If you practice martial arts, one thing you should always be doing is improving your strength, stamina and endurance. When it comes to a fight, this can be the DIFFERENCE between winning or losing.

In this martial arts workout video, I will show you a crazy martial arts workout that takes things to a whole new level. This is definitely one of my favorite strength and training workouts for martial arts.

My favorite action hero as a kid has always been the Hulk - a True MONSTER.
Then they came out with the new movies Hulk Movies and I was hook, line and sinker all over again.

The hulk is...

• Powerful
• Raw
• Strong
• HUGE
• Athletic
• And can whoop some a__

But, without the super green gamma rays - how do we get like the Hulk?

Powerbuilding for Fighters: Strength - Muscle Mass - Athleticism

I recently heard of the term called "Powerbuilding" or "Powerblast" training. It is basically strength training, powerlifting, strongman training and bodybuilding combined into one. There have been some famous weightlifters, most notably Ronnie Coleman and Jimmy "Iron Bull" Pellechia who have been called Powerbuilders. For a long time I was lifting in a powerlifting mindset, but took about 1.5 years off to concentrate on getting fat, then losing all the fat and fighting MMA. Now that I'm good to go, I started getting back into it. I'm lifting with my old buddy "Big Joe" and we're back in the mix; but both want to concentrate on adding solid lean muscle mass, keep our bodyfat in check, and also gain some serious strength. Hopefully I'll show you some transformation pics - we'll see. Below is a video related to the princples of powerbuilding, as well as an excert from an article about Powerblast training with Iron Bull Pellechia.

Deadlift Benefits for Strength

Deadlift Benefits:

• to build strength and enhance power potential
• to add muscle mass to the entire body
• develop core strength and rigidity
• injury prevention, in everyday life you have to pick things off the floor
• confidence
• support grip strength

Sample Squat Workouts

Sample Workout 1

Activation
Foam Marching
High Hurdles
Lunges

Warmup
Jump Rope
Pull-ups
Banded Good Mornings with Iron Cross

Workout
1) Back Squats, 4×8
2a) RDL’s, 3×12
2b) DB Military Press, 3×10
3a) Bulgarian Split Squats, 2×20
3b) Push-up Pluses

Rehab
Hip Mobility
Glute Activation

Sample Workout 2

Soft-Tissue
Foam Roller
Lacrosse Ball

General Warm-up
Sled Drags – 200 yards forward, with chest presses
Sled Drags – 200 yards backward, with rows and external rotations
Kettlebell Combo – swing to squat to overhead press

Specific Warm-up
Light Worksets of Actual Exercises

Workout

Primary Movement
Yoke Bar Squats
Supersetted with Jump Stretch band tricep extensions

2a) One Leg Squats to Bench
2b) Power Wheel Lying Leg Curls

3a) Rope Climbs
3b) Hindu Push-ups

4) Shrugs-o-Death
Shrug for 10 seconds
Hold for 10 seconds
Shrug for 10 seconds
Hold for 10 seconds
Keep Repeating until death

5) Ab Roller – 3×10

Cool Down
Stretching
Foam Roller
Hip Stretches
Lacrosse Ball

How to Squat High Bar Back Squats

High Bar Back Squats

1. Setup under the center of the bar with it resting on your upper traps
2. Place your hands wide on the bar, squeeze your back tight as you pull your hands toward the center as far as you can
3. Lock hands on bar with very tight grip
4. Rotate elbows down (facing the ground) and straighten the wrists
5. Take a deep breath, hold it
6. Unrack bar and step backward, getting into your stance with as minimal steps as possible
7. Feet should be approximately shoulder width apart with toes pointed outward at a comfortable angle for your body type, typically any where from 10 – 45 degree angle
8. Let air out, and reset air pulling chest upward and ensuring elbows are facing down, head should remain forward to slightly up
9. With weight on the middle of your feet (not toes) shift hips backward
10. As the hips move backward, drop down into the hole maintaining an upright torso position tracking the knees over your toes (imagine there is a string attached to your chest keeping it up and facing forward)
11. Descend until you reach the bottom position (as far as you can go)
12. Still holding your air, drive upward out of the hole locking the hips forward at the peak with a powerful glute contraction.
13. Repeat steps 4-12.

Quick Fat Loss - How to Build Strength at the Same Time

Of all the goals a person wants to accomplish in the gym with regards to their training, losing fat while building muscle is probably the Holy Grain of all training goals. While it is not impossible, do not expect to be as big as Arnold and cut like a diamond. However, with the right plan you can find a way to tip the scales in your favor for your desired goal of losing fat and building muscle.

Quick Fat Loss - Lose Fat with Strength Training

One of the oldest thoughts in training is that when training for fat loss, heavy weights and compound movements go out the window and high reps and circuits are in. While this is partially true, we do not want to sacrifice the hard earned muscle and strength we have built in order to get rid of fat. The best way to do this is using your assistance exercises as a means to burn fat. So do not fret as we will still be using heavy weights but we will tweak our assistance work in order to get our metabolism rolling.

Here are some tips on how to get the most out of your strength training when we are in fat loss mode.

Massive Muscle Building for Your Chest

Raise your hand if you know how much you bench? I should see all of your hands raised. Whether you have an internet forum record 900 lbs bench or are still trying to slap on 2 plates and press it up, most of us will always want to know ‘How do I get a huge bench?’. Well, it’s not as confusing as it may seem, but it will require some thought. Below you will find 3 areas that are crucial elements toward developing a monster bench and a bullet-proof chest.

Massive Muscle Building for Your Biceps

Welcome to The Gun Show! No, I do not mean the one where you see a lot of Battle Dress Uniform’s or old men with beards down to their chest, looking at a Luger that Rommel had strapped around his ankle. I mean The Gun Show were the armory consists of your GUNS! That’s right, your biceps and your triceps!

When you fist started to lift weights, chances are the first exercises you did where:

1. Barbell Curls
2. Barbell Triceps Extensions.

While these are fine exercises, there is much more to building huge guns. Read on and I will tell you how to turn your .22’s in to .50 caliber Desert Eagles.