As you know I’m a Strength, Conditioning and Nutrition guy.  That’s what I do… always have.  Helping wrestlers to overcome their physical roadblocks is my goal… and my websites are geared that way. But I had the opportunity to film some pretty damn impressive takedown setup techniques with Michael Martin of Great Bridge, Virginia. Michael [...]

Once again George “Rush” St. Pierre showed why he is arguably considered the pound for pound best fighter… But Saturday night’s beat-down of Dan Hardy wasn’t done with hammer fists, and spinning back-kicks.  It was done with his lethal combination of wrestling takedowns and heavy Jui Jitsu… hell, he almost ripped Dan Hardy’s arm clear [...]

1.  ‘Negative-Only Reverse Close-Grip Chinups’ – That’s a mouthful.  Let’s break it down.  You use a chinup bar.  Take an underhand grip, with hands about 8-12 inches apart.  Use a chair to boost yourself over the bar.  Lower yourself in 10 seconds to a hanging stretch.  Immediately step up on the chair and boost yourself [...]

If you are a wrestler who cuts weight you must be extra careful to make sure you eat properly. One of the best foods you can eat when cutting weight is cottage cheese. But I don’t mean just eating cottage cheese.  I mean having it as your last meal of the day… right before you [...]

I always get asked what the best foods are after you weigh in for wrestling… Of course a lot depends on if you had to cut weight or not… For those who have to cut weight, the first thing you want to do is get a recovery drink in you.  (I cover this on this [...]

The biggest problem I see with wrestlers after tournaments is that they don’t eat a ‘recovery meal.’ If you don’t eat the right food at the right time following an all-day tournament where you are expending a lot of energy, you will quickly overtrain and get weak (or hurt). The key is to minimize muscular [...]

In order to make sure you’re training the correct way for your sport you must first determine what your goal is: – Fighters usually train to peak on one day, months after the training regimen begins. – Wrestlers need to hold a peak for months straight. Watch the video above to hear what Forrest Griffin [...]