The Order & Progress Podcast

Landmine Training was developed by former wrestler and collegiate football player, Alex Kanellis, to safely build explosive power and rotational strength.

Power is the first quality to diminish as you age. After age 30, the ability to produce force with speed starts to decline, and decreases by 17% every decade after 40. 

Most people look to the Olympic Lifts to build power, but this takes years of practice and exceptional ranges of mobility that most people don’t have. 

Landmine Training allows you to develop functional power safely, without years of practice or insane levels of mobility.  It improves athletic performance, and overall health and longevity.

It has unique ability to allow the user to use heavy loads to build explosive strength and power without the risk of other more technical methods, and with much less impact on the joints.

Learn more about Landmine Training here!

In this episode you will learn:

• What Landmine Training is exactly.
• The benefits of Landmine Training for anyone, but especially athletes and grapplers.
• How it’s an effective alternative to the Olympic lifts.
• The importance of the “Spinal Engine Theory”
• How it improves injury prevention and longevity.
• How Landmine Training benefits grapplers specifically.
• The benefits to the core and trunk
• How to get started with Landmine Training.

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TacFit is a method for balancing strength, mobility, endurance, and recovery that is used by some of the world’s most elite forces.

Without these things the body becomes compressed, stressed, out of balance, and ultimately, ripe for injury.

Most people put attention on the physical work, like strength training and conditioning, but fail to dedicate time to the mental and emotional side, like breathwork and stress management.

TacFit is complete system that addresses ALL of the needs of high performance.

Alberto Crane is the CEO of TacFit and breaks down everything you need to know here!

In this episode you will learn:

• What TacFit is exactly.
• The benefits of TacFit for anyone, but especially servicemen and martial artists.
• How it improves brain health and function.
• The importance of “Circular Strength”
• How it improves strength, performance, and longevity.
• How it includes everything needed to balance the total demands of the body.
• The powerful healing effect TacFit has on the body and mind.
• How to get started with TacFit.

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Foundation Training is a method for reducing pain, increasing strength and athletic performance, and improving longevity.

80% of people suffer from back pain. That number may be even higher for grapplers and fighters.

Regardless if you suffer from pain or not, improved performance and longevity is valuable to anyone, athlete or not.

And most people don’t have a method for relieving chronic pain, or waste valuable time and money on therapy that isn’t always effective.

Foundation Training is an equipment-free system designed to end chronic pain, permanently.

Coach Jessie Salas is the Program Director of Foundation Training and today he breaks down everything FT!

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• What Foundation Training is exactly.
• How it relieves pain and fixes it permanently.
• How the body gets compressed and twisted, and how Foundation Training fixes that.
• The benefits of Foundation Training for grapplers and fighters.
• How BJJ legends like Rickson Gracie and the Ruotolo Brothers use Foundation Training to reduce pain and improve performance.
• How to incorporate Foundation Training into your current routine.
• How it improves strength, performance, and longevity.

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JT Tomlinson is one of the co-creators and head coaches of Bulletproof for BJJ, which helps Jiu Jitsu athletes build strength, improve mobility and speed up recovery. 

JT has been training martial arts his entire life, and is a black belt in jiu-jitsu as well as a certified strength and conditioning coach. He has worked with thousands of grapplers around the world, from middle-aged hobbyists to highly-competitive world champions.

We cover a wide range of topics related to strength and conditioning for BJJ, including the main ideas behind his “Bulletproof for BJJ,” can you really bulletproof your body for BJJ, how to structure your training, his favorite exercises, and much more.

