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Back Bridging: The Basics and Beyond
The back bridge is a timeless exercise that can improve your flexibility and build total-body strength along the way. Bridging works your entire posterior chain, while simultaneously stretching your hip flexors, shoulders and upper back (places where guys tend to get tight).
Importance of Conditioning
Strength and Condition for MMA Part 1
Sandbag Training
The Top Three Abs Exercises
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Often times there are shifts in principles, and in thought processes. I was always the first to dismiss the old school boxing mentality of long distance runs, very un-athletic training principals to the hyper athletic, explosive, skill oriented way of training. 
One of the biggest problems that I face when speaking to athletes in a variety of sports, and not just MMA, is that there is an overwhelming misunderstanding when it comes to the concept of strength and conditioning. This is, in a large part, due to the broad nature of most programs and the fact that they are largely inappropriate for athletes. I always stress that your strength and conditioning program should be constructed around your goals - and these goals should ALWAYS be performance based.
In the fight world, the term “sandbagging” can be a dishonorable accusation. Individuals who enter beginner tournaments when they really have years of experience are said to be “sandbagging.” They’re trying to cheat the system. Using sandbags in your strength training, however, is a fair and noble practice that that can give a legit edge to any level fighter.
As a personal trainer, one of the most common questions I get asked is, “what’s the best way to work your abs?”