The everlasting fear in combat sports. Gassing out. We talk a lot about conditioning in this episode, pretty much hit the whole topic from top to bottom. Outline the energy systems, talk about common pitfalls and offer our suggestions on how to best prepare any energy system. Long story, short you must be intentional and patient with your conditioning work. Know where in your process you are. Hint: you don’t have to die everytime you train conditioning… Planning this process out is key and working with someone who not only understands how to manipulate the conditioning variables, but also can balance out your training load and schedule is key! All about conditioning in this episode! Tune in if you want to understand energy systems better or want to know how to get in better shape yourself!

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Not actually brought to you by Coke.*** How good is good enough with movement? Where is the balance between moving perfectly and moving good enough? What is the risk vs. reward of moving inefficiently for performance? We discuss this topic in depth in this episode. As a strength coach or chiropractor we want athletes to move well and reduce the risk of injury, but performance demands some risk and poor positioning because of the sport. Where is the happy medium in this movement vs. performance continuum? Dive in with us! 

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Building a Fighter welcomes Aaron Porter. Aaron is a sports performance coach with Alex at Landow Performance and Aaron has the privilege to train some of the best MMA athletes in the world such as Kamaru Usman, Justin Gathje, Cory Sandhagen, Drew Dober, and various other high level mixed martial artists. We have a great conversation just talking about training and MMA and UFC and how important it is to be part of the total process. Really knowing your athlete’s and being there for them in more than just being a strength coach is so pivotal to making a meaningful impact in their camp and in their life. Thanks a ton for coming on Aaron, and we really appreciate the training information and advice! If you want to see more from Aaron, you can shoot him a message or follow @a.aronporter 

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Technology and life balance! How should you approach technology as a business person in 2023. Alex takes the Bah-humbug approach to tech, whereas Austin thrives in it. This is a talk as much about taking on challenges and deciding how to address hurdles as it is about embracing technology in training or business. This talk gets heated as we argue about systems and how to become robust in dealing with technology. We end talking about the best way forward in coaching athletes and how to approach their development! We cover a lot! Hope you enjoy this “civil discourse.” 

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Life outside your hustle. Does doing cool things make you a more well rounded human and add to your ability. When we as humans get so focused and narrowed into what we are doing we have a hard time seeing with perspective. This can lead to being unattached and unable to relate. There are benefits to hyperfocusing at times, but the eternal struggle to be balanced is worth the pursuit. Take this opportunity to reassess your own hustle and see if you are truly living out your values or if you are hyperfocusing out of convenience or habit. We take some time to talk about the life development side of our personalities in this one. We hope you enjoy and can relate! Then at the end of the day, do cool shit. 

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Building a Fighter welcomes Adam Lusby, Strength and Conditioning Coach out of Dundee, Scotland. Adam has a great story of how he found his love in Strength and Conditioning and pivoted from no background in the space to owning and operating a high performance facility. Communication is a huge sticking point for Adam, he speaks to the importance of this ability and how coaches can go from simple communication to connection. The conversation then shifts toward workload management and recovery, and rounds out with programming and general to specific exercise selection! Overall this was a fun and great strength and conditioning interview with a true professional!  It was great to have Adam on, and we really appreciate his insight into training mixed martial artists. You can find Adam Lusby at @enhanced_sports_performance on IG or on Tik Tok! You can find his programming for a special promotional bundle on  https://payhip.com/EnhancedSportsPerformance/collection/all 

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Special Guest! Brandon Morgan. “B.Mo Fit” is a strength and conditioning coach for the Serra-Longo fight team based in New York. You can find his online bio here! He has some excellent insights into the strength and conditioning game and how to truly connect with athletes. A lifelong martial artist himself Brandon is entrenched in all performance related to the fight game, strength and conditioning, nutrition, mental performance, and skill practice. WE go through his process and how he handles athlete’s schedule, stress, and fight camp! It was a great pleasure to have Brandon on, and I really enjoyed our conversation. Thanks for listening! You can find Brandon @bmofit4life on Instagram, or send him an email [email protected] or visit his website at https://bmofit4life.com/ 

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Our most frequent guest returns! Miss Christina Chu is back and we do a bit on a nutrition Q & A! We also spend time exploring the gray area in the questions from Christina’s Instagram Poll. We cover topics that range from good pre-workout fuel (food not supplements) to optimal weight loss strategies. Christina brings lively energy, great information, and professional conduct no matter her venture and we are luck to be associated! Check out her new venture into patreon where you can get great nutritional information at a rate that won’t break the bank! Thanks as always Christina! Finder her at @christinaychu  and on her new patreon at  https://www.patreon.com/ChristinaChuStudios   

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Talking fitness myths. And, our apologies for the intro. Lol  From getting sunlight to making up artificial stressors. What is the best way to pursue health, wellness, and value in life? It's not these little fads or trends that people fall victim to, it's the whole picture. Doing the one thing most likely won't change your life, but putting together the whole may change how you live your life. Understanding, insight and applying many small changes in how we live our lives will change the health crisis that America is in. We dive into the nuances of a few fitness fads in this one, but the main thing is to analyze these trends and apply what works for you then continue to build better practices. 

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A peak under the hood! We recorded a live programming session for one of our Building a Fighter athletes. We talk about her need analysis and what our process in programming for this athlete has been. Then we get into the nuts and bolts of how we build any program then how we built her program. We are giving you a live look at a real program we would build for any athlete. Each program that Building a Fighter writes will get this level of attention to detail and detail. This program is specific to this athlete and is individualized to her physical needs, sport needs, and overall health and wellness. If you want this level of intent put into your strength and conditioning program visit our website below and sign up for the 1 month custom programming option. Until next time, this is Building a Fighter! 

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