Resistance Bands for Fighters, Part 2: Pull

Last time, we gave an introduction to resistance bands as an easy way to get into resistance training and do a wide array of exercises without having to worry about weight lifting. Resistance bands are such a useful tool for combat athletes, but they’re often used in rather silly ways, rather than ways that will
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Resistance Bands for Fighters, Part 1: Push

Why use bands? Resistance bands are an easy way to get into resistance training and do a wide array of exercises with minimal equipment, and importantly weight. While you can’t very easily carry around a bag of dumbbells, nothing stops you from carrying a bag of resistance bands around with you when you go on
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Shevchenko vs Jędrzejczyk: More Than We Expected

Saturday 8th December saw a battle of wills between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The two had fought three times before, in Muay Thai, when they were both much younger, with Valentina winning each time. Their fourth and probably final bout however, was under MMA rules, for the newly created UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship. With
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Starting a Streak | An Analysis of Max Holloway’s Career (Part 1)

Max Holloway is perhaps the most interesting MMA fighter in the game today. While there are fighters like Frankie Edgar and Conor McGregor, who are no doubt skilled but don’t drastically change from fight to fight – Max Holloway has shown more growth as a fighter in a few short years than Conor McGregor has
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