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Strength & Conditioning for Combat Sports

📈 I help pro, amateurs & dedicated enthusiasts improve performance

MMA Coach
20+ pro fights | BJJ black belt

23/08/2026

Today I had the opportunity to gain some new experience as a coach and watch a kickboxing competition. 🥊

One of the athletes competing was an athlete I have the opportunity to work with and help with his S&C preparation.

He put on a great performance, especially considering the extra challenge of competing in a higher weight category. 👊

We’re back to work this week, he has a busy competition schedule ahead with more challenges coming. 📈

20/08/2026

Social media is full of exercises designed to look impressive, complicated or “different”. Sometimes more to get views and likes than to actually provide value.

For someone who doesn’t know much about S&C, it’s easy to start believing in magic exercises.

But in reality ⤵️

❌ No, there aren’t 3 magic exercises to fix your joint or mobility problems.
❌ No, there isn’t one best exercise to build strength.
❌ No, you can’t completely prevent injuries. Youcan only reduce the risk.
❌ No, you don’t need to replicate your sport in the gym to improve your performance.
❌ No, exercises don’t belong in universal “top tiers”, they’re tools selected for a specific goal.

Many problems are more complex than social media makes them look and S&C should be individually adjusted to the athlete, their needs, goals and situation.

Good S&C doesn’t need magic exercises. It needs the right tools used in the right context. 🫡

08/08/2026

The sad reality of social media and the reach these videos get… 👎🏻

Fortunately there are many coaches out there who actually understand the demands of the sport and how to improve an athlete’s performance. They do great work with quality content, even if the reach isn’t always there. 🤝🏼

05/08/2026

There are no “best” exercises. 🏋🏻‍♀️

Exercises are just tools to help you reach a specific goal.

Recently, I’ve seen more and more tier lists ranking exercises. The problem is that they often miss the point.

📝 Take building strength with a squat as an example. There isn’t one squat variation that’s objectively better than all the others.

📈 To build strength, the exercise has to provide the right stimulus. Train heavy, follow strength training principles and progressively overload over time. Whether you choose a back squat, Zercher squat, box squat, or Bulgarian split squat is up to you.

Choose a variation you perform well, enjoy and can consistently progress. Stop chasing the “best” exercise. Start focusing on the quality you want to develop. 🫡

02/08/2026

The goal of strength & conditioning isn’t to replicate your sport in the weight room. It’s to make you stronger, more powerful, more resilient and ultimately improve your performance. 📈

Just because an exercise doesn’t look like your sport doesn’t mean it won’t improve your performance in it.

Hip extension and a strong posterior chain are essential in combat sports. You see them in striking, sprawls, takedowns, lifts and many other movements.

If someone doesn’t understand that and prefers to chase likes with controversial takes, that’s a different story.

Train hard but smart. 🫡

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