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Join our weekly coffee hour where we discuss the building blocks of making you a combat ATHLETE, not just a brawler. Dr. Austin Schoen, a sports chiropractor/wrestling coach, and Alex Friedman, an eli... more
FAQs about Building a Fighter:How many episodes does Building a Fighter have?The podcast currently has 327 episodes available.
August 14, 2020Do This, Not That0:30 Introduction into today’s topic: Good ways to improve training vs expensive ways to maybe improve training. 1:11 Topic 1 – When training agility do gamification, reactive games, and tag vs using a speed ladder. Agility is reactive not choreographed. Mirror drills, spike ball, and tag. 4:25 Topic 2 — Return on Investment when buying tech. Do invest in velocity ......more20minPlay
August 14, 2020Do This, Not That0:30 Introduction into today’s topic: Good ways to improve training vs expensive ways to maybe improve training. 1:11 Topic 1 – When training agility do gamification, reactive games, and tag vs using a speed ladder. Agility is reactive not choreographed. Mirror drills, spike ball, and tag. 4:25 Topic 2 — Return on Investment when buying tech. Do invest in velocity ......more20minPlay
July 20, 2020Generalists vs. Specialists0:25 Generalization v. Specialization, general to specific: within sport, within coaching, within a MMA. Exploring and theorizing. 1:35 The bigger picture and socialization aspect of athletics. Austin as a specialist, and Alex as a generalist. Range – David Epstien, the Tiger Woods approach v. Roger Federer approach. 6:00 Health care and specialization. Exposure to different motor patterns, “Increasing your Movement Vocabulary” ......more38minPlay
July 20, 2020Generalists vs. Specialists0:25 Generalization v. Specialization, general to specific: within sport, within coaching, within a MMA. Exploring and theorizing. 1:35 The bigger picture and socialization aspect of athletics. Austin as a specialist, and Alex as a generalist. Range – David Epstien, the Tiger Woods approach v. Roger Federer approach. 6:00 Health care and specialization. Exposure to different motor patterns, “Increasing your Movement Vocabulary” ......more38minPlay
July 15, 2020How to Better Cue and Coach Your Athletes in MMA0:40 Bit of a recap of UFC 251. Petr Yan, Thug Rose & Jessica Andrade. Volko v. Holloway scoring? 3:14 Cueing, attentional focus, and motor learning. “The Language of Coaching” – Nick Winkelman. 4:15 Internal v. External cueing. What are you referencing? Something inside the body (internal), or something outside the body (external). When, How, and Where to cue, or not. Internal ......more27minPlay
July 15, 2020How to Better Cue and Coach Your Athletes in MMA0:40 Bit of a recap of UFC 251. Petr Yan, Thug Rose & Jessica Andrade. Volko v. Holloway scoring? 3:14 Cueing, attentional focus, and motor learning. “The Language of Coaching” – Nick Winkelman. 4:15 Internal v. External cueing. What are you referencing? Something inside the body (internal), or something outside the body (external). When, How, and Where to cue, or not. Internal ......more27minPlay
July 06, 2020Flexibility, Mobility, and Stability; What’s the Difference?This episode consists of the definition, exploration and practical approach to gaining more range of motion without wasting your time. We have all sat on a foam roller, stretched endlessly, and thought it was good for us. How exactly is it good for us? When should we do it? How should we do it? We answer those questions here. 0:18 ......more25minPlay
July 06, 2020Flexibility, Mobility, and Stability; What’s the Difference?This episode consists of the definition, exploration and practical approach to gaining more range of motion without wasting your time. We have all sat on a foam roller, stretched endlessly, and thought it was good for us. How exactly is it good for us? When should we do it? How should we do it? We answer those questions here. 0:18 ......more25minPlay
July 03, 2020Weight Cutting Part 2Within our second installment of our series on weight cutting Dr. Austin and I (Alex) dive deeper into our personal experiences cutting weight, and the whole logic of the process. We heavily question the underpinnings, reality, and perceived performance advantage that rapid weight loss has on MMA competition. 0:25 Introduction to part 2 of weight cutting, and review of last ......more33minPlay
July 03, 2020Weight Cutting Part 2Within our second installment of our series on weight cutting Dr. Austin and I (Alex) dive deeper into our personal experiences cutting weight, and the whole logic of the process. We heavily question the underpinnings, reality, and perceived performance advantage that rapid weight loss has on MMA competition. 0:25 Introduction to part 2 of weight cutting, and review of last ......more33minPlay
FAQs about Building a Fighter:How many episodes does Building a Fighter have?The podcast currently has 327 episodes available.