ok here we go.....
well the last emporer is still alive and kicking! if you don't know what i'm talking about then you obviously wern't watching the free fightcard offered up on CBS saturday night. in the ever on going battle for your viewing rights CBS featured a free on cable fight card of mma action. so instead of shelling out the usual $40 bucks for a UFC event(which i usually do) this card was put on by a rival promotion that seems to be gaining some steam as the only other fight company out there that could give the UFC jugernaught a run for its viewership money.
how can this upstart company do such a thing? well one word...FEDOR. this one name has become somewhat of an enigma to the real hardcore fans of the mma community. this one name is the legindary russian mma fight that is basicaly the most sought after fighter on the planet. his refusal to sign with the UFC makes him even more egnimatic to the general mma world and made the upstart strikeforce company a real contender to the UFC's monopoly on the mma landscape.
people will argue what makes this Fedor so great and if he is so great than why is he refusing to sign with the biggest promotional company on the planet? why is he so great? well he hasn't lost in almost 9 years! think about that for a moment...9 years in the brutal world of mma fighting. he is the recognized world champion, not a champion of a company. sorry brock but you are awsome but you are also the UFC's champion not the world champion. Fedor has beating some of the UFC's formr champions and beaten them badly, and quickly.
what makes this Fedor so special is that to be a true superstar, like a wayne gretzky or a micheal jordan is having the ability to win, score or deliver when called upon to do so in the most trying circumstances. how many times has mma said they have the next champion or the next tyson? all of them to fail when a company needs them most. on saturday Fedor was in some real trouble, it would appear to most as he sustained a vicious cut to his nose and was appearing to get worked over by at the time an undefeated young fighter who out weighed him by almost 50lbs! but like a true superstar he delivered with one punch, the end of the fight, the end of another undefeated fighters record and answered his critics about how great he really is!
now with brock lesnar potential sidelined, possibly permanently who is the UFC gonna wave around now to say that their fighter is the true heavyweight champion? don't know? well, nether do they! long live the last empero, you are the TRUE heavy weight champion of the MMA scence.
until next time....hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
ok here we go...
well, we are off to london this wekend for a few more fights. one of my boys, traz who many of you might recognize from our you tube video is fighting along side one of my other fighter, tyler. both recently had their first fights back on the 10th of october in kitchener. traz had a tough fight losing a split decision and tyler was in my opinion railroaded by an increasingly eveident corrupt way of scoring fights.
i have said to my fights on numerous occasions that if you let it go to the decision then you're putting all your hard work into the hands of three people to decide. most of the time these people have no ring experience and sit making judegment calls on a sport they are unable to compete in because of a lack of "balls". it is so disheartening to watch and see these boys/girls train their hearts out and finally have the chance to show off their hard work in front of a crowd only to be ripped off by a judge who is either blind, in favour of the opposing teams fighter of on the "take".
i am a fair judge of my fighters and their preformances. i will tell them if they won or lost or what they could improve on. i know they are not being paid for what they are doing but when shit like this happens it really soures the taste of this great sport not only in my mind as their coach but in their minds as athletes. alot of times a fighter might not want to compete again having seen their hard work wasted.
i was approached by a friend of mine who is heavily involved with this organization that we fought for. we meet quite regularly to discuss business and the sport. on this partical meeting he was trying to get me to become more involved with this said organization. he says i have alot to offer this group because of my extensive knowledge in the sport as well as my training methods. so i am left with a decision to be either the helper in a corrupt system or a "ronin" and continue to be an unsilenced voice for the little guy who continualy finds his or herself at the short end of the shady stick.
if you know me at all then you know which roll i'll be taking!
often out manned, but never out gunned!!!
until next time...hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting.
well, we are off to london this wekend for a few more fights. one of my boys, traz who many of you might recognize from our you tube video is fighting along side one of my other fighter, tyler. both recently had their first fights back on the 10th of october in kitchener. traz had a tough fight losing a split decision and tyler was in my opinion railroaded by an increasingly eveident corrupt way of scoring fights.
i have said to my fights on numerous occasions that if you let it go to the decision then you're putting all your hard work into the hands of three people to decide. most of the time these people have no ring experience and sit making judegment calls on a sport they are unable to compete in because of a lack of "balls". it is so disheartening to watch and see these boys/girls train their hearts out and finally have the chance to show off their hard work in front of a crowd only to be ripped off by a judge who is either blind, in favour of the opposing teams fighter of on the "take".
i am a fair judge of my fighters and their preformances. i will tell them if they won or lost or what they could improve on. i know they are not being paid for what they are doing but when shit like this happens it really soures the taste of this great sport not only in my mind as their coach but in their minds as athletes. alot of times a fighter might not want to compete again having seen their hard work wasted.
i was approached by a friend of mine who is heavily involved with this organization that we fought for. we meet quite regularly to discuss business and the sport. on this partical meeting he was trying to get me to become more involved with this said organization. he says i have alot to offer this group because of my extensive knowledge in the sport as well as my training methods. so i am left with a decision to be either the helper in a corrupt system or a "ronin" and continue to be an unsilenced voice for the little guy who continualy finds his or herself at the short end of the shady stick.
if you know me at all then you know which roll i'll be taking!
often out manned, but never out gunned!!!
until next time...hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
OK here we go....
oh happy day! my newest piece of training equipment arrived from Australia yesterday and i am happy. why? so i can work it into my devious systems of ever changing fitness routines!
my newest piece of equipment is what is called a "powerbag". it basically looks like a small tubular gym bag standing about 2.5 feet high. the cool thing about this bag is that you can vary the weight load in it buy taking off the top and filling or emptying it with sand! cheap and effective! this bag is a combination of kettle bell, medicine ball, sand bag, barbell and dumbell all in one, not to mention it is made of a tough synthetic material that is made for wear and tear. basically you can toss, drag chuck and beat the shit out of it!
intensity can be controlled through the length of the set, weight of the bag and speed of movement. it can be carried in a various ways because of the various handle positions it has over its surface.
i will be adding this piece of equipment into my own tabata workouts. just wanted to give a thanks to the guys at jerseycrossfit cause they were the crew that gave me the idea to purchase this piece of equipment. after watching one of their videos on YouTube i was obsessed with getting my hands on this "powerbag". thanks guys, and keep up the good stuff!
