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Sit-Up Stand-Ups

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A nice partner drill to blast your abs / core. Nowadays it is apparently popularized by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. so that’s why some call it “Mayweather Sit up Stand ups”. However I have seen it called Mike Tyson Sit ups before… Anyway, don’t worry about the name. Do the exercise! If you are not a […]

How To Warm-Up for the Bench Press

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Joey Smith from the Diesel Crew has a nice 20 minute Bench Press Warm-up Routing to share. You can download / print the complete description as pdf here. Wave 1DB Int / Ext Rotation to Press, 1×20Foam Rolling Upper Back, Triceps, 30 sec per areaT-­‐bar Retractions, 1×10 Repeat 2X Wave 2 Band Shoulder Stretches with Ext Rot, […]

Periodization Training and MMA

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At Elite FTS Shaun Mirjavadi, gives some insights into combining periodization and MMA training. Read: Periodization Training and MMA, Why All the Confusion? Here is a nice workout schedule for someone working  9 to 5, Mon to Fri. MondaySkill Training (boxing/Thai boxing)High intensity cardio – (interval sprints) TuesdaySkill Training (boxing/Thai boxing)Strength Work – Squats (4 sets, […]

Smolov Jr. – 531 Excel Spreadsheet

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Mogwoggle on reddit  put together a really nice spreadsheet that combines the Smolov Jr. and  5/3/1 into one program. I put together a spreadsheet (based off of MEatRHIT’s original Workout2.xls file) that incorporates both of these, with a light bench that allows to test a 1RM on the deload week. OHP also shows up on deload […]