November 28, 2009 it all finally caught up to me. I had just earned my Jiu-Jitsu brown belt 6 months prior and was training two–maybe even 3 times a day–week in and week out. … Hard ass warm-ups… tons of push-ups… partner drills, solo drills… and ten 5-7 minute rounds of sparring in the awful–humid Corpus Christi […]
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It can be very challenging to maintain strength in all kettlebell skills–especially while deadlifting. One common question I get from my students and subscribers is, “Hector, how can I maintain my kettlebell skills without interfering with my deadlift?” Or the question is “how can I maintain my endurance without interfering with my deadlift program?” First off there […]
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I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen the movie “Miracle”? It’s the story of how the U.S. Hockey team rose to the occasion and beat “the unbeatable” Soviet Union to claim the Gold Medal in the 1980 Olympics. This team was led by coach Herb Brooks. Coach Brooks had a 45 second drill called “The […]
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“I’ve noticed–most of the successful people I’ve met in life used to wrestle.” This what one of my private coaching students shared with me when we got to talking about Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling and success in life. My student (let’s call him Tom) is in sales and is pretty dang successful to say the least. He teaches […]
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3 crucial aspects to build a bigger deadlift for the Tactical Strength Challenge. But first, you must establish…
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