until next time....hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
oh happy day! my newest piece of training equipment arrived from Australia yesterday and i am happy. why? so i can work it into my devious systems of ever changing fitness routines!
my newest piece of equipment is what is called a "powerbag". it basically looks like a small tubular gym bag standing about 2.5 feet high. the cool thing about this bag is that you can vary the weight load in it buy taking off the top and filling or emptying it with sand! cheap and effective! this bag is a combination of kettle bell, medicine ball, sand bag, barbell and dumbell all in one, not to mention it is made of a tough synthetic material that is made for wear and tear. basically you can toss, drag chuck and beat the shit out of it!
intensity can be controlled through the length of the set, weight of the bag and speed of movement. it can be carried in a various ways because of the various handle positions it has over its surface.
i will be adding this piece of equipment into my own tabata workouts. just wanted to give a thanks to the guys at jerseycrossfit cause they were the crew that gave me the idea to purchase this piece of equipment. after watching one of their videos on YouTube i was obsessed with getting my hands on this "powerbag". thanks guys, and keep up the good stuff!
until next time....hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
Friday, October 9, 2009
Fitness 4 anyones life
OK here we go....
Happy thanksgiving weekend everyone! tune in for a YouTube video of me and Brian training 2 clients at the studio with two very different fitness goals and routines. you can see it here:
www.youtube.com/user/AllCanadianFitness#p/a/u/0/Flf1a8B01wg
no matter who you are and what your goals are, walk in the doors and we'll change your life!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Adam
(I'm not a runway model, I'm a trainer)
Happy thanksgiving weekend everyone! tune in for a YouTube video of me and Brian training 2 clients at the studio with two very different fitness goals and routines. you can see it here:
www.youtube.com/user/AllCanadianFitness#p/a/u/0/Flf1a8B01wg
no matter who you are and what your goals are, walk in the doors and we'll change your life!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Adam
(I'm not a runway model, I'm a trainer)
Monday, September 28, 2009
okay here we go....
a short post to start the week off. myself and rich have both purchased the "gymboss" timer and are finding it very helpful it running our clients through some tabata training regimes.
if your not familar with what tabata training is, it is set series of circuit work or workouts that are based on timed intervals. for example, 20 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest. you can basically cram in a full workout in , in about 20 minutes. this is great for the client or person who is short on time or wants some explosive training sessions.
there are some great methods of tabata training on youtube if your interested in approaching this type of training. all in all i think i'm gonna be hitting the tabata training now!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
a short post to start the week off. myself and rich have both purchased the "gymboss" timer and are finding it very helpful it running our clients through some tabata training regimes.
if your not familar with what tabata training is, it is set series of circuit work or workouts that are based on timed intervals. for example, 20 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest. you can basically cram in a full workout in , in about 20 minutes. this is great for the client or person who is short on time or wants some explosive training sessions.
there are some great methods of tabata training on youtube if your interested in approaching this type of training. all in all i think i'm gonna be hitting the tabata training now!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Monday, September 21, 2009
business, training, changes and from east to west
ok, here we go.....
well, i'm back from a short vacation away from the studio but not away from training! i spent the end of last week in my favorite province; alberta, in a a town that has been soooo good to me during my fighting carrier. of course i'm talking about calgary! man this city is great! the base of the mountains, the advanced fitness( it did host the olympics and houses the olympic training centre!) the women and the night life! what more could a guy want? anywho i wasn't there for personal business i was there on more of a professional basis this time out.
my fighter, adam hensen was competing for a chance to represent a second team canada for a spot on the world stage in thailand. adam is already a national champion in the cask organization and will be venturing to austria in october to compete in their world championships.
i don't need to tell you what kind of commitment it takes to try and acheive where adam has gotten to in this sport. adam trained hard for this contest and was looking in great shape but in the end you just can't put a price on experience. his opponent sean mckinnon is the nation champ for the ckmt-a organization and has some 25 fights to his name, adam has 10!
for the first 2 rounds adam was able to hang with sean but in the end he was dragged out to deeper water and unfortunatelty lost a decision and the chance to represent his country in thailand. this was a great learning experience for a young fighter and one i'm sure he will bounce back from stronger than before. after the fight we enjoyed some r,n,r out in the city and when i returned home, began my week off from the studio.
i guess a few things changed while i was away, we had our train the trainer which seemed to go off well. i think ernie was lurking around with a video camera and taping some of the trainer's workouts. i believe both shelia's and brian's is on his facebook page. if you want to see rich's you will have to search for it on youtube as i believe it is there.
a heavy heart goes out to my dear friend and confidant lucio barcaroli who's father had passed away while i was on vacation. i made it into the studio on thursday last week to call him and send my condolences. lucio, you are a good man and i feel for your loss.
and finally i guess we are down a trainer. word came out just as i was getting ready to depart for alberta that our beloved shelia was packing up and hittin the road for the west coast. shelia was an BIG part of the newer developments at the studio and is leaving some big shoes to fill! but as always, we will carry on and push forward. good luck out west and i'm sure we will see you again in the studio.
thats it for now.
until next post....hands up, chin down and never quit!
well, i'm back from a short vacation away from the studio but not away from training! i spent the end of last week in my favorite province; alberta, in a a town that has been soooo good to me during my fighting carrier. of course i'm talking about calgary! man this city is great! the base of the mountains, the advanced fitness( it did host the olympics and houses the olympic training centre!) the women and the night life! what more could a guy want? anywho i wasn't there for personal business i was there on more of a professional basis this time out.
my fighter, adam hensen was competing for a chance to represent a second team canada for a spot on the world stage in thailand. adam is already a national champion in the cask organization and will be venturing to austria in october to compete in their world championships.
i don't need to tell you what kind of commitment it takes to try and acheive where adam has gotten to in this sport. adam trained hard for this contest and was looking in great shape but in the end you just can't put a price on experience. his opponent sean mckinnon is the nation champ for the ckmt-a organization and has some 25 fights to his name, adam has 10!
for the first 2 rounds adam was able to hang with sean but in the end he was dragged out to deeper water and unfortunatelty lost a decision and the chance to represent his country in thailand. this was a great learning experience for a young fighter and one i'm sure he will bounce back from stronger than before. after the fight we enjoyed some r,n,r out in the city and when i returned home, began my week off from the studio.