JT has a world of knowledge and experience when it comes to all things performance, injury prevention, and recovery for Jiu Jitsu and its an excellent conversation that I know you’ll enjoy.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• The main principles of Bulletproof For BJJ
• Common misconceptions about strength & conditioning for BJJ
• The 5 best exercises you can do for jiu-jitsu
• The importance of good programming for continued results 
• The importance of consistency and discipline for continued results 
• The idea of removing the unnecessary instead of adding new things to make progress
• Why you need to train “extension” as a BJJ athlete
• How to structure an optimal warmup specific to your needs 
• 3 must-do mobility moves for every BJJ athlete
• The importance of a cooldown after class
• The benefits of hopping for knee resilience and durability 
• His favorite supplements for jiu jitsu 

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Dr Nicholas Smith is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and is a certified strength and conditioning coach who helps grapplers own their injuries, develop explosive strength, and build relentless conditioning.

Being that the knees are the number one injured area in jiu-jitsu, I wanted to talk specifically with the doctor about knee injuries. According to many studies it is the joint most likely to get hurt while training, sparring, and competing.

So, in this episode we explore why that is, why knee injuries are so common, what you can do to give yourself the best shot of preventing knee injuries, how to train around them, and the steps to take if you actually do sustain a knee injury.

It’s a phenomenal conversation that I hope will help any of you out there dealing with knee problems or will at some point in your BJJ career.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Why knee injuries are so common in BJJ
• Why the meniscus is frequently injured in BJJ
• What you can do to avoid surgery if you tear something in your knee
• Tests you can do to determine if you have a knee tear
• Exercises to strengthen the muscles that support the knees to reduce injuries
• How the Doctor determines if surgery is necessary
• How to speed recovery after knee surgery
• The pros and cons of having knee surgery
• Alternatives to surgery and things you can try before going under
• Thoughts on PRP or Plasma Rich Platelet injections for healing
• How to train around knee pain to continue making progress
• Getting ahead of injuries and aging to prolong your time on the mat
• How to structure a good warmup for BJJ to reduce injuries
• The Doctor’s favorite supplements for injuries and BJJ

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Kameron Ross is a BJJ strength and conditioning coach who helps grapplers build strength & mobility. You may have seen him on Instagram at @krosstrainingbjj where he has built a massive following showing daily videos on BJJ specific exercises. 

Kameron is a purple belt in BJJ and a former collegiate football player and former powerlifter, and has a load of experience when it comes to strength and conditioning and performance training. 

We cover a wide range of topics including how he structures his gym training sessions for maximum impact for BJJ, the system he uses for improved mobility, joint health, and overall resilience, and his favorite overall exercises for bjj athletes. 

We also discuss the injury he sustained earlier in the year and the exact ways he went about rehabbing and getting back on the mat as soon as possible. We also talk how to find the right physical therapist after you sustain an injury and also some of his favorite supplements for BJJ.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How Kameron Structures His Gym Workouts For BJJ Performance
• How He Incorporates Resilience Training Into His Workouts
• The Benefits Of Loaded Mobility Exercises
• His Favorite Core Exercises For BJJ
• The importance of joint health training and functional range conditioning 
• How he splits up his mobility, soft tissue work, weight training and BJJ
• Why he tracks everything including his workouts, nutrition, and BJJ training
• The shoulder injury he sustained and everything he did to rehab to get back on the mats
• How to find a good physical therapist 
• What you can do pre-surgery and post-surgery to help the recovery process.
• His favorite supplements for injuries and BJJ

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Alex Sterner is the owner and head coach of Electrum Performance, a strength and conditioning gym in San Diego focused on performance training for professional BJJ athletes and fighters.  

He is also the head strength & conditioning coach at Atos headquarters and has worked with some of the best Jiu Jitsu fighters in the world like Andre Galvao, Kaynan Duarte, and Gustavo Batista.

In this episode we talk specifically about injuries in jiu-jitsu, injury prevention, and some common misconceptions about injuries, especially claims that are touted by many fitness professionals online. 

It’s an eye-opening conversation and Alex shares a wealth of useful information when it comes to injuries and injury prevention. Admitadtley, Alex is not a physical therapist or a doctor, however, he prides himself on using evidence based training methods and is very mindful about the information he uses and shares with his athletes and clients. 

