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Building a Fighter

Join our weekly coffee hour where we discuss the building blocks of making you a combat ATHLETE, not just a brawler. Dr. Austin Schoen, a sports chiropractor/wrestling coach, and Alex Friedman, an elite strength and conditioning coach, talk on the strength and conditioning, healthcare, nutrition, and sports science behind making you the best athlete you can be.

The DL Difference: A chat with Dylan Lemery DPT, CSCS

62 hours 7 mins; July 08, 2025

The Science of Weight Cutting and Nutrition in Combat Sports with Alex Lamond

56 mins; January 27, 2025

Exploring Red Light Therapy with Kineon CEO Forrest Smith

62 hours 31 mins; November 18, 2024

The Building of Fighter Podcast: Nutrition and Combat Sports with Christina Chu

79 hours 46 mins; November 14, 2024

Unlock Personal Growth and Performance: Mindfulness and Breathwork With Rick Moschel

73 hours 5 mins; October 14, 2024

Inside the Mind of MMA Fighter Henry Corrales

50 mins; September 16, 2024

Building a Championship Culture with Coach Dustyn Azure - Insights from Eastern Oregon University

51 mins; September 02, 2024

Introducing Sid Pearce and Expanding Our Impact

62 hours 12 mins; August 20, 2024

Mastering Training: Finding Focus, Routine, and Discipline

40 mins; August 12, 2024

Top 5 Wrestling Techniques for MMA Success

41 mins; August 06, 2024

July Freestyle Talk on MMA Fighters, Training, and Philosophy

55 mins; July 29, 2024

What Does Leadership Look Like In Combat Sports?

45 mins; July 22, 2024

Sport Specific Training: Is It Even A Thing?

35 mins; July 15, 2024

Top 5 Underrated Strength & Conditioning Movements for MMA Part 2

40 mins; July 08, 2024

Strength And Conditioning For Master's Level Combat Athletes

29 mins; July 01, 2024

Tips & Tricks To Help With Common Injuries in MMA Fighters

53 mins; June 25, 2024

Master MMA Conditioning

54 mins; June 18, 2024

The Journey Of Becoming A Coach

41 mins; June 11, 2024

How To Elevate Yourself As A Coach

56 mins; June 03, 2024

Mastering Grappling in MMA

33 mins; May 27, 2024

Common Strengths In Combat Sports Athletes

40 mins; May 20, 2024

Common Deficiencies In Combat Sports Athletes

51 mins; May 13, 2024

The Difference Between Individualized And Team Training Environments. Which One Is Better?

42 mins; May 06, 2024

HOT TAKES IN COMBAT SPORTS PERFORMANCE

55 mins; April 23, 2024

April Freestyle

43 mins; April 17, 2024

Warm ups, Cool Downs, And Mobility Sessions

26 mins; April 09, 2024

The Ultimate Planning Guide For Coaches. From Designing a Drill To Planning A Season

59 mins; April 01, 2024

How Sport Coaching Elevates Your Strength And Conditioning

25 mins; March 25, 2024

Top 5 Training Concepts That Apply To ALL Portions Of Combat Sports Training

60 hours 2 mins; March 18, 2024

Training For MMA Vs. Traditional Martial Arts

26 mins; March 11, 2024

The 5 HOTTEST TAKES In Strength And Conditioning

29 mins; March 04, 2024

February Freestylin'

44 mins; February 26, 2024

Learn How To Elevate Your Mental Performance. An Interview With Micah Schnurstein

63 hours 39 mins; February 19, 2024

How Do You Know You're At The Right Gym?

32 mins; February 12, 2024

Developing Coaching Systems And Collaborating For Success. An Interview With Dean Amasinger

74 hours 51 mins; February 05, 2024

The Role Bodywork Should Play In Combat Sports

32 mins; January 30, 2024

The Top 5 Movements You Are Missing When Training For Combat Sports

39 mins; January 24, 2024

Flexibility Vs. Mobility

43 mins; January 16, 2024

January 2024 Freestylin

53 mins; January 09, 2024

Training Fighters, Evolving As A Coach, And Developing Relationships. An Interview With Phil Daru

55 mins; January 01, 2024

Practice Planning, Periodization, and Pedagogy

58 mins; December 28, 2023

Training BJJ Athletes, Developing Relationships, and Owning a Gym. An Interview With Matt Guffey

51 mins; December 18, 2023

Surfing, Neck Strength, And Training Fighters. Interview With Gavin Pratt, Director of Strength And Conditioning For The UFC PI

63 hours 42 mins; December 11, 2023

Building Programs For MMA and Developing Coaching Relationships. An Interview With Loren Landow