i guess a few things changed while i was away, we had our train the trainer which seemed to go off well. i think ernie was lurking around with a video camera and taping some of the trainer's workouts. i believe both shelia's and brian's is on his facebook page. if you want to see rich's you will have to search for it on youtube as i believe it is there.
a heavy heart goes out to my dear friend and confidant lucio barcaroli who's father had passed away while i was on vacation. i made it into the studio on thursday last week to call him and send my condolences. lucio, you are a good man and i feel for your loss.
and finally i guess we are down a trainer. word came out just as i was getting ready to depart for alberta that our beloved shelia was packing up and hittin the road for the west coast. shelia was an BIG part of the newer developments at the studio and is leaving some big shoes to fill! but as always, we will carry on and push forward. good luck out west and i'm sure we will see you again in the studio.
thats it for now.
until next post....hands up, chin down and never quit!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
OK, here we go....
a quick update on whats happening in Adam's world. a huge congrats to Shelly Thorsen! Shelly did it! she broke the 200lbs mark she set for herself. all i've got to say is wow!!! results get accomplished with hard work, the willingness to try and perseverance. though the journey is long and winding there is nothing like the self satisfaction of a goal reached. nothing is impossible if you try.
so to all those that don't want to try, don't waste my time as a trainer! i don't care if you fail in an attempt to reach a goal, i care that you tried in the first place to realise a goal and attempted to see it through!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Adam
a quick update on whats happening in Adam's world. a huge congrats to Shelly Thorsen! Shelly did it! she broke the 200lbs mark she set for herself. all i've got to say is wow!!! results get accomplished with hard work, the willingness to try and perseverance. though the journey is long and winding there is nothing like the self satisfaction of a goal reached. nothing is impossible if you try.
so to all those that don't want to try, don't waste my time as a trainer! i don't care if you fail in an attempt to reach a goal, i care that you tried in the first place to realise a goal and attempted to see it through!
until next time....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Adam
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
a sample of the "basement sessions"
okay, here we go....
ok i usually keep my training ideas reserved for just myself and my clients but i thought i would share one workout with anyone that reads these blogs that me and my amigo rich menna do.
if your attempting this workout and want to do it exactly like me and rich then u better be in shape and like to sweat! you may need to purchase various equipment but this wasn't a problem for us as i already have said equipment available to me. we also did this with a set of stairs available to us as well. i suggest chedoke golf coarse!
with that said, here we go:
start out with tractor tire flips jumping into and out of the tire with your partner following right behind you(make sure you clear out before your partner flips the tire on you!)
next, 1 minute of sledge hammer slams on the tire switching sides every 5 hits(the heavier the sledge the tougher the workout!
next 3 level stair sprints up and down as fast as you can 5 times.
finally we finish the set with a round each of fast paced pad work, who ever is the tiredest goes first! if your by yourself grab a set of 1 lb. dumbells and shadow box.
we do this 3 times through, its fast, tough and one hell of a stress reliever!
keep an eye out for a youtube video of this comming soon!
until next time,
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
adam
ok i usually keep my training ideas reserved for just myself and my clients but i thought i would share one workout with anyone that reads these blogs that me and my amigo rich menna do.
if your attempting this workout and want to do it exactly like me and rich then u better be in shape and like to sweat! you may need to purchase various equipment but this wasn't a problem for us as i already have said equipment available to me. we also did this with a set of stairs available to us as well. i suggest chedoke golf coarse!
with that said, here we go:
start out with tractor tire flips jumping into and out of the tire with your partner following right behind you(make sure you clear out before your partner flips the tire on you!)
next, 1 minute of sledge hammer slams on the tire switching sides every 5 hits(the heavier the sledge the tougher the workout!
next 3 level stair sprints up and down as fast as you can 5 times.
finally we finish the set with a round each of fast paced pad work, who ever is the tiredest goes first! if your by yourself grab a set of 1 lb. dumbells and shadow box.
we do this 3 times through, its fast, tough and one hell of a stress reliever!
keep an eye out for a youtube video of this comming soon!
until next time,
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
adam
Friday, August 14, 2009
CONGRATS AND GOALS
ok, here we go....
a quick little congrates to my client shelley thorsen. shelley has been working with me for quite some time and is seeing magnificent results. this woman is making a REAL lifestyle change! you will be hard pressed to see someone work as hard as this woman does. watching her do her workloads is almost like watching someone that is posessed. her goal as of right now is to be under a specific weight. she is soooooo close she can taste it!
i feel that with alittle proper food management she can be at her goal weight by this time next week, it is up to her! i do feel that this will be a huge hurdle for her to get through. a monumental mental block will be finaly put to rest and i feel this will be her passage to the promissed land.
onward and upward shelley! no stoping now!
until next time guys....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
a quick little congrates to my client shelley thorsen. shelley has been working with me for quite some time and is seeing magnificent results. this woman is making a REAL lifestyle change! you will be hard pressed to see someone work as hard as this woman does. watching her do her workloads is almost like watching someone that is posessed. her goal as of right now is to be under a specific weight. she is soooooo close she can taste it!
i feel that with alittle proper food management she can be at her goal weight by this time next week, it is up to her! i do feel that this will be a huge hurdle for her to get through. a monumental mental block will be finaly put to rest and i feel this will be her passage to the promissed land.
onward and upward shelley! no stoping now!
until next time guys....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
You want results?
okay, here we go.....
"hard work never killed anyone, but it sure has scared alot" fack that, bottom line.....DO WORK!
you want results? do work, no pills, no special machines that take 5 minutes, no miracle diet, in the end it is you and only you that can change yourself. put in the effort and you get results, PERIOD.
until next time.....DO WORK
"hard work never killed anyone, but it sure has scared alot" fack that, bottom line.....DO WORK!
you want results? do work, no pills, no special machines that take 5 minutes, no miracle diet, in the end it is you and only you that can change yourself. put in the effort and you get results, PERIOD.
until next time.....DO WORK
Friday, July 31, 2009
helping sort out the verbal mess!
ok, here we go....again!
i told you i'd try and write two this week for those of you that take the time to read these blog posts!
here are a few discriptions of words used in training for recovery and to promote muscle growth. in case any are lost on some of the big words that us trainers use, enjoy.
anabolic- a biological state when the body is in the building phase, this is when your body builds and repairs muscle tissues and converts cards to glycogen in the muscles.
