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The Four Stages of an MMA War: Preparing for a Fight

If you’ve never competed in a professional fight, you might not realize the amount of mental fortitude required by the fighters to get into the ring. Coach and former professional MMA fighter Joey Alvarado will fill you in.

By Joey Alvarado

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The Concept of Specificity in Fitness

Back when I was originally studying for my Physical Education qualifications we were always told about the principle of specificity - essentially meaning that you get good at whatever you do. It's strange, but in todays fitness industry I'm often surprised how rare it is for people to consider this when they are choosing exercise options.

By Matthew Palfrey

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A Zen Approach to Everyday Fitness

Al Kavadlo is a NYC based trainer who has recently published a new book: A Zen Approach to Everyday Fitness. The book contains his unique approach and philosophy of fitness and life, including training tips, photographs, and personal anecdotes. This is an excerpt from the book.

By Al Kavadlo

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Functional Workouts? What does "functional" mean?

The term, â€œFunctional Trainingâ€ has become more and more popular these days. Itâ€™s usually used to distinguish a style of training involving hard, sometimes awkward work, sewn together in a circuit or an isolation. The theory is that strength, aerobic, and anaerobic work, should somehow mimic manual labor to achieve better results from your conditioning program. My question is, why does anyone want to get better at doing hard labor other than manual laborers? What is the advantage of lighter weight and harder to use implements over heavier, safer, more productive ones?

By Tom Furman

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The Superhero's Guide To Battling The Villains Within

Iâ€™ve been a comic book nerd for as long as I can remember. Most comic book fans credit their love for comics to a deep desire to become a superhero themselves. Most wanted to become superheroes; I, however, knew some that wanted to be villains.

By Sincere Hogan

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Safe City: Self Defense for Women

Lights, camera, action and the magic of Hollywood continuously and relentlessly celebrates violence and aggression in women. Movies, TV shows, and commercials, regularly feature buff, sweaty fist fighting superhero females of all ages. Those females not only defend themselves from bad guys but in many cases, they wear that â€œdonâ€™t mess with meâ€ look and become the aggressor, initiating the conflicts, and relying on their extensive training in Martial Arts.

By Angie Lee

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Train the Body, The Mind Will Follow

If you train the body, the mind will follow. By pushing yourself in the gym, your mind is forced to come along for the ride. If your mind is weak, you will quit as soon as fatigue mounts. Fighters are trained to work through fatigue. The ability to display skill in a fatigued state is a unique skill in itself.

by Ross Enamait

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Are You a Research Addict or an Action Addict

While I'm a strong believer in the importance of taking massive action, massive action without adequate research will lead to disastrous consequences. However, choosing to stay in never-ending research mode will get you nowhere...fast.

by Mike Mahler

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Promote a Healthy Mind for Success

Today we are here to talk about training an entirely different part of your body - your brain. Yes, that's right, if you want to get optimal results from your training, you need to consider your mental state.

by Shannon Clark

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The Strongmen's Secret

Do you ever find yourself wishing that you were as good as so-and-so in a certain skill? As you continue to train and achieve progress you want to be good at everything, strong in every lift.