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Operation abs!

More on Operation Abs at the end of this post. There’s a good discussion on weightlifting technique going on here. Some really good coaches read Will’s blog so there’s always some nuggets of info in the comments. I haven’t even attempted an Olympic lift for about 8 months except for some technical work at a … Continue reading →

I'm Updating a Lot Now…

… because in two weeks time I won’t have a second to spare. There’s a saying that goes something along the lines of if you want something done now, give it to a busy person. Well, if you know me personally, don’t follow that advice by giving me anything extra to do in the coming … Continue reading →

A Video Treat

I’ll follow the last very high brow post with some multimedia madness. Yes, I have video to show you. And don’t worry, only one of them has me in it. Firstly, someone was asking me about skipping and how to do it and make it less “boring”. Well I can’t show you how to skip … Continue reading →

The Wisdom of Idiots

Now THAT is a blog title. Of course, it’s not my work, it’s a term to describe collectivism which is in fact the colossal bee in my bonnet of late, and since you’re too bored to do anything else, now it’ll be the bee in your bonnet for the next few minutes. In the course … Continue reading →

It's been a long time since I've updated.

Firstly apologies to my avid reader. I haven’t been able to update due to a lack of access to this here “interweb” and also just being too busy. This is actually going to be a monster post as I’m not sure when I’ll be able to post again. I really am that busy. The New … Continue reading →

I love training, I hate cleaning

I showed at the gym last night and was greeted with this:There are a few things I absolutely despise and one of them is a lack of respect for other people’s property. I wouldn’t mind but the next user of this gear could well be the people who just flung it in the general direction … Continue reading →

This must be the world's least updated Blog

I’d like to apologise for that here and now. Things have been pretty mental at chez Barry, so mental in fact that there no longer is a chez Barry. I sold my house last week and I’m waiting to move into the new one so I’m actually posting this from my parent’s home. Eh, yipee. … Continue reading →

For some reason I've had more time in the last couple of days…

That’s because I’ve cancelled the fight show. I am busier than a pair of plaid bell bottoms, so something had to give and I’m a perfectionist, so I’m not going to run a sub-par show. Instead I’ll do it again late in the summer in super dooper fashion with a really good professional card. In … Continue reading →

I was thinking there (don’t worry I had a spare ice pack handy to cool my brain down afterwards) about the questions I get when I’m coaching. I was thinking about making this a sort of FAQ post but that wouldn’t work. Instead, I’ll split this into the types of questions I get. Obviously this … Continue reading →

Some Conditioning Work for MMA

Here is what the lads did today. Quite a small session with only 5 in attendance but everyone knows by now that they’re usually the best ones. The gym was set out into a 5 station circuit, of which one was a mini circuit in itself. The time was 5 minutes divided into 1 minute … Continue reading →