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Extreme Training: Combat Conditioning Class Forming
October 25th, 2010categories: Combat Conditioning, Extreme Training, Martial Arts
CLASSES FOR MMA STYLE CONDITIONING AND TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT ASPIRE TO FIGHT INSIDE THE CAGE…YET
After multiple requests for an Extreme Training Program that will get people into MMA Fighting Condition, the Extreme Training Zone started a group class focusing on Martial Arts Conditioning.
The pilot program runs Tuesday nights from 7:00 t0 8:30 at our training facility located at Peak Physique in Denver, Colorado. As the class grows, additional times and groups with higher skill levels and more focused objectives will be added.
The class is made up of athletes from all forms of Martial Arts. The Training involves Leading Edge Combat Conditioning Drills used by ELITE MMA fighters, Boxers, Kick-Boxers, Muay Thai Fighters and Ground Fighters.
The specific drills used involve balance oriented training, Combat Endurance Training with and without Weights, Chains, Kettlebells, Bands as well as Heavybag and Pad work.
After the class participants have completed the grueling workout for the day, the class moves on to train Hands-On Fighting Drills. The drills range from training blocking and counter-punching, to developing effective stand-up fighting combinations for each individual. As the class progresses, participants move into more and more realistic training scenarios ranging from light sparring drills to Full-Blown sparring with MMA rules (very few) with Takedowns and GroundFighting allowed.
Of course, not all participants are interested in the more intense sparring sessions and are encouraged to work at the level they are comfortable with. The Primary Objective of this Class is to Build Combat Levels of Fitness, not terrorize people.
The classes are well structured and designed to be of benefit to people of all fitness and fighting experiene levels. Everyone learns something that will improve both their Core Combat Conditioning and Foundational Fighting Skills.
The common elements are CHALLENGING AND VARIED WORKOUTS, HARD WORK and FUN. (Check your ego at the door).
Just how hard are the workouts? They are EXTREME.
As an addition to your normal training routine, this can be the Extra Motivation and Training Variety that will kick your fitness (and body fat) to your next desired level of Fitness.
For more information and to set up your Free Initial Training Session contact me at james@extremetrainingzone.com. In addition, if you have any ideas for other Specialized Classes, or areas to cover in Combat Conditioning, please let me know. We take your feedback seriously.
Yours in Extreme Training and continuing to provide you with the most leading edge information, ideas and training technologies to bring your Physical Conditioning to Higher Levels.
Extreme Training for Martial Artists: Economy of Training 2
November 8th, 2009categories: Combat Conditioning, Extreme Training, Extreme Training Routines, Martial Arts, Mental Muscle
Ridge Training
Want to take your Training to the Next level?
Go Outside and do some Extreme Training.
Take a few training items and head for an Extreme Place to work out. Use your Imagination and find a place that provides you with Fresh Air, Challenging Footing, and something interesting to look at.
What does this have to do with the Economy of Training? Everything! Training is something that can be done anywhere and at any time. But for this workout, you want to find a special place. The top of a mountain, the beach, a secluded area in the woods, a pile of rocks, a junkyard. Anything that is OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
What will this do for you? It will bring you Back to the Foundation of your Art.
The 3 Elements introduced today are:
1. Build the Foundation
2. Recharge
3. Focus
Every once in a while it is good to mix up your routine. This is not about changing exercises, sets, reps, weights, and rest periods – those are things that you should already be doing. This is about taking a step backwards and getting a new perspective on your training and your life.
One: Build the Foundation: Consider this. When a building collapses, or a city is ravaged by a natural disaster or time, what remains? The Foundations. Foundations and foundation walls. The rest collapses over time.
As you build your body and mind you should Focus on Strengthening the Foundation. For the Martial Artist, this means building the Core of your Art, your Stances. We’re not talking about Stances that Look Good. This is about Stances that Work. Do your stances work? How do you know? Try training them on a rock pile, in the snow, on the beach, on the side of a mountain, and you will discover that some stances are better than others, and you have an understanding of some more than others.
Extreme Range and flexibility, is not something just for show, but is about adaptability. Can you reach from one rock to another. Can you cross a stream and find the solid stance if you are attacked halfway across?
Remember that the Martial Arts is fundamentally about combat. The stances that can be so painful to execute in the safety of your Dojo are the foundation of your art. They are designed for specific purposes in various settings. Do you know what they are?
Go outside and find out.
In the process, and for this Training Adventure, do 500 Horse Stance Squats on various types of terrain and angles. Adapt. Adapt and pay attention.
Two: Recharge: Taking your training outside of the Gym or Dojo will change everything. Horse stance squats on boulders, in snow, or on the sand, will work muscles that you didn’t know you had. You will also feel a sense of power as you breathe in the unfiltered air. real air, with real smells, perhaps the scent of a Mountain Lion watching you train.
This is as much about Play as it is Training. Let everything go and appreciate your environment. Get Energized. Get Recharged. Find your Balance Points.
Three: Focus: Focus on your stances, not as a matter of classical, the way the stance is supposed to look, but what the Stance supposed to Do. This is about discovering what works, as well as what doesn’t.
Now that you’ve complete your 500 Squats in various positions (Side Horse, Front Horse, Fighting Horse) on different terrains, find something to lift.
