As a professional boxing coach, I’m always looking for convenient and effective ways to strengthen the hands and wrists. Lower arm development is a topic that’s near and dear to me as I was once a young fighter who was plagued by hand and wrist problems. At the time, I was ignorant as to how […]
Hotel Room Training and Simplicity
In my last post, I mentioned how a deck of cards can provide a useful workout when staying in a hotel. It’s rare that I travel anywhere without cards. Card workouts aren’t your only option though. As you’ll see below, there’s plenty that can be done in a small hotel room. You don’t need a […]
Deck of Cards Workout
I first wrote about deck of cards workouts back around 2003. At the time, I often used a deck of cards to create random sessions as finishers or brief mini-workouts. The format for a deck of cards workout is quite simple. You start with a fully shuffled deck of cards (52 cards). All face cards […]
Consistently Consistent
It’s been a while since I updated the site. Coaching has consumed most of my time, so I haven’t had many opportunities to write. What I have done though is continue to train the same way I always have. Thus, while I might not write as often as I once did, my work in the […]
Old School Training with Mike Tyson
If you follow my social media pages, you’ve likely seen me share videos that highlight the old school training approach of dominant athletes from the past. I’ve shared many examples over the years, but few attract as much attention as those of a young Mike Tyson. Under the tutelage of Cus D’Amato and Kevin Rooney, […]