How to Choose Safe Sparring Partners After 50
If you train martial arts long enough, you eventually realize that choosing the right training partners can be...
Sleep After 50: Why Good Sleep Hygiene Matters for Training, Recovery, and Health
When we talk about staying fit after 50, we tend to focus on exercise. There’s a lot of...
Why Walking May Be the Most Underrated Recovery Tool for Martial Artists Over 50
When we think about training for martial arts, walking probably isn’t the first exercise that comes to mind....
How Hard Should Combat Sports Athletes Over 50 Actually Train?
When I first began training combat sports in my early forties, I would do everything possible to keep...
Recovery for Combat Athletes Over 50: How I Stay Healthy While Training
When I first returned to combat sports, I made the same mistake that I think many athletes over...
One Year After Hernia Surgery: What Recovery Really Feels Like
If you’re reading this because you’re approaching your own return to sport after hernia surgery, there’s one thing...
The Two Supplements I Take Every Day as a Combat Sports Athlete Over 50
I believe that most of the results we get from training come from the basics: consistent exercise, quality...
Returning to Combat Sports After Surgery: Healing Is Not the Same as Sport Readiness
Returning to combat sports after surgery can be surprisingly complicated. Whether you’re recovering from hernia repair, orthopedic surgery,...
The Hidden Mental Side of Returning to Combat Sports After Injury
When most people think about returning to combat sports after an injury or surgery, they focus on the...
Why Technical Sparring Is Enough for Most Boxers Over 50
A commonly held misconception about boxing is that sparring has to be brutal in order to be worthwhile....