catabolic- a biological state when the body is in breakdown mode. this is when you oxidize fat for energy or burn through blood sugar, glycogen and stored protein in the muscle for fuel.
insulin- hormone produced by your pancreas in response to the presence of ingested carbohydrates. insulin is responsible for sending the body into an anabolic state.
amino acids- these small compounds string together into various shapes to form protiens.
enzyme- special type of protien that speeds up numerous biological reactions in the body.
protien synthesis- process of creating new protiens from individual amino acids.
antioxidents- beneficial compound that stops the cell damaging process of oxidation caised by lone electrons.
glycogen- a form of carbs that the body stores in the liver and within the muscle tissues themselves.
creatine- is made natually in the body and is moatly stored in muscle tissue. it is involved in energy prodution to fuel muscle fibers.
whey- a dairy-based protien that is sold as either concentrates or isolates.
ala(alfa lipoic acid)- natually made within the cells and is involved in energy prodution and also works as an antioxident.
electrolytes- particles like sodium and potassium that are electrically charged and play a role in fluid balance.
reprinted from an article entitled "Road to Recovery" by P.R Cole/MS, RD Candidate Columbia University, Fight magazine august 2009
i told you i'd try and write two this week for those of you that take the time to read these blog posts!
here are a few discriptions of words used in training for recovery and to promote muscle growth. in case any are lost on some of the big words that us trainers use, enjoy.
anabolic- a biological state when the body is in the building phase, this is when your body builds and repairs muscle tissues and converts cards to glycogen in the muscles.
catabolic- a biological state when the body is in breakdown mode. this is when you oxidize fat for energy or burn through blood sugar, glycogen and stored protein in the muscle for fuel.
insulin- hormone produced by your pancreas in response to the presence of ingested carbohydrates. insulin is responsible for sending the body into an anabolic state.
amino acids- these small compounds string together into various shapes to form protiens.
enzyme- special type of protien that speeds up numerous biological reactions in the body.
protien synthesis- process of creating new protiens from individual amino acids.
antioxidents- beneficial compound that stops the cell damaging process of oxidation caised by lone electrons.
glycogen- a form of carbs that the body stores in the liver and within the muscle tissues themselves.
creatine- is made natually in the body and is moatly stored in muscle tissue. it is involved in energy prodution to fuel muscle fibers.
whey- a dairy-based protien that is sold as either concentrates or isolates.
ala(alfa lipoic acid)- natually made within the cells and is involved in energy prodution and also works as an antioxident.
electrolytes- particles like sodium and potassium that are electrically charged and play a role in fluid balance.
reprinted from an article entitled "Road to Recovery" by P.R Cole/MS, RD Candidate Columbia University, Fight magazine august 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
busy, burnt and a little sad
ok here we go.....
well, i missed my blog post for last week so i will try to post two for this week....maybe! last week was a right off as my brain was fried and i was feelin burnt out. some might look a my schedule at all canadian and think shit!, he's not that busy. your right, not here at the studio as of right now but my other commitments have kept this motor running at an incredible pace!
the gym out in simcoe has a new training floor and it's sweet! so the boys are happy. the fight club is humming along with the boys getting ready for calgary in september. my clients at the studio here at all canadian fitness are gaining knowledge and losing inches!
this morning i opened up my fightclub e-mail and found a video one of my fighters had made, kinda like a highlite video. this was cool as this is what we are trying to develope for the studio to showcase our clients acheivements and results. i myself am trying to build a system like this to show some of my workouts that i put clients through.
in sad news july has been a cruel month for boxing and it's fans as we have lost three great champions. alexis aguerio, arturo gatti, and now vernon forrest. the last two being taken from us by murder. it goes to show that even superstars are mortal and can be lost. i was a huge fan of arturo gatti and the fact that he was a canadian boy further sadens me. he was a true warrior, would bleed to death in the ring and was never, ever in a boring fight! i hope all three of these warriors are at peace now and standing side by side with the rest of the fallen gladiators, generals and leaders of the past!
god speed great ones, you will be missed and remembered always.
adam
well, i missed my blog post for last week so i will try to post two for this week....maybe! last week was a right off as my brain was fried and i was feelin burnt out. some might look a my schedule at all canadian and think shit!, he's not that busy. your right, not here at the studio as of right now but my other commitments have kept this motor running at an incredible pace!
the gym out in simcoe has a new training floor and it's sweet! so the boys are happy. the fight club is humming along with the boys getting ready for calgary in september. my clients at the studio here at all canadian fitness are gaining knowledge and losing inches!
this morning i opened up my fightclub e-mail and found a video one of my fighters had made, kinda like a highlite video. this was cool as this is what we are trying to develope for the studio to showcase our clients acheivements and results. i myself am trying to build a system like this to show some of my workouts that i put clients through.
in sad news july has been a cruel month for boxing and it's fans as we have lost three great champions. alexis aguerio, arturo gatti, and now vernon forrest. the last two being taken from us by murder. it goes to show that even superstars are mortal and can be lost. i was a huge fan of arturo gatti and the fact that he was a canadian boy further sadens me. he was a true warrior, would bleed to death in the ring and was never, ever in a boring fight! i hope all three of these warriors are at peace now and standing side by side with the rest of the fallen gladiators, generals and leaders of the past!
god speed great ones, you will be missed and remembered always.
adam
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
the next big thing!
OK, here we go....
well UFC 100 has come and gone. not much diff rent than UFC 99, but i did watch it as i usually do. i get a lot of training ideas that i modify for my clients at all Canadian fitness and my own gym the phoenix FC. these guys are not fighters as much as say a Mike Tyson(in his prime) or a Bernard Hopkins, but what these guys are are athletes to the highest degree!
having said that my boxing brothers may lay me out cold but, i don't think that there is a more cross trained athlete than these mma athletes. these guys have to master and balance all aspects of combat. from conditioning, boxing, Thai boxing, wrestling, jujitsu and last but not least a proper food diet intake and proper supplementation to assist that diet.
alot has been said and written about Brock's antics and post fight comments. mostly harsh. i for one loved every single minute of watching Frank Mir get his head almost separated from his body. it never stops amazing me when an idiot like this Mir guy talks so much trash before hand and does absolutely nothing in the octagon while this monster manhandles him. it was like watching a violent mugging of a high school jock that finally got set straight by a monster with immense skills and strength.
in closing this little blog post, weather you like Brock lesnar or not u better learn to live with it because the "next big thing" is here and you best enjoy it love him or hate him because i don't see anyone knocking him off the mountain top anytime soon!
until next time.... hands up. chin down(in frank Mir's case, run for cover!) and keep on fighting.