65 hours 56 mins; December 04, 2023

Treating And Training The Combat Athlete With Dr. Mike Pierkarski a.k.a. Dr. Kickass

62 hours 2 mins; November 27, 2023

MMA, Strength Training, And... Disc Golf? Interview with Julian Marquez

81 hours 54 mins; November 20, 2023

Resilience, Longevity And Performance With Dustin Jacoby

56 mins; November 13, 2023

Inspiration, Motivation, Consistency, Discipline

34 mins; November 06, 2023

Treating The MMA Athlete And Talking Wrestling With Dr. Dino Del Mastro DC

78 hours 45 mins; October 30, 2023

October Freestyle

34 mins; October 23, 2023

Elevate How You Train Conditioning

45 mins; October 16, 2023

When Is Coaching Movement Quality Overkill?

34 mins; October 09, 2023

Being A Part Of The Total MMA Process With Aaron Porter

49 mins; October 02, 2023

Using Tech In Training

50 mins; September 25, 2023

Do More Cool Shit

27 mins; September 18, 2023

Communication, Recovery, And Performance Training. An Interview With Adam Lusby of Enhanced Sports Performance In Scotland

61 hours 43 mins; September 11, 2023

Strength, Conditioning, Weight Cutting, And Connecting With Your Athletes. An Interview With Brandon Morgan Of BMOFit

58 mins; September 04, 2023

Sports Nutrition Tips With Guest Christina Chu RD, CSSD

54 mins; August 28, 2023

Debunking Fitness Myths

39 mins; August 21, 2023

What Goes In To Creating A Robust Strength And Conditioning Program

52 mins; August 14, 2023

Why MMA Fighters Should Golf

35 mins; August 07, 2023

Wildn' and Freestylin'

50 mins; July 31, 2023

Why Strikers Need Strength And Conditioning

44 mins; July 24, 2023

You Have To Be More Than Just An Athlete

29 mins; July 17, 2023

Summer Freestylin'

29 mins; July 11, 2023

So You Want To Be A Strength Coach

57 mins; July 03, 2023

Why Wrestlers Need Strength And Conditioning

59 mins; June 26, 2023

The Difference In Training Rookies And Veterans

35 mins; June 19, 2023

Training With Intensity On And Off The Mat

33 mins; June 12, 2023

June Frestylin'

28 mins; June 05, 2023

Readiness, Preparedness, Robustness

47 mins; May 29, 2023

Creating A Winning Environment

32 mins; May 22, 2023

Designing Your Own Workout Program

32 mins; May 15, 2023

Why Mentorship Matters

49 mins; May 08, 2023

Common Neck And Back Problems With Grappling And How To Manage Them

33 mins; May 01, 2023

Using A Technical Gameplan To Strategize Strength and Conditioning

32 mins; April 24, 2023

What Fitness Technology Is Worth Your Money

38 mins; April 17, 2023

Top 5 Grappling Mistakes In MMA

42 mins; April 10, 2023

Trunk Training Misconceptions

29 mins; April 03, 2023

Seminar Recap: DNS Strength Training 1

45 mins; March 27, 2023

Sometimes You Just Have To Do The Work

30 mins; March 20, 2023

Post Competition Plan

33 mins; March 13, 2023

Coaching And Freestylin'

40 mins; March 06, 2023

Rotation Is Rotation, No Matter What Sport You Pick

39 mins; February 27, 2023

Peaking And Tapering For Combat Sports

26 mins; February 20, 2023

How To Have The Tough Conversations In Coaching

41 mins; February 13, 2023

Supplemental Training Strategies

29 mins; February 06, 2023

Freestylin' In January

45 mins; January 31, 2023

Training For Vitality Vs. Training For Performance

45 mins; January 23, 2023

What Is Training Age And Why Is It Important?

34 mins; January 16, 2023

Top 5 Benefits Of Strength Training: For The MMA Skills Coach

29 mins; January 09, 2023

Avoiding The Pitfalls Of New Years Resolutions

41 mins; January 02, 2023

Training Trunk Stability Pt. 1

44 mins; December 26, 2022

What An Ideal Week Of Training Should Look Like

39 mins; December 19, 2022

You Can't Cheat Physiology

44 mins; December 13, 2022

Identifying Your Ego And Learning How To Use It

45 mins; December 08, 2022

How To Modify The Weight Room For MMA Athletes

49 mins; November 28, 2022

All Things Training and Rehab. An Interview With Dr. Rich Ulm, DC

119 hours 38 mins; November 21, 2022

What Matters More: Proper Mechanics or Natural Movement?

47 mins; November 14, 2022

How to Maximize Your Professional Growth

43 mins; November 07, 2022

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