The Fine Line

There is something to be said for giving it an all-out effort in the gym, but once your form begins to falter and your endurance has hit its breaking point, you might as… Continue reading →

The Wounded Warrior Workout

I’m locked up at home, fresh off a surgery. I’ve been injured since October and because of the limitations of my lower body (still can’t believe I fought in November), have lost a… Continue reading →

Tips To a Toner & Trimmer Tummy

There are few things sexier than lean and defined abs… man or woman, it’s doesn’t really matter, I find firm toned abs to be incredibly alluring. Seeing washboard abs on an Abercrombie &… Continue reading →

Pilates Ain’t For Pussies – (or The Importance of a Strong Core for Fighters)

I’ve recently started training some of the fighters in core strengthening, and wow, I was scarily surprised at how much work they need in that department. There’s a misconception out there that to… Continue reading →

Fighting Is The FUN Part!

After all my hard preparation of training, conditioning, physio, weight-cutting, and basically not having a personal life, this past weekend I finally got my reward: the fight. It felt great to finally be… Continue reading →

Cutting Weight Is Harder Than The Fight

I’m 24 hours away from weigh-ins, my stomach is grumbling, I’m fatigued and light-headed, and feeling like an angry bear. The last meal I will eat until Saturday morning was dinner on Thursday.… Continue reading →

F*ck The Sword, I Live By The Tape!

Athletic tape is definitely this fighter’s best friend. Akin to a heroin junkie going through withdrawals, when I’m out of tape, I start getting the shakes, get really anxious and depressed. I simply… Continue reading →

Booty Before The Bout

Does sex before a fight ruin a fighter’s performance?  In 444 BC Plato wrote that “Olympic competitors before races should avoid sexual intimacy.” Pliny the Elder in 77 AD  wrote to the contrary… Continue reading →