When it comes to massage guns, three names come to mind: Theragun, Hyperice, and TimTam. These three have been the leaders in the niche and have taken the lion’s share of the market by being the first to market, striking endorsement deals, and putting out quality products. I’ve previously reviewed Theragun’s 3rd generation massagers (here, and […]
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In this guide we discuss how a super healthy Paleo diet can be adapted by martial artists to improve endurance and explosive fitness.
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So, if you don’t already know Kingz Kimonos, the company was founded in 2011 and operates out of the North American hub for BJJ, San Diego. The brand is known to produce and deliver reliable and stylish gis, as well as other BJJ apparel. They’ve quickly managed to cement their position as one of the […]
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You’ve had a taste, been hooked and now you’ve decided to embark on your BJJ journey. Good for you. All you need now is the uniform– the gi. You need something that will hold up to all those future hours spent on the mat drilling and sparring, while making you look good. Figuring out what gets […]
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The psoas muscle (pronounced SO-as) is the little engine that could. While most athletes focus on bigger and more visible muscles and joints, the psoas is an incredibly important, but hidden, muscle that affects your athletic performance, strength, endurance and risk of injury. Alas, many fitness enthusiasts, martial artists, and athletes don’t get this muscle […]
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The following list is the most updated boxing pound-for-pound rankings of all 5 organizations. BWAA is Boxing Writers Association of America and TBRB is Trasnational Boxing Rankings Board. Current Boxing Top 10 P4P RankingsLast updated March 21, 2020BoxerW-L-TThe RingBWAATBRBESPNBoxRecCanelo Alvarez52-1-2 (35 KO)1st3rd1st3rd1stVasyl Lomachenko14-1 (10 KO)2nd1st3rd1st5thNaoya Inoue19-0 (16 KO)3rd7th2nd4thN/ATerence Crawford36-0 (27 KO)4th2nd4th2nd2ndOleksandr Usyk17-0 (13 KO)5th5th5th6thN/AErrol Spence Jr26-0 (21 […]
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It’s often overlooked in lieu of big squat racks, pricey “all-in-one” machines hawked in late-night infomercials, and gimmicky gadgets. But functional trainers — long an old standby in traditional gyms — are experiencing a resurgence in popularity among those who want to set up a home gym.Don’t let its basic, simple design fool you. With […]
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Next month’s match between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will be the 5th time that the fight has been scheduled. The fight is scheduled to be at the Barclay’s Center on April 18, 2020. And in light of the recent coronavirus pandemic, the fight looks to be on shaky ground. Dana White and the UFC […]
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On March 9, 2020, ESPN released its new boxing pound-for-pound ranking. The fighters on the list coincide with the other four rankings distributed by The Ring magazine, Boxing Writers Association of America, Transnational Boxing Rankings Boord, and BoxRec. However, the ranking do vary. The following is the ESPN boxing pound-for-pound ranking. ESPN P4P ranking1. Vasyl Lomachenko One of […]
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On March 14, 2019, Jordan Burroughs took to Facebook to post an extremely insightful message. This is in the context of Jordan finishing bronze at the 2018 World Championships in the 74 kg division. The post describes his mindset when he first started wrestling on the world stage, compared to his mindset years later after […]
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