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MMA Training for Balance and Coordination

Every athlete needs well developed core and stabilization muscles, but perhaps no one needs it more than mixed martial artists. Strength in these areas is an absolute must for mma fighters for several reasons: increased balance, coordination, muscular endurance and stability – all which are very important attributes for [...]

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Women in MMA

A Guest Post by my friend Nicole Women in MMA. Say what you want but more and more women are taking up an interest in the male dominated sport. I am one of those women. I don’t have a background in wrestling. Never took a karate class in my life. I did, however, play sports growing [...]

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Bodyweight Training for Combat Twitter Chat

This Wednesday, March 10th at 9:00pm EST there will be a twitterchat with being faciliated by The Mastermind behind Straight To The Bar, Scott. For individuals with Twitter, just add the hash tag #sbgym to your tag to participate. We will be discussing things such as: • Bodyweight exercises for warming up prior [...]

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Changing MMA Schools

I spent over 2 years at the same MMA gym that I started at. This school transitioned me from an out of shape, normal kid into a fighter. This school laid the foundation for my MMA training. It’s been 6 months but I’ve switched MMA schools to begin a new chapter in MMA. Why did I [...]

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