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S6E14: Quantifying the MMA Athlete - Physical Demands, RPE & Harsh Reality of Periodization w Dr. Chris Kirk

The Performance Nutrition Podcast

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Coaching Strength Conditioning for Youth Athletes

I did compete a few times in Taekwondo. I've competed a few times in Jiu Jitsu and I did start training MMA with the intention of having a couple of fights and being a fighter. But after about 18 months when I started sparring with people like class as real fighters, it was pretty clear that I'm not a fighter. So a quick look into the conclusion that attempting to fight would not be my best interest. It would not work out well for me. By that point, from about 2006 to 2007, I was actually a full time lecturer in further education colleges, which in the UK is 16 to 19. You finish school at 16, then you go

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