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
A few years ago, while I was working at a gym a professional bodybuilder by the name of Luke Wood came in and did a full body workout, and boy did he lift some huge numbers. Luke was massive, strong and one of Australia’s best ever bodybuilders. Unfortunately in 2011 he died on the operating
Your core strength is a very important aspect of your physique if you want to throw people with any throw involving rotating your shoulders. Whenever you are doing Judo you are always using your core to stabilize and transfer power from your lower body into your upper body. Here are a few ways you can
You may have heard me talk about functional (or practical) strength. Functional strength is used a lot by athletes who want to get rather strong in a particular aspect of their sport. For example I do Judo so I need a good strong grip. To do this I climb a rope, do a lot of
Grip strength is a must in both Judo and Brazilian Jujitsu. A stronger grip simply means a stronger overall game. If you are stronger than your opponent then you instantly have an advantage over them. I like to perform a range of forearm and finger circuits that will not only have your forearms screaming but
What to do if You Get Wrist Pain from Bench Pressing? Article written by Rick Kaselj from ExercisesForInjuries.com. I got a question that ended up coming through customer support, “What to do if you get wrist pain when bench pressing”. CLICK HERE to watch the YouTube video There are three things that I recommend that you do. The first is starting
Now I’m not going to beat around the bush. I know I created this product but I know that doing these workouts will make you a stronger grappler. This is due to the fact that kettlebells target and strengthen your ENTIRE body. I have seen it time and time asin. I write a kettlebell program for