Adam
well UFC 100 has come and gone. not much diff rent than UFC 99, but i did watch it as i usually do. i get a lot of training ideas that i modify for my clients at all Canadian fitness and my own gym the phoenix FC. these guys are not fighters as much as say a Mike Tyson(in his prime) or a Bernard Hopkins, but what these guys are are athletes to the highest degree!
having said that my boxing brothers may lay me out cold but, i don't think that there is a more cross trained athlete than these mma athletes. these guys have to master and balance all aspects of combat. from conditioning, boxing, Thai boxing, wrestling, jujitsu and last but not least a proper food diet intake and proper supplementation to assist that diet.
alot has been said and written about Brock's antics and post fight comments. mostly harsh. i for one loved every single minute of watching Frank Mir get his head almost separated from his body. it never stops amazing me when an idiot like this Mir guy talks so much trash before hand and does absolutely nothing in the octagon while this monster manhandles him. it was like watching a violent mugging of a high school jock that finally got set straight by a monster with immense skills and strength.
in closing this little blog post, weather you like Brock lesnar or not u better learn to live with it because the "next big thing" is here and you best enjoy it love him or hate him because i don't see anyone knocking him off the mountain top anytime soon!
until next time.... hands up. chin down(in frank Mir's case, run for cover!) and keep on fighting.
Adam
Thursday, July 9, 2009
A quote for the day
DREAM AND YOU SHALL ACHIEVE
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal prophecy of what you shall at last unveil"
reprinted out of Ultimate MMA september 2009
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal prophecy of what you shall at last unveil"
reprinted out of Ultimate MMA september 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Youtube hunting!
OK, here we go....
was just watching YouTube and found some really great training ideas. I've been playing around with the agility ladders as of late and wanted to find out a routine that i could incorporate for both my fighters and my clients here at all Canadian fitness. well thanks to YouTube i found some great, good and not so good ideas for my clients. sometimes watching is a better way to put things together for my clients.
so clients watch out cause some intense agility ladder drills are coming!!!
until next time...
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
was just watching YouTube and found some really great training ideas. I've been playing around with the agility ladders as of late and wanted to find out a routine that i could incorporate for both my fighters and my clients here at all Canadian fitness. well thanks to YouTube i found some great, good and not so good ideas for my clients. sometimes watching is a better way to put things together for my clients.
so clients watch out cause some intense agility ladder drills are coming!!!
until next time...
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Monday, June 22, 2009
hard fought but lost
ok here we go...
well as i had posted earlier last week i had been training a new fighter that had come to me for some help for an up comming match. we trained hard for this but we feel short as my boy was stopped on the account of recieving too many standing 8 counts. now if you don't know what a standing 8 count is, it is a safety precaution used in boxing/kickboxing matches when the referee feels that a fighter has absorbed too many blows to the head in succession and deams a mandatory standing count of 8 to let the fighter know that he has recieved too many contacted blows and needs to fix it or have the match possible stopped.
this is what happened to us this weekend. it was his first loss and he was disappointed quite alot. i was too but hey, this is fighting and there is always a winner and a loser. we know what went wrong and we are going to fix it! this kid has an incredible future in this sport and this loss may have been the fire of motivation he will need to take it to the next level.
fighters are born in the fire of battle and reborn after a loss, lets see where this fighter goes once the ashes have cooled off!
until next time.....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
well as i had posted earlier last week i had been training a new fighter that had come to me for some help for an up comming match. we trained hard for this but we feel short as my boy was stopped on the account of recieving too many standing 8 counts. now if you don't know what a standing 8 count is, it is a safety precaution used in boxing/kickboxing matches when the referee feels that a fighter has absorbed too many blows to the head in succession and deams a mandatory standing count of 8 to let the fighter know that he has recieved too many contacted blows and needs to fix it or have the match possible stopped.
this is what happened to us this weekend. it was his first loss and he was disappointed quite alot. i was too but hey, this is fighting and there is always a winner and a loser. we know what went wrong and we are going to fix it! this kid has an incredible future in this sport and this loss may have been the fire of motivation he will need to take it to the next level.
fighters are born in the fire of battle and reborn after a loss, lets see where this fighter goes once the ashes have cooled off!
until next time.....
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
long weekend, great weekend!
and away we go....
another fitness week has flown by and a new one right around the corner. i was checking my weeks workload from home this evening (thanks shapenet!) and noticed that i was quite busy so i thought i'd write a blog tonight in case i get side tracked, which happens alot these days!
i spent all weekend and the thursday and friday nights as well at the david braley centre which is located in mcmaster university's massive fitness complex. i got to tell you if you've not been to this place it is off the hook amazing!!! this building has every possible thing jammed into it. everything from a university sized gymnazim and athletics centre write down to physo and athletic preformance departments which spend most of their time researching on the latest fitness ideas. but enough about this beauty i was here for a diffrent reason, to re-certify my self as one of your favorite rep counters!
this weekend offered me the chance to get my can-fit pro pts certification renewed and updated with new ideas. it had been almost 7 years since i first entered into the business of personal training and i needed to refresh my self as i had heard that the coarse had changed abite since the last time i'd taken it. i could have just re-written the exam and preformed a pratical examination to re-cert myself but i thought i would take the entire class again and see what i could learn and relearn. this was a great experience for me as the group i had this time was so much better than the last one. everyone helped each other like a real team and there was no ego's. everyone was there to learn, there was also afew cuties in the class aswell which helped make the boaring parts go by alittle faster!!! my instructor was young, energetic and full of knowledge, always willing to answer questions no matter how simple they were.
i found myself during this whole experience going wow! i really did find the right company to invest my self with as i have learned so much from my boss in the time i've been with him. i was being asked question throughout this course from my peers all weekend long and i even stayed later after the sunday session had ended helping some of my class mates understand how to properly put togeather fitness programs. this was a humbling experience for me as i never thought i would be smart enough to help others with what i myself had struggled with during my first go round.