In This Episode We Discuss:

• Understanding the difference between injuries and pain
• Accepting the complexity of injuries
• The myth of asymmetries and disfunction
• Focusing on load management to reduce injuries
• The staircase method of injury rehab
• When is it ok to train through pain or return to the mat after injury
• The influence muscle weakness has on injuries 
• Should you worry about asymmetries and muscular imbalances?
• The power of the human body to heal and repair 
• How to make your body more resilient 
• Programming rotational movements in your workout 

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Maurizio is a long time fitness coach, fitness inventor and innovator, and 53 year old badass who has the body of someone 20 years younger. Through his unconventional training methods Maurizio has helped countless athletes, including jiu-jitsu fighters like Clark Gracie and Andre Galvao, maintain peak performance and ripped physiques, all while stay injury-free doing some of the most demanding  martial arts on the planet.

Maurizio has decades in the trenches experimenting with new training tools and has even invented a few including the Hydrocore, which is exclusively sold through Onnit.com.

Our discussion includes the methods and tools he uses to keep himself and his athletes performing at their best, with very valuable info for any combat athlete, any certainly those heading into their 40’s and beyond.

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS

• How his unconventional methods developed out of TacFit and Bulgarian Bag training.
• Training in the early days of Atos and preparing Galvao for his first ADCC titles.
• The benefits of “flowing” in workouts through efficiency. 
• How training for efficiency helps with durability. 
• How training with lighter loads but for longer will help prevent injuries and improve longevity. 
• How he uses heart rate training for performance and longevity. 
• The benefits of the Hydrocore and training with water tools.
• A sneak peek into his latest invention, the Hydra.
• How he healed up chronic nagging injuries at age 52.
• How to balance out your training and mindset for longevity and a more rewarding life. 
• The number one muscle you need to focus on for health and longevity. 

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Lucius Tirey is Rafael Lovato Juniors strength & conditioning coach and has worked extensively with combat athletes like Xande Ribeiro and James Puopolo. He is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and formerly had a successful career in power lifting and strong man competitions. 

Lucius breaks down exactly how he been able to keep Rafael performing at his best into his late thirties while still competing at the highest level in BJJ and until recently MMA. 

Lucius shares an immense amount of knowledge on all things BJJ performance, durability, longevity, recovery, and overall health.

• How He Keeps Rafael Lovato Jr performing and competing at his best into his late 30s.
• Why “Physical Freedom” is the number one thing he focuses on for longevity and performance.
• Why chasing more strength isn’t the best approach for mat longevity.
• How he uses assessments to determine what his athletes need for each workout.
• The 3 “big blocks” that are most important for health, longevity, and performance.
• How he structures Rafael Lovato’s weekly training and workouts.
• Why adopting the “martial arts lifestyle” is the key to prolonged success.
• His favorite exercises for Jiu Jitsu and combat athletes.
• The value of the Turkish Get Up for grapplers.
• The most common mistakes he sees in most grapplers S&C routines.
• His favorite recovery methods and supplements for grapplers.

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Ryan Hurst is the founder and head coach of GMB Fitness as well as lifelong martial artist. Ryan holds black belts in Kendo, Judo, and Kempo, a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu, and practiced 10 years as a competitive gymnast. 

After a career ending Judo injury he dedicated his life to fitness and helping people master their bodies so they can continue to do the activities they love. 

Ryan takes a unique approach towards health, fitness, and longevity, and focuses on strength, flexibility, and control with an emphasis on mobility, body awareness, and making fitness fun.

In this episode we discuss:

• The methods he teaches to ensure continued progress on the mat and in the gym.
• The value of “play” in your workouts.
• The benefits of the GMB fitness methods.
• One thing you can go today to reduce injury and limit pain.
• The importance of and how to maintain movement quality while under stress and how that translates to injury-free BJJ. 
• How he structures jiu-jitsu classes to train smarter with less injuries. 
• How to change your mindset toward training as you get older to reduce injuries. 
• The lessons he learned from gymnastics that help with BJJ.

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