Developing Power in Striking - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports with Riki Warren

Riki Warren BSc Dip.Osteo FRCms SMT is an internationally renowned sports performance coach with nearly 30 years under his belt in the fields of Calisthenics and Strength & Conditioning.  In this, his first ever instructional volume "Developing Power in Striking - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports", he goes through step by step, a whole manner of amazing coaching content, knowledge and drills he personally likes to utilise with elite athletes from across the world of Muay Thai, Boxing and MMA - Full Body Warm Up, Upper Body Mobilisation, Lower Body Mobilisation, Developing Power, Using this System, Basic Kettlebell Exercises, Int/Adv Kettlebell Exercises, Barbell Conditioning, Landmines, Forceful Footwork, Punishing Punches and Dynamic & Dangerous.

Developing Power in Striking - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports with Riki Warren

Riki WarrenBSc Dip.Osteo FRCms SMT is a UK based sports performance coach, rehabilitation expert and manual therapist.  The founder/head instructor of Calisthenics Pro is sought after across the world for his specialist knowledge in the areas of strength and conditioning, injury rehab and sports performance.

Aside from being a judge at multiple international level Calisthenics events in Europe, USA and India, he is also the lead instructor for certifying other coaches in calisthenics and other key areas of strength and conditioning within the UK.

His background in calisthenics, injury rehabilitation and sports performance combined with his love of martial arts have led him to create multiple strength and conditioning systems aimed specifically at those wanting to increase or develop their physical attributes for combat sports.

Riki Warren

Riki has been practising advanced bodyweight movement, yoga and mixed martial arts since 1992, more recently specialising in Calisthenics since 2012. He currently holds a Guinness World Record on olympic rings which was achieved in 2019. After being awarded a Bachelors degree in Biology from the University of London in 2009, he went on to further qualify as a sports therapist and biomechanics/strength conditioning specialist.  

Through his movement school Calisthenics Pro, Riki has qualified 1000s of fitness professionals and therapists with accredited certifications, whilst he has coached world champions and athletes from across the world in MMA, Olympic weightlifting, Calisthenics and more.

Riki teaches a variety of modalities at elite level including biomechanics, mobility, injury recovery and strength conditioning, as well as working alongside medical professionals to rehabilitate structural injuries such as herniated discs and broken limbs.  

Having been recognised by the mainstream media/press, the fitness industry and his peers as being one of the top global sports coaches by the likes of Men’s Health, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Men’s Fitness, Coach magazine and others, he has travelled the world judging calisthenics competitions in multiple countries, presented as a thought leader at international conferences and has worked on a variety of projects and media productions with associations, fitness venues and big brands including Under Armour, adidas and Reebok.

Here, for only his first time ever, he has filmed an in-depth volume of work showcasing his unique approach to coaching strength and conditioning to elite level fighters when it comes to developing power in striking

Developing Power in Striking - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports

In it, he goes through step by step, a whole manner of amazing coaching content, knowledge and drills he personally likes to utilise regularly withelite athletes from across the world of Muay Thai, Boxing and MMA - Full Body Warm Up, Upper Body Mobilisation, Lower Body Mobilisation, Developing Power, Using this System, Basic Kettlebell Exercises, Int/Adv Kettlebell Exercises, Barbell Conditioning, Landmines, Forceful Footwork, Punishing Punches and Dynamic & Dangerous.

So, whether you are looking to take your own personal strength and conditioning to the next level or want to develop further as a coach, you will find this volume of work indispensable.  

To get the best out of the training programs featured on this volume, you will need access to a minimum of two kettlebells (weight dependent on your current strength levels), a barbell and a resistance band.  A landmine floor adaptor is recommended but the exercises in that section can be performed without having access to one.

This video includes:

• Effective Warm Ups. A complete framework for helping you mobilise and warm up your body prior to taking part in arduous physical activity.
• Lower Body Mobility. Ensure you increase your lower body mobility in order to maximise your workouts and training sessions.
• Developing Power. Learn how Riki approaches the concepts of power development for both general sports and striking specific disciplines.
• Kettlebell Fundamentals. Learn the basics of how to use both light and heavy kettlebells to vastly increase your power output for combat sports.
• Muscle Vs Power. A whole series of exercises designed to stimulate muscle development for increasing effective power in striking.
• Int/Adv Kettlebells. Use advanced kettlebell exercises such as Donkey Kongs and Guitar Hero Swing Snatch in order to take your strength and conditioning to the next level.
• Barbell Conditioning. Understand exactly how to use simple pieces of equipment such as the barbell to help develop your torque and power output.
• Resistance Bands. Resistance bands play an important part in making some movements sports specific for striking development.  Learn exactly how to use them in this way.
• Landmines. Take your barbell training for power development up 10 notches with the effective use of landmines within your training programs.
• Agility and Power. Combine power development with agility in order to maximise your sports specific training for effective striking.
• Forceful Footwork. Use Riki's level 1 to level 3 programs to take your footwork, power output and kicking to a whole new level.
• Punishing Punches. A complete training program designed to help develop your ability to punch harder and recover quicker, no matter what combat sport you train in.
• And more….

Below is an extract from the volume.  This clip is from Video 7 - Int/Adv Kettlebell Exercises

Find out for yourself why Riki Warren is regarded as one of the best sports perfomance coaches in the world, purchase your copy of Developing Power in Striking - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports today!!

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