Rip is being a bit narrow-sighted in saying equate for skill and the stronger person will win. That discounts flexibility, endurance, determination, will power, game plan, tactics, intelligence, etc. With that said, I've always had the most trouble with big strong new guys, so i think strength can b...

same as last week, but +10 reps on the SE.

how about some hex bar deadlifts as a hybrid squat/deadlift? always felt like the hex bar hit both.

i think this may have been posted before elsewhere here, but again: "According to Bisping, the solution to Conor McGregor’s repeated cardio trouble is simple: “It ain’t anything to do with the pace [of the fight]. It’s very, very simply. You know what it is? If you look at the social media, he’...

i tried to pair up my shorter duration, more sprint-style HIC's with my MS days. longer duration conditioning usually gets its own day.

monday: BJJ tuesday: BJJ wednesday: SE - sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, 15 reps, 3 sets thursday 60-minute LISS run stretching routine friday SE - sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, 25 reps, 3 sets Hill sprints x 6 Stretching routine saturday Rest sunday 10-minute warm-up; 1.5 mile run; 10-minute cool down...

monday: BJJ tuesday: SE - sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, 10 reps, 3 sets Yoga wednesday: BJJ thursday 30-minute LISS run - treadmill Yoga friday Rest saturday SE - sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, 15 reps, 3 sets Hill sprints x 5 Yoga sunday 10-minute warm-up; 1.5 mile run; 10-minute cool down SE - sit-u...

Thanks Doc, much appreciated.

And I think you posted here or somewhere else about ZMA and joint soreness - that was very helpful. My knees were aching a few months ago and I thought it was due to basebuilding, but I read your comments on ZMA and stopped taking it, and the knee pain stopped.

wondering if you guys have any thoughts on this. i took some ZMA a couple years ago on a whim, and i got the best sleep of my life. it was incredible. i've never been a morning person and have woken up groggy most of my life. i took the ZMA and i woke up refreshed, was singing, happy. honestly, it w...

were you able to jump into goaltending into the beginning of the season, or did that take some ramp up time to feel good conditioning-wise throughout the game?