the true measure of an educator is being able to teach what was taught to you and make people understand it. i was honored to be part of this group this weekend and i would love to thank my teacher miss alana harris and my class for this amazing time. every day i feel like i get closer and closer to the truest meaning of being a martial artist!
until next time.....
hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
another fitness week has flown by and a new one right around the corner. i was checking my weeks workload from home this evening (thanks shapenet!) and noticed that i was quite busy so i thought i'd write a blog tonight in case i get side tracked, which happens alot these days!
i spent all weekend and the thursday and friday nights as well at the david braley centre which is located in mcmaster university's massive fitness complex. i got to tell you if you've not been to this place it is off the hook amazing!!! this building has every possible thing jammed into it. everything from a university sized gymnazim and athletics centre write down to physo and athletic preformance departments which spend most of their time researching on the latest fitness ideas. but enough about this beauty i was here for a diffrent reason, to re-certify my self as one of your favorite rep counters!
this weekend offered me the chance to get my can-fit pro pts certification renewed and updated with new ideas. it had been almost 7 years since i first entered into the business of personal training and i needed to refresh my self as i had heard that the coarse had changed abite since the last time i'd taken it. i could have just re-written the exam and preformed a pratical examination to re-cert myself but i thought i would take the entire class again and see what i could learn and relearn. this was a great experience for me as the group i had this time was so much better than the last one. everyone helped each other like a real team and there was no ego's. everyone was there to learn, there was also afew cuties in the class aswell which helped make the boaring parts go by alittle faster!!! my instructor was young, energetic and full of knowledge, always willing to answer questions no matter how simple they were.
i found myself during this whole experience going wow! i really did find the right company to invest my self with as i have learned so much from my boss in the time i've been with him. i was being asked question throughout this course from my peers all weekend long and i even stayed later after the sunday session had ended helping some of my class mates understand how to properly put togeather fitness programs. this was a humbling experience for me as i never thought i would be smart enough to help others with what i myself had struggled with during my first go round.
the true measure of an educator is being able to teach what was taught to you and make people understand it. i was honored to be part of this group this weekend and i would love to thank my teacher miss alana harris and my class for this amazing time. every day i feel like i get closer and closer to the truest meaning of being a martial artist!
until next time.....
hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
Monday, June 8, 2009
fight science takes shape!
a new week and that means a new blog entry.
okay, here we go.....
this weekend i got to teach my very first "fight science" seminar on thai boxing fundamentals at my good friend matt perrin's Family Martial Arts centre. this was a great opportunity for me to reach out to the other end of the martial arts community and demonstrate my approach to teaching and coaching.
my friend matt perrins has owned and opperated a karate school for many years and has been a regular on the canadian national semi, point and karate teams. this has taken him all over the world to compete. matt was also an accomplished boxer, so to say the expectations i put on myself to make this a great seminar where "everests" to say the least!
matt had contacted me awhile ago to come down and teach a seminar at his school. so after a few meetings and talks we decided on a 2 hour seminar to just scratch the surface of what i teach and how i apply it in a competition setting.
i had been toying with this seminar idea for a while and thought since my fight carrier was winding down and my coaching duties had been picking up, i wanted to reach out to the masses. i wanted to teach people all aspects of the fight game. all the way from the beginings of how to block a punch and set up counters to fight management, sponsorship attaining, how to properly match your fighters fairly. there where and are so many avenues i want to take this concept!
with matt's group we started with a light 5 min warm up and then i had them shadow box for a few rounds so i could get a feel for the diffrent levels that were attending. after that i had all participants partner up and we begain working the basics of punch evasion and countering. after an hour of building on the fundementals we moved into alittle what the dutch call "catch and return drills" this is where we start with a set combo that a partner executes on another and then that partner returns the same combo. this helps to judge distance, timing, flow and accuracy.
what i was most impressed with was the level of matt's students cardio conditioning. they raerly took a break and were eager to just keep going. at the end we shared in some of my experiences in the ring and joined a few of them for some wings and beer at the gym's local pub when all was said and done.
this was the first and hopefully a great start to my next step in my coaching evolution!
untill next time...
hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
okay, here we go.....
this weekend i got to teach my very first "fight science" seminar on thai boxing fundamentals at my good friend matt perrin's Family Martial Arts centre. this was a great opportunity for me to reach out to the other end of the martial arts community and demonstrate my approach to teaching and coaching.
my friend matt perrins has owned and opperated a karate school for many years and has been a regular on the canadian national semi, point and karate teams. this has taken him all over the world to compete. matt was also an accomplished boxer, so to say the expectations i put on myself to make this a great seminar where "everests" to say the least!
matt had contacted me awhile ago to come down and teach a seminar at his school. so after a few meetings and talks we decided on a 2 hour seminar to just scratch the surface of what i teach and how i apply it in a competition setting.
i had been toying with this seminar idea for a while and thought since my fight carrier was winding down and my coaching duties had been picking up, i wanted to reach out to the masses. i wanted to teach people all aspects of the fight game. all the way from the beginings of how to block a punch and set up counters to fight management, sponsorship attaining, how to properly match your fighters fairly. there where and are so many avenues i want to take this concept!
with matt's group we started with a light 5 min warm up and then i had them shadow box for a few rounds so i could get a feel for the diffrent levels that were attending. after that i had all participants partner up and we begain working the basics of punch evasion and countering. after an hour of building on the fundementals we moved into alittle what the dutch call "catch and return drills" this is where we start with a set combo that a partner executes on another and then that partner returns the same combo. this helps to judge distance, timing, flow and accuracy.
what i was most impressed with was the level of matt's students cardio conditioning. they raerly took a break and were eager to just keep going. at the end we shared in some of my experiences in the ring and joined a few of them for some wings and beer at the gym's local pub when all was said and done.
this was the first and hopefully a great start to my next step in my coaching evolution!
untill next time...
hands up, chin down, and keep on fighting!
