05/04/2026
Looks like this one has been in the archives for a while.
My training is pretty consistent
Or at least I would like it to be
I'm consistently doing some combination of two things:
1. Violence. Moving my body or external weight as quickly as I can and as heavy as I can quickly. This, combined with low rest times, makes for fantastic S&C circuits which transfer perfectly to combat sports. This type of programming gets a bad rap by a lot of combat sport S&C coaches as more of a gimmick than anything, and to me that sentiment only shows a coach's lack of originality. If you move up in either mechanical difficulty or weight consistently, then we still meet all of the qualifiers for traditional training with the added benefit of endurance. Are kettlebell jerks inherently good exercises? No. Of course not. Are touch and go sets of five with 79 pounds torching for the shoulders as part of a circuit? 100%
2. Movement. When I'm exhausted or just low on time, I'll work my way through patterns where the point of failure isn't weight, but coordination. This leads to an almost meditative effect due to the necessity of intrinsic motivation. A hand stand feels good not because of some arbitrary notion of hold time, but because of an increasingly strong relationship with one's own body. Stretch, natural patterns, or even acrobatics all play a part here.
If you're interested in training that goes beyond the bodybuilding machines, comment ORIGIN and let's get started!
