Building a Fighter

When you have a leak in your roof? What do you do? Place a bucket under the drip to catch the water, right? Well yes, but then what? You get on the roof and fix the leak, or you call and pay someone to do it. The drip is the symptom, the damaged roof is the problem. As healthcare practitioners we are interested in fixing the roof, not just replacing the bucket.  

Pardon the long form analogy, but that is what we talk about in this episode. How as athletes you deserve to correct and see the problem for what it is, not continually hurt, and pay money to treat a symptom. Try to see the second and third order effects of the sport demands and of your movement. Then solve problems from there. Don’t just rub the boo-boo, acknowledge the boo-boo then change the cause of why it happens. This is the theme of this episode. 

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When you have a leak in your roof? What do you do? Place a bucket under the drip to catch the water, right? Well yes, but then what? You get on the roof and fix the leak, or you call and pay someone to do it. The drip is the symptom, the damaged roof is the problem. As healthcare practitioners ...

Hey y’all! Great to be back on the wrestling with biomechanics series. We are discussing the underhook today. Such a useful tool, in wrestling for takedowns, control on the cage, and escaping in BJJ! This is a foundational move to master in your grappling practice. We make our way through technical and tactical points, highlighting the benefits in folkstyle wrestling and cage wrestling. We then talk about training the shoulder to and neck complex to strengthen the general qualities that can lead to excellent execution of this position. One take home message of this podcast is to be intentional with your positioning. Get an underhook and use it with purpose. 

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Alex: IG @strong_a.f  email: [email protected]

Austin: IG  @warriorsportswellness  email: [email protected]

Hey y’all! Great to be back on the wrestling with biomechanics series. We are discussing the underhook today. Such a useful tool, in wrestling for takedowns, control on the cage, and escaping in BJJ! This is a foundational move to master in your grappling practice. We make our way through technical and tactical points, highlighting the benefits in folkstyle wrestling ...

“Bo Bathtime Sandoval”  This week we are joined by Bo Sandoval. Bo is the Head of Strength and Conditioning at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Bo is a legend in the strength and conditioning field as well as a personal mentor to Alex who Interned with him in 2019. Bo has a background working with Olympic boxing, and wrestling, as well as Olympic weightlifting and Collegiate Strength and Conditioning. We talk about the interdisciplinary approach that is employed at the Performance Institute, and we try to replicate with Building a Fighter. We talk about creating training paradigms within different MMA communities. “News Flash: Everybody works hard!” Bo is a great coach and shares so much of his knowledge on this podcast. We are grateful to have him on and that he is willing to share with us. Find him on IG @bo.sandoval or on Twitter @olystrength

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Alex: IG @strong_a.f  email: [email protected]

Austin: IG  @warriorsportswellness  email: [email protected]

“Bo Bathtime Sandoval”  This week we are joined by Bo Sandoval. Bo is the Head of Strength and Conditioning at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Bo is a legend in the strength and conditioning field as well as a personal mentor to Alex who Interned with him in 2019. Bo has a background working with Olympic boxing, and wrestling, ...

Out of camp conditioning! You must train year round and be dedicated to the process. We talk about why it is important to train out of camp, and some of the most important methods to use at this time. We want to eliminate the 8 week fight camp. We have a 52 week fight camp with our athletes. Every week gives you an opportunity to prepare, and we should plan to take advantage of a year round training system!  We talk about training the aerobic system, getting strong and other opportunities when our athletes are “out of camp.”  Training frequency and intensity should change between phases. Essentially we give a huge nod to how and why to train out of camp in this podcast. We even give good examples of how. Check it out let us know what you think and if you agree with us!

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Alex: IG @strong_a.f  email: [email protected]

Austin: IG  @warriorsportswellness  email: [email protected]

Out of camp conditioning! You must train year round and be dedicated to the process. We talk about why it is important to train out of camp, and some of the most important methods to use at this time. We want to eliminate the 8 week fight camp. We have a 52 week fight camp with our athletes. Every week ...

This week we are joined by Dr. Tera Giroux. Tera is a Sports Medicine Manager, and Sports Chiropractor at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Dr. Tera is a bad ass. She specializes in high-performance, inter-disciplinary settings, manual therapy, musculoskeletal injuries, emergency sports medicine, sports chiropractic, sport specific injuries, as well as functional, pre-hab, and post-surgical rehabilitation. Tera shares some of her journey, how she practices, and what adjusting to the position at the UFC is like. This podcast is information rich and we are honored that Dr. Tera shared the podcast with us. Thanks for listening and a huge thank you to Dr. Tera. Find her on IG @drtera.  

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Alex: IG @strong_a.f  email: [email protected]

Austin: IG  @warriorsportswellness  email: [email protected]

This week we are joined by Dr. Tera Giroux. Tera is a Sports Medicine Manager, and Sports Chiropractor at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. Dr. Tera is a bad ass. She specializes in high-performance, inter-disciplinary settings, manual therapy, musculoskeletal injuries, emergency sports medicine, sports chiropractic, sport specific injuries, as well as functional, pre-hab, and post-surgical rehabilitation. Tera shares ...