Combat Hierarchy….something I whipped up just now. Just a basic outline, not complete. This can transfer to civilian or law enforcement as well, just remove what you don’t have access to….in the Zombie Apocalypse you might
These should be trained simultaneously but with an emphasis from the bottom up. Build the fighter to deal [...]
February 27, 2013 – 17:47
For the past 18 months at Fit Body Bootcamp, we integrated the Functional Movement Systems philosophies into our program design. Our beliefs and methodologies have been based around these training systems for quite some time, and have been using the FMS baseline screening system for classifying if someone is able to safely enter our program [...]
“For wrestlers, mental /psychological recovery is so important because too many wrestlers peak mid way through high school and never continue wrestling after high school or as seniors. Long term progress means everything regarding young athletes. This is why I never train them more than 3 x week. If we train a 4th time it [...]
Technical Progressions and Sophistication of Exercises
Olympic Lifts
Technical sophistication. These olympic lifts seem cool, but aren’t they dangerous? No. Not when progressed properly and the actual lifts are coached. They are actually one of the safest sports injury wise. Safer than general lifting weights. There are over use injuries, but you are getting them, you are [...]
Brutal Wall Walking for Serious Power
By Jim Smith, CSCS
Hand balancing and other gymnastic movements were used by the old-time strongmen such as Eugen Sandow, Otto Arco and Sig Klein. As you know, these physical culturalists had some of the strongest and most ripped abdominals ever displayed. In fact, some of their feats of strength have [...]
Combat to the Core
By Jim Smith, CSCS
In this recent news story, Combat to the Core, Staff Sgt. Carlos Diaz discusses strengthening of our service men and women discusses a comprehensive approach to their abdominal training.Here are a few excerpts: “Core strength refers to abdominal and back muscles used to support the spine and keep bodies [...]
Nomar Garciaparra’s Baseball Core Routine
By Jim Smith CSCS
From the Stack, this article details Nomar Garciaparra’s (a six time all-star with the Dodgers) baseball core strengthening routine.I really like this statement outlined in the article: “…think of a young athlete that lifts weights for the first time. Jen Walker states that rapid gains are made, but [...]
December 22, 2012 – 10:48
The Benefits of Zercher Lifts
By Jim Smith, CSCS
You would be hard pressed to find a strength professional that wouldn’t back up the benefits of zercher style lifts. They are irrefutably some of the toughest means of core training that should be part of any serious strength program.A zercher lift involves the weight, typically a bar, [...]
December 18, 2012 – 10:46
Politically Incorrect Holiday Fat Loss Tips By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MSwww.TurbulenceTraining.com
I was at a big event last week and was reminded howimportant it is to have strategies for this season of high-calorieparties and busy schedules. But I get ticked off by the tired oldsuggestions you find on the Internet or in magazines like Woman’s [...]
December 11, 2012 – 10:47
Interview With Jim Smith, CSCS – Author of Combat Core
By Nathan Cragg
Editors note-If you purchase AMD, you have the option of Combat Core manual as a package
I recently had a chance to sit down with Jim Smith, CSCS of the Diesel Crew and the author of Combat Core. I was able to get the low [...]
