I was adding some thoughts I have had on a book I’ve been reading, “Practical Programming for strength training” by Rippetoe and Kilgore.  In the current section there is much talk about explosive or near explosive (fast) training utilization as it better utilizes the full neuropathways to active more muscle into action.

Makes sense as with speed you end up in a get ‘er done mode.  No screwing around so full use of all appropriate neuro innervasions is going to happen.  For athletes this is essential and for all others a safe but similar action is beneficial as part of your periodization.

Below is a blog post from Functional Path Training, which had this little line that matched my above mentioned book reading.  “Certainly force is part of the equation, but very slow heavy overloaded movements serve to dull the nervous system and interfere with the high speed coordination demanded in performance.”…………… Therefore I share. 

Resistance

“The difference in Extraordinary and Ordinary is just that little Extra.”

Rob King (@robkingfitness) and I were apparently at the same Perform Better 1 day workshop several months back.  Today, while strolling through the internet jungle I came across a blog post from Rob where he mentions one of the highlights of that day.

I gladly reference you over to Rob’s blog to have a look and grab a little extraordinary enthusiasm originally delivered to both of us via Martin Rooney (martinrooney1).

Training at C3

rolling at a recent grappling tournament.  So sorry, but this blog will end up being the final resting location as the kids’ website is down…. See below his four matches, including the Arlington Submission Challenge Teen Championship match in its entirety in the following two videos.

Congrats Noah -  Three wins by various submissions and one by points.

While discussing or showing off Noah’s victories, pertinent to this blog would be discussing the training that goes behind training a mixed martial artist.  There are several options out there including full certifications from organizations such as NESTA to multiple workshops both online and practical based.

From back in the late nineties when group fitness kickboxing became popular, our FIT Launch company began running workshops on it “Jump Into The Ring“.  Most recently that training has been tweaked from group fitness and kickboxing based to more of an interval based program designed for participants and clients wanting to train similarly to a “real” mixed martial artist.

When it comes to training the real mma students, I believe training as a CSCS would be the most appropriate.  And, with that checking out targeted workshops will help zero the conditioning coach in to the most appropriate movements and energy systems for the mma athlete. (maybe I’m a little prejudice being one?)

Who’s been through training programs on working with mma athletes? What are your thoughts on keys to the working with these specialty athletes?  How do you modify those programming options for your general population clients?

… interested to know…

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But, do you have the ability to workout with the Intensity of a Navy Seal for 10-60 seconds?

You may not aim to be the same as a Navy Seal, but by utilizing short work bouts followed by rest periods you may find it much more efficient and maybe even fun when trying to achieve your fitness goals.  Many studies have shown the benefit of exercise programs similar to this idea of navy seal intensity interspersed with active rest over the good old

Hang in There

standard of long slow distance (jogging, elliptical, stairmaster, walking, etc.)

As a matter of fact one study showed that an “interval training group” had 9 times greater subcutaneous fat loss than an endurance training group.

Take a look around and make sure your trainer is providing this type of training to you from time to time.  They are not there just to count your 10 reps for each exercise.  They are there to help you efficiently and safely reach your fitness goals.  Interval training with Intensities similar to a Navy Seal (yet relative to you) is a sure fire element to get you down that path.

TRAINERS – If you are not yet providing High Intensity Intervals, Circuits, Fitness Camps (bootcamps) or similar, you are missing the boat.  These formats are not only effective for your clients, but also provide opportunities for you to reach more clients at a time and ultimately make increase your financial return… That’s a daily double bonus.

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Are you currently raising the intensity levels of your clients through HIIT?

There is a lot of complexity that goes into this simple little equation above.  BS-CPT Amy Bomar posted a recent blog that is a great reminder to all fitness professionals of the seemingly simple formula that when mixed with a little variety equates to client success.

It’s Good Stuff —- When done going through her blog post, you can come back here and follow this link to see her upcoming fitness professional training opportunities.

I manage a few different blogs, and I am no where near a professional writer or creative with the pen (keyboard).  That being the case I often find getting creative with my blog somewhat difficult.

Because of my above mentioned handicap it would be most easy to simply dump the blog idea altogether. But, I’m told that would be the wrong move by every internet marketer alive.  I also find the specific blogs a simple location to address specific ideas, changes, or issues with our various fitness industry programs.

So, being the resourceful guy I am… oops, that’s a different story.  Today I was fortunate to take a look at one of my RSS feeds at just the right time on small business that happened to give a mention to a company with a cool blogging content assistance program.

I was quickly on my way to check out Zemanta.

No affiliate relationship or commission here.  I was just so impressed with some of the features in this tool, which I could easily add as a FireFox add-on, that I want to mention it to the Fit Pros who keep track of things we have going on…. This also makes great worthwhile content for me in making a blog post.      I’m using it on this post and tried it first at our nutrition solution blog site.

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