Find a Rock or Tree Stump (use your imagination) that calls out your name. It should be something you can lift over your head at least 10 times.
Now the fun begins. Pick up the rock and throw it, just like you would throw an opponent. Pick it up and throw it again.
Start with 25 throws. If everything feels good, no muscles are feeling strained, go for another 25. If you think that throwing a rock is hard, try throwing a person who doesn’t really want to be thrown. The Rock is just a Rock. All it does is wait for you to figure out how to lift it and throw it.
Be smart. If something hurts, stop. Focus on what you are doing. If the rock (or other item) you first pick is too heavy, find another one. The rock doesn’t care and neither should you.
This is not about ego. It is not really about the numbers. It is about going outside into a new Environment and Returning to the Foundation, the Heart.
Don’t be deceived. This may sound all too peaceful and philosophical to be Extreme. However, when the workout is complete, you will appreciate the mind-side of this training adventure. Your body will be otherwise engaged with the process of walking.
Have fun and make it home safely.
If you have any related thoughts or questions, please post them below.
The Extreme Training Newsletter is in the final stages of production. (It is amazing how the simple details of on-line publishing can be the most problematic. Sorry for the delay, but hang in there.)
Extreme Mental Muscle: One Step at a Time
August 29th, 2009categories: Extreme Training, Martial Arts, Mental Muscle
The Key To Perpetual Growth is Progress.
Shaolin Steps
Sounds like great advice. But what does it mean? It means that you are Always Moving Towards the Achievement of One or More Goals. There are Five Things that you can do to ensure that you are dialed in and stay on the Path to Progress.
1. VISION. Build and refine a clear image of what you are trying to achieve. The more clear this image becomes, the better your sense of direction will become. Knowing what you want helps you make the right decisions along the way. For example, ask yourself, “will this course of action take me closer to my ultimate goal?”
Identify your major goal and write it down. Then answer the following questions:
What is your Goal: State your goal in a clear and concise way. For example, I will gain 10 pounds of muscle mass before the next Tournament.
Why do you Want to Achieve it: Write down why the attainment of your goal is important to you. For example, I will be going up against heavier opponents and the extra mass and strength will give me the edge in close-in fighting.
What will it bring you: Explain what the goal will look or feel like. For example, I will be more solid in my stances and if grabbed will be able to crush my opponent. Win, lose, or draw, I will have built my body in a way that will enhance my chances for success in the competitive aspect of the combative arts.
When will you achieve it by: Pick a fixed date for the attainment of your goal and write it down. In this example, one week before the Tournament, which is 11 weeks away.
2. PLAN. Once you have connected with your vision, it is time to outline how you will make it a Reality.
Write down what you will do to achieve your goal. Think of the things that you need to do as steps. In order to climb the staircase to your goal, you need to move one step at a time. If you try to skip too many steps at once, you may get away with it, for a while, but one slip and all of your prior hard work can be undone.
Continuing with the example of Gaining Ten Pounds of Muscle in Ten Weeks: Ten pounds divided by ten weeks is a pound a week. Is this possible? This question is CRITICAL and must be answered “YES”.
If you don’t fully believe that you will achieve your goal, you’re already doomed. If that’s the case, set a slightly lower goal, one that you Know, Absolutely Believe, that you both can and will achieve. No Question. No doubt. No Hesitation.
Good. Since I do not feel, for this example, that i have control over how much muscle my body will generate, I will FOCUS ON THE ASPECTS THAT I CAN CONTROL. In this case, that means that I will add 5 pounds to my working Bench Press weight, ten pounds to my Squat and ten pounds to my Deadlift every week. Why? Because I BELIEVE THAT BY LIFTING MORE WEIGHTS I WILL GET STRONGER AND BY GETTING STRONGER I WILL GAIN MUSCLE MASS.
In addition, I will make drink a protein shake with 50 grams of protein after each workout and another one right before I go to sleep. Do I have the science to tell me that this will work? Actually, I have SCIENCE OF THE BEST KIND. I have done this before and was smart enough to write what I did down. In other words, one of the reasons I am confident that I will achieve this goal is because I have done something very similar to it before. And, EXPERIENCE IS SCIENCE!!! If you write it down so you can repeat the process again, at higher and higher levels.
3. COMMITMENT: This is obvious. Your goal should serve as both a source of inspiration as well as a Guiding Light.
By be being committed to the attainment of your goal you can avoid being influenced by distractions and pulled off-course. You know what you want to achieve and you know how to achieve it. How easy is that? Not. Unless you are COMMITTED.
4. WORK THE PLAN: In other words, do it. There should be nothing more to it. Further thinking on the goal, and the plan will undermine your commitment.
If this happens, it is time to review your goals and your plan and see what it is that is troubling you, in other words, allowing you to stray from the path.
5. REVIEW: Once you have achieved your goal, or the time has lapsed for completion, make sure to write down what happened, where you ended up, and what you will do differently the next time around.
In this way you are guaranteed that you can LEARN FROM BOTH YOUR SUCCESSES AND YOUR FAILURES. This is really where the most VALUE comes from in this process. Remember, YOU ARE AN EXPERIMENT OF ONE. GET TO KNOW YOURSELF.
Knowing where you have been and how you got there will help you to progressively reach higher and higher goals, one step at a time.
Good Luck on your Journey!
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