M.A. Training Blog
You know me, not really an endurance guy, but since I have been playing around with performance breathing lately I decided to put it to a test. Preparation – Be Breathed twice a week to teach the body to sync the movement with my breathing and between 400 – 450 swings a session couple of Read more
December 1, 2011 in Kettlebells by matrain_admin
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If you want to train the whole body with just one exercise then combine a squat with the clubbell flag. Of course you can use a DB instead. Stand shoulder wide holding the CB/DB in front of you. Squat down pushing your hips back and at the same time extending your arms straight in front Read more
October 31, 2011 in Clubbells, Core training, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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You want to improve your punches then do this exercise. Don’t care about punches, still do it cause it’s good for ya.
October 26, 2011 in Body weight, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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To make your body weight dips a bit more challenging just hook a kettelbell on your foot (if you don’t have a belt). Here I am using 20kg bell with a body weight of 73kg for 10 reps. The range of motion is less due to the size of the bell which allows you to Read more
October 18, 2011 in Body weight, Kettlebells by matrain_admin
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Great exercise combining the dead snatch with the windmill. Place kettlebell in front of you and snatch it from the ground (like an olympic style snatch). Once it is overhead simply perform a windmill. When you finish the windmill, lower the bell to the ground and start again. This is good for training explosive power Read more
October 14, 2011 in Core training, Kettlebells, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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Start in a deep squat position with both hands down on the floor in front of you. Simply turn to your left executing a kick with your right while keeping your right palm in contact with the ground. Make sure that the heel of your supporting foot is on the ground i.e. do not stay Read more
September 29, 2011 in Body weight, Core training, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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One of the few gadgets that stood the test of time because it actually works. I bought this one in K-Mart 15 years ago for a few bucks.Start from a standing position rolling the wheel out slowly keeping the body very tight. At the bottom you can drop on your knees (I do this to Read more
September 22, 2011 in Body weight, Core training, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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Place 2 kettlebells bottoms up in front of you. Place your palms on the bottom of the bells. I use small KBs for better balance. Then simply crank out push ups. This is challenging because the little devils are not very co-operative. Needless to say you have to stay pretty tight in your abs and Read more
September 17, 2011 in Body weight, Core training, Kettlebells by matrain_admin
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One of my all time favorite exercises done here with my training partner Matt. This one is a bit different then snatch and lunge. Basically, as soon as the bell is moving up you perform the lunge, so when you are at the bottom of the lunge your arm should be in the lockout. In Read more
September 1, 2011 in Kettlebells, Martial Arts Conditioning by matrain_admin
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Start on all fours with fingers pointing towards your feet. Straighten your legs, tilt body weight forward and lift your legs as high as you can, hold for a few seconds and descend as elegantly as you possibly can.
September 1, 2011 in Body weight, Core training by matrain_admin
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