles (or muscle groups.) The shield block (prevents people from kicking you in the ribs) and the slip (avoids getting punched in the face) are crazy good Read more…