In part two of Mike’s interview with Craig Marker at Breaking Muscle, Mike shares that designing fighter’s training based on the length of rounds is important, but it is not the only way to train. “In fact, if we can build the other energy systems, we will make the conditions of the fight seem even easier.” Conditioning … Read More
Author: Mike Perry
Conditioning for Fighting: Energy Systems 101
I had the pleasure of talking with Craig Marker at Breaking Muscle a few weeks ago. Last week, Craig posted the article with my interview in it. I’d love for you to check it out if you are interested in learning more about how I eval fighters (and athletes) as well as how I program the … Read More
Lateral Squat with Counterbalance
The lateral squat with counterbalance mobility drill can improve your efficiency in the squat, single leg squat, single leg deadlift, lunge, and deadlift. However, like all exercises, you must perform the drill properly to reap the benefits. It’s best to start this drill without any weight until you own the pattern. Once you understand the basics, it’s … Read More
It’s Not You, It’s Me
There comes a time in your life where you’ll need to let go of a particular sport or exercise that you love dearly. For many of you, this type of training may be even part of your identity. For example, maybe you identify yourself as a runner, a powerlifter, a crossfitter…whatever! Here are a few examples I see often. Scenario … Read More
Move Better with Hip Prying
Hip prying. You should be doing this! Yes, you. Hip prying might be one of the quickest and most effective hip mobility drills that I know exists. In just a few minutes, I’ve seen clients go from barely being able to squat at all to squatting below parallel! Steps to Perform Hip Prying Mobility Drill … Read More
Effective Hip Mobility Drills
For this week’s Mobility Monday, we are flashing back to the first part of a series we did on hip mobility! If you are familiar with our original tag line, it’s as follows: Move Better. Feel better. Perform Better. We meant it. 🙂 If you move well, you will most likely perform well. Here is … Read More
Let’s Have Some Standards
Before I start, keep in mind I’m not saying you need to call the exercise police and demand perfection on every set and rep, but rather that you (and your clients) should have some standards on how to perform basic exercises. Sure, technique will vary from person-to-person, but here’s the way I look at it: If you were … Read More
Deconstructing the G.O.A.T
For today’s Mobility Monday, we’re going to dive in and deconstruct a mobility drill that is used by thousands of strength coaches. This mobility drill can also be called the greatest stretch of all time or if you’re looking for something a bit more descriptive, hands-to-instep with a rib pull. I’m sure there are some slight variations of … Read More
Three Ways to Increase Your Ankle Mobility
In the strength and conditioning world, you always hear people preaching about “moving better” and becoming more mobile and/or stable. There is nothing wrong with these things, but often times we need to be a bit more specific. Ankle mobility plays a vital role in pretty much every lower body movement. If you are lacking dorsiflexion, … Read More
Weighted Pullup Program
Pull-ups are one of my favorite exercises. I’ve been performing weighted pull-ups for ten years now. I’ve learned that in order to reach your goals you must follow a smart program and be careful not to overtrain. From my experience, you should never perform more than 15 reps in a training session and you need to make … Read More