Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years but unfortunately I still see them being under utilized in gyms around the world. Often we see people lining up to use the treadmills or Cross trainers while dust gathers on the kettlebells sitting quietly in the corner. As a strength and conditioning coach I encourage all
I am getting ready for an exciting weekend with my some Judo and Brazilian jujitsu training (we have a grading next weekend so I am hoping I get a stripe on my purple). This is my last email to remind you (in case you haven’t already) that there is only 24 hours left to get
Check out North American Muay thai Champion Andrew Rapso’s abs routines. They are pretty cool with some movements I have never seen before. I found that as a strength and conditioning coach people always asked me about abs exercises because they either needed to strengthen their core or they needed a variety of exercises so
The main reason for using a weight belt while exercising is to protect the lower back from damage. Exercises that usually require the participant to wear a weight belt are exercises such as heavy squats, deadlifts, cleans and snatch. The belt is worn around the waist and when the abdominal muscles contract they push
Workouts for Judo will give you the ability to: – Increase Overall Fitness – Fight harder for longer – Increase Strength and Power – Improve Balance and Co-ordination – Increase your level of Agility – Increase Foot and Hand Speed – Improved Judo skill
So in this video below I have included a video by MMA coach Funk roberts. And yo may be asking “Matt your title says top 10 exercises for Judoka but you showed an MMa video.” But the answer is simple. MMA, Grappling boxing, Judo, BJJ it’s all the same. We need to have a strong,
The Christmas and New Year period is always pretty busy and it is important keep up your strength and fitness or else your first training session back is going to hurt A LOT! A few days after getting home from my holidays I had a quick 90 minutes spare. So I rushed to the gym
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If you have been following me for a while you would know by now that I am a massive advocate for ‘rotational core strength’ as well as ‘upper body integration exercises.’ Judo players must have rotational core strength and they must be able to use their upper body whilst contracting their core muscles. Rope rotations actually incorporate both of
