Issue 8

Men's Fitness Guide

Your guide to getting fit and healthy

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Welcome
Some fighters stay in shape all year round, others balloon between bouts and then get shredded in the final weeks before they step into the cage. Either way, fight camp is how they do their final preparations – a distraction-free chance to concentrat
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Mens Fitness Guide
Managing Editor: Katherine Watt; Chris Miller Authors: Joel Snape; Ben Ince Art Editor: Mark Hyde; Heather Reeves Art Director William Jack Sub Editor: Jo Williams Photos: Tom Miles. Getty, Shutterstock Model: Alfie Davis Tandem Media: Ben Rayment, b
Men's Fitness Guide4 min readDiet & Nutrition
Faq
Q I DON’T WANT TO START FIGHTING MATCHES – IS THIS PLAN STILL FOR ME? This guide is based on how fighters train because it’s an efficient way to exercise, combining strength, power, speed, stamina and weight management. Learning to fight certainly do
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Phase 1 Strength And Mobility
“The two six-week sections that make up this plan aren’t wildly different,” says creator of this plan Richard Tidmarsh, a strength and conditioning coach to elite-level UFC fighters. “That allows for progression and gives you benchmarks to improve on
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PHASE 2 POWER & CONDITIONING
Whether you’re closing in on fight time – or just a photoshoot/ holiday/opportunity to take your shirt off – the time for serious business to start is six weeks beforehand. That means no booze, no crisps, no distractions and plenty of hard work. You’
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Paul Daley
In feudal Japan, ronin was the name given to samurai with no lords or masters – mercenary warriors who wandered Earth, plying their brutal trade as social outcasts. Fast-forward a thousand years or so and it’s a term applicable to Paul Daley. An elit
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Chris Eubank Jr
Chris Eubank Jr seemingly appeared on the scene ready to fight. When the interim WBA world middleweight champion dismantled Russian Dmitry Chudinov over 12 brutal rounds at the O2 in February 2014, it was his eighth professional fight in a little ove
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Power Generator
Perform the prescribed number of reps for each exercise then move immediately on to the next. Once you’ve completed all the exercises in a circuit, rest for 40 seconds, then repeat for another four rounds. ⟶ Hold a medicine ball in both hands. Bring
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Staying Power
⟶ Lower into a half squat and alternately slam each of the ropes into the floor to create long and undulating waves. ⟶ Bring a medicine ball from the floor out to your side and above your head then slam it down powerfully. ⟶ Move around to the other
Men's Fitness Guide3 min readDiet & Nutrition
Nutrition 101
Nothing will hamper your progress more than overindulging in processed foods. Regularly eating the refined carbs and sugars that form the basis of most processed snacks, baked goods and fast foods will sap your energy levels and cause fat-storing blo
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Power Combos
BORN 15/01/87 HEIGHT 1.96M WEIGHT 93kG (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT) SPORT MMA THE FORMER UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CHALLENGER ON THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT STRENGTHEN HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM “THIS HELPS PROTECT FROM ILLNESS AND SOOTHES JOINTS DURING A LONG, HARD TRAINI
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Fighting Styles
Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) exploded in popularity in the early 1990s when Royce Gracie used it to win three of the first four Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Fighters and fans alike were impressed by the way Gracie defeated larger opponent

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