Building a Fighter
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Join our weekly coffee hour where we discuss the building blocks of making you a combat ATHLETE, not just a brawler. Dr. Austin Schoen, a sports chiropractor/wrestling coach, and Alex Friedman, an elite strength and conditioning coach, talk on the strength and conditioning, healthcare, nutrition, and sports science behind making you the best athlete you can be.
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Do This, Not That
August 14, 2020 15:30 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB0:30 Introduction into today’s topic: Good ways to improve training vs expensive ways to maybe improve training. 1:11 Topic 1 – When training agility do gamification, reactive games, and tag vs using a speed ladder. Agility is reactive not choreographed. Mirror drills, spike ball, and tag. 4:25 Topic 2 — Return on Investment when buying tech. Do invest in velocity ...
Generalists vs. Specialists
July 20, 2020 03:26 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB0:25 Generalization v. Specialization, general to specific: within sport, within coaching, within a MMA. Exploring and theorizing. 1:35 The bigger picture and socialization aspect of athletics. Austin as a specialist, and Alex as a generalist. Range – David Epstien, the Tiger Woods approach v. Roger Federer approach. 6:00 Health care and specialization. Exposure to different motor patterns, “Increasing your Movement Vocabulary” ...
How to Better Cue and Coach Your Athletes in MMA
July 15, 2020 01:25 - 26 minutes - 24 MB0:40 Bit of a recap of UFC 251. Petr Yan, Thug Rose & Jessica Andrade. Volko v. Holloway scoring? 3:14 Cueing, attentional focus, and motor learning. “The Language of Coaching” – Nick Winkelman. 4:15 Internal v. External cueing. What are you referencing? Something inside the body (internal), or something outside the body (external). When, How, and Where to cue, or not. Internal ...
Flexibility, Mobility, and Stability; What’s the Difference?
July 06, 2020 13:29 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThis episode consists of the definition, exploration and practical approach to gaining more range of motion without wasting your time. We have all sat on a foam roller, stretched endlessly, and thought it was good for us. How exactly is it good for us? When should we do it? How should we do it? We answer those questions here. 0:18 ...
Weight Cutting Part 2
July 03, 2020 03:17 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWithin our second installment of our series on weight cutting Dr. Austin and I (Alex) dive deeper into our personal experiences cutting weight, and the whole logic of the process. We heavily question the underpinnings, reality, and perceived performance advantage that rapid weight loss has on MMA competition. 0:25 Introduction to part 2 of weight cutting, and review of last ...
Weight Cutting: Part 1
June 22, 2020 16:02 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome to part 1 of our 2 part (maybe more) series revolving around cutting weight in the combat sports world. Within this episode we dive into common cutting weight thoughts and research about cutting weight. WE conclude by asking the question Is cutting weight really a good thing for combat sports? Or how can we do it better? 0:15 Right ...
Over-Training and Planning Your Weekly Schedule
June 15, 2020 19:43 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBWithin this episode Alex and Austin define and discuss the instances of overtraining. We dig into what overtraining is, what it looks like, how to avoid it, and when training beyond your capacities is necessary. 0:20 Jumping right into the topic. Overtraining and what we are covering in this episode. 1:15 Dr. Austin’s approach to weekly scheduling and how to ...
How to Choose the Best Strength Coach and Healthcare Proffesional for YOU
June 09, 2020 18:29 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBAustin and Alex cover a variety of topics within this week’s episode. From coaching education to vetting your strength coach and healthcare professional we help identify a few key indicators of the right coach for you. 1:15 Introduction into topic, Coaching/coach education. For the athlete we give perspective of coaching as a profession, and how to find the right person ...
Top 10 Tips For Improving Combat Sports Training (Part 2)
June 09, 2020 17:39 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThis week we finish out list of the top 10 easily implemented training changes that will up your game. We talk about our 4 top tips in depth and provide some tools for smarter better training not just harder and tougher. 0:50 Introduction to today’s topic. 1:20 #4 Warm-Up. Do it. Please, its not just a convenience thing. Automatize it, make it ...
Conditioning for Combat Sports
June 09, 2020 17:31 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBConditioning, its important. We know that, but what is the best way to train it? Can we get in fight conditioning in 8 weeks. Perhaps if we apply energy system development within a planned out structure we could do it better? Listen to find out. 1:05 Introduction to Energy System Physiology. Aerobic – long duration, low output. Lactic – 30-90 ...
Top 10 Tips for improving Combat Sports Training (Part 1)
June 09, 2020 17:28 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThis week we break down 6 of our top 10 tips for improving combat sports training. Listen in to see how these tips can make a substantial difference in your in and out of camp training! 0:45 Low hanging fruit, easily implementable training improvements. 1:35 #10 – Specificity in training. Address personal weakness and strengths, not every movement looks like ...
Why Combat Athletes NEED Performance Healthcare.
May 13, 2020 00:53 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBTune in to listen to Dr. Austin and Alex discuss what performance care is, why you don’t need to be injured to seek healthcare, and a few tips to help you get started with Performance Care. 0:48 Introduction into this podcast’s topic ‘Performance Care.” 1:16 Dr. Austin likes to talk. 2:52 Why should you or your athlete go see someone ...
Why Combat Athletes Need Strength & Conditioning
May 07, 2020 15:55 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this inaugural episode we introduce the Building a Fighter Podcast, Introduce ourselves and establish a need for Strength and Conditioning in the MMA world. 0:42 Alex Friedman, CSCS. Introduction and brief educational and professional history… (UFC Performance Institute) 2:29 Dr. Austin Schoen DC, Introduction into owning Warrior Sports Wellness, his approach to Performance Care, and coaching wrestling at Seige MMA, and FightReady MMA… ...
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