Monday, June 1, 2009
all right, a new week and that means a new blog post!
so i was supposed to start up a monthly boxing and pad demo at the bay front park this weekend as part of a monthly out reach program with my good buddy rich menna but my partner in crime just had a new baby and the baby ain't taken care of her herself so...next week. we got to be early cause like my dad always says, "you can't expect to soar with the eagles in the mornin if your flirtin with the chickies at night"
this was not to say that the weekend wasn't busy, i attended my first team Canada training camp with my fighter adam hensen. this was all part of a weekend seminar called raising the bar 2. this was a cask offered coarse that focuses on team building, coaching lectures, strength conditioning for your athletes and motivational lectures. i didn't attend the seminars as i had prior commitments in simcoe teaching.
on Sunday adam hensen and my self attended the seminars lunch-in and annual awards banquet. this was especially great as my fighter won the award for "thai boxer of the year" this is an increadible accomplishment as he has only been fighting for 1.5 years and already he went the entire year undefeated and captured both the Ontario and national titles on his first attempts.
the best thing about teaching people about fitness and well being is seeing how much they improve in everything. the simplest thing for you or me is a mountain of accomplishment for them. for me the ultimate as a trainer is being able to transfer my knowledge as a championship fighter into a young fighter that takes it all the way to a championship! like they say a great athlete doesn't always make a great coach, I'm glad I'm not in that group!
until next time
hands up, shut up and fight.
so i was supposed to start up a monthly boxing and pad demo at the bay front park this weekend as part of a monthly out reach program with my good buddy rich menna but my partner in crime just had a new baby and the baby ain't taken care of her herself so...next week. we got to be early cause like my dad always says, "you can't expect to soar with the eagles in the mornin if your flirtin with the chickies at night"
this was not to say that the weekend wasn't busy, i attended my first team Canada training camp with my fighter adam hensen. this was all part of a weekend seminar called raising the bar 2. this was a cask offered coarse that focuses on team building, coaching lectures, strength conditioning for your athletes and motivational lectures. i didn't attend the seminars as i had prior commitments in simcoe teaching.
on Sunday adam hensen and my self attended the seminars lunch-in and annual awards banquet. this was especially great as my fighter won the award for "thai boxer of the year" this is an increadible accomplishment as he has only been fighting for 1.5 years and already he went the entire year undefeated and captured both the Ontario and national titles on his first attempts.
the best thing about teaching people about fitness and well being is seeing how much they improve in everything. the simplest thing for you or me is a mountain of accomplishment for them. for me the ultimate as a trainer is being able to transfer my knowledge as a championship fighter into a young fighter that takes it all the way to a championship! like they say a great athlete doesn't always make a great coach, I'm glad I'm not in that group!
until next time
hands up, shut up and fight.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
another mountain to climb!
ok here we go...
well, i guess word is getting out somewhere, somehow that i seem to have an idea on how to build champions. yesterday while relaxing at home(something i not really familiar with) my cell rang and i received a phone call from a young fighter that was interested in my help getting him ready for a match in late June. now i had seen this fighter fight before and saw he had some great talent but he needed a little work. so when he called me asking for my help with this next fight i was excited.
not only is his fight a rematch with the guy he already fought and beat, it will be for a title. i think that his opponent and his coach think that they have him figured out and will easly beat him this time, i had heard that his opponent had underestimated him the first time.
well this time they will have underestimated him again, as he has an "X" factor with him this time and i am going to enjoy plotting the path for his first title belt. last time it went the distance, this time it will end very badly for his opponent.
stay tuned as i update his fighting journey to the title.
until next time, stay fit and focused!
adam
well, i guess word is getting out somewhere, somehow that i seem to have an idea on how to build champions. yesterday while relaxing at home(something i not really familiar with) my cell rang and i received a phone call from a young fighter that was interested in my help getting him ready for a match in late June. now i had seen this fighter fight before and saw he had some great talent but he needed a little work. so when he called me asking for my help with this next fight i was excited.
not only is his fight a rematch with the guy he already fought and beat, it will be for a title. i think that his opponent and his coach think that they have him figured out and will easly beat him this time, i had heard that his opponent had underestimated him the first time.
well this time they will have underestimated him again, as he has an "X" factor with him this time and i am going to enjoy plotting the path for his first title belt. last time it went the distance, this time it will end very badly for his opponent.
stay tuned as i update his fighting journey to the title.
until next time, stay fit and focused!
adam
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
quotes for me , you and them
okay here we go....
it has been a few for one in awhile eh!
i thought i would write a few quotes that have helped me in either getting through a tough workout or in everyday life situations. take what you want from them....
"leave your excuses at the door, we're here to work"
"do what you have to, until you can do what you want to"
"very rarely hard work and loyalty are rewarded as much in return"
"it takes lifetimes to build citys and seconds to destroy them"
"hands up, shut up and fight"
"in the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king"
and my favorite one that seems to fit me in every situation is..."often outmaned, but never out gunned"
until next time,
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
it has been a few for one in awhile eh!
i thought i would write a few quotes that have helped me in either getting through a tough workout or in everyday life situations. take what you want from them....
"leave your excuses at the door, we're here to work"
"do what you have to, until you can do what you want to"
"very rarely hard work and loyalty are rewarded as much in return"
"it takes lifetimes to build citys and seconds to destroy them"
"hands up, shut up and fight"
"in the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king"
and my favorite one that seems to fit me in every situation is..."often outmaned, but never out gunned"
until next time,
hands up, chin down and keep on fighting!
Monday, April 13, 2009
seminars, a great learning tool
ok here we go...
one of the best things about being a trainer is constantley trying to figure out new ways to motivate, invigorate and push my clients and fighters to new hights. besides reading up on the latest training trends i really like attending seminars on training for both my gym the phoenix fc thaiboxing gym and my everyday training spot all canadian fitness.
at all canadian fitness ernie is always geting us to try and learn new and interesting ways to make further progress with our clientel. this has helped me tremendously since i was a very "wet behind the ears" trainer when i started working with ernie almost 5 years ago! through ernie's involvement with fitness guru phil kaplan and j.c santana at the intitute of human preformance we have always felt like we were on the cutting edge of the fitness indusrty.
now in just 2 weeks we as a group will get the chance to spend a day with j.c santana at a fitness seminar in toronto learning more on body composition and sports preformance. this is an incredible way to experience fitness education at its best! i am very much looking forward to this rare opportunity to learn from one of the best.
in closing this blog entry, never stop learning, reading, researching in your quest to be the best for your clients and yourself.
hope j.c is ready for a lot of questions!
until next time, hands up chin down and keep pushin!
one of the best things about being a trainer is constantley trying to figure out new ways to motivate, invigorate and push my clients and fighters to new hights. besides reading up on the latest training trends i really like attending seminars on training for both my gym the phoenix fc thaiboxing gym and my everyday training spot all canadian fitness.
