I get asked to list my top [insert random number here] exercises all the time. I’m also endlessly bombarded with the, ‘if you could only do one exercise for the rest of your life what would it be?’ question. The first question is good. It allows for the explanation of my training philosophy and what...Read More

Earlier this week my article, “Practical Guide to GPP”, was published at T-Nation.com. If you haven’t read it yet, I’m not sure what you’re waiting for. Go check it out now and I’ll send you five email high-fives! Here is the link———-> Practical Guide to GPP.  Being that the article was published on T-Nation, I wrote...Read More

You may (or may not) have noticed my absence from the blog lately.  I would hope that you did since my writing is so outstanding, groundbreaking, and full of awesomeness. What?  No, no- Todd wrote that post… that one too.  Okay, so maybe consistency with writing isn’t my cup of tea, but this post is...Read More

We all want to achieve something. Some of us want to be stronger and some of us want to lose weight. Either way, how successful we are in pursuing our goals is dependent upon how willing we are to prepare. Any fitness (or life) goal that we have takes specific practice that is preceded by...Read More

So this is a bit overdo (considering in was announced on Monday), but a big (HUGE) congratulations goes out to Dustin Pague on making this season’s “The Ultimate Fighter 14” on Spike TV.  You may remember my post about him trying out quite a few months back.  If not, check out the link and watch...Read More

It seems like everyone and there brother now-a-days knows that having shortened/tightened hip flexors can lead to a whole host of movement problems.  And while I try not to write too much about corrective exercise, this is one vein that I feel compelled to tap! So, we have a trillion gym go-ers, personal trainers and...Read More

I get asked pretty often what my week of training looks like… I’ve kind of thrown some stuff up here before about what I do, but this week I decided to give you guys/gals my exact workouts for the week: Monday:  Dynamic Warmups-      10 mins or so of foam rolling, mobility work,  and activation drills...Read More

Every program needs direction; and in the majority of instances that direction comes in the form of a goal or a set of goals.  A lot of guys want to bench 300 or ladies might want to lose an inch off of their waist lines.  Having goals like these make programming much easier and a lot...Read More

Real quick guys, I have an awesome metabolic circuit/challenge for you to try out…  We have been doing this since last Spring, on and off, to re-check and challenge ourselves from an anaerobic conditioning standpoint. Two of our pro fighters (Neil “The Gutterman” Johnson and Dustin “The Disciple” Pague) did this for a quick workout last...Read More

This is the first piece of many that will pertain to MMA conditioning, nutrition, recovery, etc…  In this first blog we are taking a look at a conditioning class that I put the guys through earlier this week. Dynamic Warmups* -          Hip Flexor Rockers -          Front Rolls -          Crunch Pull Throughs -          High Knee Walks...Read More