UFC Brazil Highlights
Take a minute and enjoy some clips from Brazil. Aside from the loss, it was an awesome trip. Enjoy! Part 2 coming soon... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgygh1ez9Tw&feature=youtu.be
A Rough Defeat
After six months of intense training and personal development, I felt extremely well prepared for my fight in Brazil. The universe had other plans. What started out as a great fight in my favor quickly turned into a defeat by submission. A small, but vital, technical mistake was to blame. I zigged when I should [...]
Some New Moves
I've been working w/ Tim Pollock for a few months now, and I'm really pumped about where we are headed. Tim is always evolving and improving our sessions. Here are a few of the recent exercises we've been doing. As you can see, they're very relative to MMA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhuVq89uUAE&list=UU68oCMWbcClxm6ZkwgKizsw
Effective and Efficient
I've always seen the value in being effective and efficient w/ training. Not wasting time. Not just going through the motions. Many people do certain exercises simply because they are fancy or new. Stick w/ what works. If you don't know what works, ask and expert. Here are a few examples of what we've been [...]
4th of July Race
My family runs the 4th of July race in Altoona every year. This year, my bros and I alternated pushing Gracie and Willa (my bros baby, 1 day younger than Gracie) in the 15k race. We alternated every mile. Averaged just under 8 minute miles. There's nothing I enjoy more than getting home and doing [...]
Tim’s Personal Training
A month ago I started training w/ Tim Pollock at his gym, Tim's Personal Training, in Hummelstown, PA. It had been a few years since I worked exclusively w/ a strength coach (RIP Don, miss you!), and it's been a great experience w/ positive results. We work a mixture of interval training in 30 second [...]
Retro Fitness of Woodbridge, NJ
On Tuesday, June 24, I'll be at Retro Fitness in Woodbridge, NJ for "Retro's Most Fit Challenge." These events are always a great time. Fitness challenges, a fitness class, and plenty of music and fun. If you're ever going to make it to an event, these are the ones to attend. Mark it down, 6-9PM, [...]
Let’s Move Blair County!
Come by Tiger Stadium this Saturday (June 21) to enjoy all kinds of health and fitness tips/ demos at Let's Move Blair County. I'll be talking all things UFC/ MMA and will also be conducting a SpaniardFit class for all ages and levels. The event runs from 10AM-1PM, and there will be all kinds of [...]
Finding the Right Balance
My career is a work in progress. It is in constant evolution. Finding the perfect mix of everything is not an easy task. Some fighters have it easy; they are able to find everything under one roof in nearby towns/ cities. For those of us not as fortunate, it takes a bit more work, but [...]
Retro’s Most Fit Challenge
Here's a video recap of my recent trip to Retro Fit in Wayne, NJ.The fitness challenge was awesome; tons of sweat and hard work. A big thank you to Harris Masood for putting the video together, and to Mike at Impact Fitness and Jason at Way Out of the Box Marketing Concepts for putting the [...]