at all canadian fitness ernie is always geting us to try and learn new and interesting ways to make further progress with our clientel. this has helped me tremendously since i was a very "wet behind the ears" trainer when i started working with ernie almost 5 years ago! through ernie's involvement with fitness guru phil kaplan and j.c santana at the intitute of human preformance we have always felt like we were on the cutting edge of the fitness indusrty.
now in just 2 weeks we as a group will get the chance to spend a day with j.c santana at a fitness seminar in toronto learning more on body composition and sports preformance. this is an incredible way to experience fitness education at its best! i am very much looking forward to this rare opportunity to learn from one of the best.
in closing this blog entry, never stop learning, reading, researching in your quest to be the best for your clients and yourself.
hope j.c is ready for a lot of questions!
until next time, hands up chin down and keep pushin!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
trimming up for spring/summer
okay, here we go....
sring is here, st. patrick's day is over and that means the warm weather is fast approaching. this means more outdoor workouts, shorter clothes, which means more to show!
which brings us to a question my clients both fighters and fitness clients always ask. which type of excersise is the best for getting me in shape? i.e which excersises is going to get me the leanest as possible?!?
this is always a hard one as low intensity workouts like fast walking or moderate cardio is know as the best method of burning fat as fuel for excercise, however high intencity cadio will burn more calories overall in the same amount of time since weight loss is all about the calorie deficit. look at it this way, a 130 lbs woman can burn 100 calories from either walking or running 1 mile. if she runs the mile instead of walking it, she'll be able to burn those calories faster and in half the time!
remember guys, to lose 1 pound of fat from your body(not water loss through sweat) you will need to burn 3,500 calories! so over the course of your workout week you would need to burn roughly 500 calories each day. this is done best by decreasing food intake and increasing phisical excercise. so if you burn say aroung 250-300 calories through your chosen activity then you will need to cut out about 200-250 calories from your every day food consumption.
with alittle practise and some smart food label reading this becomes a fun little challenge and can open up a hole new area of fat loss when it seems you may be stuck. as it seems it always seems to come down to what we put in our tanks eh!
until next time, hands up, chin down and keep pushing forward!
note: most of the info for this blog was taken from a preveious article written in the magazine "FIGHT" and was researched by PR COLE// MS. RD candidate, columbia university
sring is here, st. patrick's day is over and that means the warm weather is fast approaching. this means more outdoor workouts, shorter clothes, which means more to show!
which brings us to a question my clients both fighters and fitness clients always ask. which type of excersise is the best for getting me in shape? i.e which excersises is going to get me the leanest as possible?!?
this is always a hard one as low intensity workouts like fast walking or moderate cardio is know as the best method of burning fat as fuel for excercise, however high intencity cadio will burn more calories overall in the same amount of time since weight loss is all about the calorie deficit. look at it this way, a 130 lbs woman can burn 100 calories from either walking or running 1 mile. if she runs the mile instead of walking it, she'll be able to burn those calories faster and in half the time!
remember guys, to lose 1 pound of fat from your body(not water loss through sweat) you will need to burn 3,500 calories! so over the course of your workout week you would need to burn roughly 500 calories each day. this is done best by decreasing food intake and increasing phisical excercise. so if you burn say aroung 250-300 calories through your chosen activity then you will need to cut out about 200-250 calories from your every day food consumption.
with alittle practise and some smart food label reading this becomes a fun little challenge and can open up a hole new area of fat loss when it seems you may be stuck. as it seems it always seems to come down to what we put in our tanks eh!
until next time, hands up, chin down and keep pushing forward!
note: most of the info for this blog was taken from a preveious article written in the magazine "FIGHT" and was researched by PR COLE// MS. RD candidate, columbia university
Friday, March 20, 2009
march break blues(or is it?)
ok here we go....i think?
alright march break is here and that means if your a student you got some time off! if your a parent you got the house full of kids! some parents combine this with a family holiday. if you where me that meant dad was home for 2 weeks instead of 1(dad taught at a private school). and if your a trainer this means you proabably have a little unpaid time off!.
most of us work on a client by client basis which means the more clients we have the more income we generate. so when a holiday hit we trainers find a little lull in this department. this down time is a good time for us trainers to refuel, relax and recharge. this is the time when i start really putting my thoughts down as to whats the next steps for me to do with my programs and my clients.
so as a trainer in this industry don't look at this time as a negative, but look at it as a positive and roll, experiment and flow with some new ideas and protocals to be the best for your clients and your business.
until next time,
alright march break is here and that means if your a student you got some time off! if your a parent you got the house full of kids! some parents combine this with a family holiday. if you where me that meant dad was home for 2 weeks instead of 1(dad taught at a private school). and if your a trainer this means you proabably have a little unpaid time off!.
most of us work on a client by client basis which means the more clients we have the more income we generate. so when a holiday hit we trainers find a little lull in this department. this down time is a good time for us trainers to refuel, relax and recharge. this is the time when i start really putting my thoughts down as to whats the next steps for me to do with my programs and my clients.
so as a trainer in this industry don't look at this time as a negative, but look at it as a positive and roll, experiment and flow with some new ideas and protocals to be the best for your clients and your business.
until next time,
Thursday, January 22, 2009
hard luck for my buddy's
ok here we go....
as i write this i'm saddened because both of my great friends and mma fighters have had to pull out of their respected matches at the upcomming pay-per view event, AFFLICTION "BANNED".
for my friends mark "the machine" hominick and chris "the polish hammer" hordecki this is hard to take as both have prepared so very hard for this opportunity to shine on the world stage. i know all to well how hard fighters and athletes train and peak for events both big and small. this was undoutably a huge event to be a part of.
all i can say is, chins up boys. we'll get 'em next time.
love ,respect, and believe
adam
as i write this i'm saddened because both of my great friends and mma fighters have had to pull out of their respected matches at the upcomming pay-per view event, AFFLICTION "BANNED".
for my friends mark "the machine" hominick and chris "the polish hammer" hordecki this is hard to take as both have prepared so very hard for this opportunity to shine on the world stage. i know all to well how hard fighters and athletes train and peak for events both big and small. this was undoutably a huge event to be a part of.
all i can say is, chins up boys. we'll get 'em next time.
love ,respect, and believe
adam
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