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Managing Your Macronutrients Before a Fight

Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted by Freelance writer Jennifer Maxwell.

Eddie Hall, a Former World’s Strongest Man is eating a massive 7,000 calories every day in preparation for his boxing match with strongman Hafthor Bjornsson. At a weight of over 360lbs, his body needs three times the number of calories than an average adult male. Whatever your weight, as a fighter you too will need extra calories in order to provide your body with the energy it needs for such a demanding sport. However, more important than simply consuming a larger number of calories is the variety of your diet during training and particularly before a fight. Eating an appropriate mix of the three macronutrients, carbohydrate, protein and fat, before a match not only provides you with plenty of fuel, but can enhance your performance in the ring.

Home Boxing Equipment – What You Need To Train Boxing At Home

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by Fight Quality

Training at a gym is always ideal, but sometimes it’s far more convenient to get those hours of training in at home. If you’ve got the space, you might be considering setting up a home gym. We wanted to help you out with some tips on home boxing equipment.

Common Training Injuries and How to Treat Them – Orbital Fracture

Posted on January 25, 2021March 2, 2021 by Niall

You’re going hard in sparring, working with someone bigger than you to get ready for an upcoming fight. Or maybe you’re having the fight, with small gloves being swung hard back and forth. Suddenly your guard drops lower than it should as you throw a punch and you catch a counter hook right on the edge of your eye socket. There’s a lot of pain and some quick swelling, you might get double vision or your eye might bulge right out. Welcome to your new orbital fracture.

Returning to Running After a Training Break

Posted on January 11, 2021March 2, 2021 by Niall

Gyms may still be shut and the country locked down (at least here in the UK) but with the vaccine rollout underway there’s some light starting to show at the end of the tunnel. We know many of you might have found ways to keep training throughout the pandemic, you might have started working on improving other aspects of your training or, like us, you might have spent a bit too much time sitting on the sofa watching movies.

Three tips for staying safe on your return to the gym

Posted on July 31, 2020February 4, 2022 by Niall

We’re sure you, like all of us at FQ, were really pleased to hear the news that gyms were starting to reopen in the UK this week – our itchy knuckles have been dying to hit some stuff for too long!

The Importance Of A Training Coach For Muay Thai Beginners

Posted on July 21, 2020July 10, 2022 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Tyler Read from ptpioneer.com.

Muay Thai which is commonly referred to as the “art of eight limbs” is best learned from a training coach. The martial art is best known for its tremendous power, maximum efficiency, and raw simplicity.

Why Martial Artists Are Not Performing Optimally – How Stretching Is The Answer

Posted on May 18, 2020August 9, 2021 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Josh from MMA Connecting.

Common Training Injuries And How To Treat Them – Ankle Sprains

Posted on January 13, 2020February 4, 2022 by Niall

You throw a leg kick, it connects beautifully as always, but when you return to your stance you land awkwardly and roll over you ankle. It hurts, a lot. Welcome to your new ankle sprain! Ankle sprains are pretty common in everyday life, not just sports, but sudden changes of direction and turning to throw punches and kicks definitely increases the likelihood that you might end up twisting your ankle.

5 Major Benefits of Joining a Gym – Albert Guardado

Posted on December 12, 2018August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Albert Guardado from Combat Brands, LLC and ringside.com.

Are your clothes fitting a little bit too tight nowadays? Maybe stress has you down and out? How about people who are just looking for a new hobby? If you’ve been considering joining a gym for some time now, we are here to tell you that you should stop thinking about it and take action.

Six Explosive Exercises To Add To Your Strength And Conditioning Routine

Posted on October 22, 2018August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

Fighting is all about applying explosive strength and power to your opponent’s chin, but how do you maximise that power? Here are six exercises you can incorporate into your strength and conditioning program to help maximise your explosive power.

Common Training Injuries and How To Treat Them – ACL Tear

Posted on September 24, 2018February 4, 2022 by Niall

You’re sparring in the ring or cage, just moving round, and you quickly change direction to create an angle on your opponent. That’s when you feel a sudden and severe pain from your knee. Or you’re in a fight and your opponent lands a heavy leg kick against the side of your knee, and the pain sends you down to the canvas. Unfortunately you’ve just found out what it’s like to tear your ACL.

Common Training Injuries and How to Treat Them – Boxer’s Fracture

Posted on July 30, 2018February 4, 2022 by Niall

You’ve been boxing for a while, you’re really enjoying it and you feel like you know what you’re doing in the gym. Everything’s starting to flow and as your techniques getting better you start ramping up the power. One day you’re dropping bombs on that crazy heavy punch bag and bang, pain shoots through your hand and by the time you take your glove off it’s starting to swell and change colour. Say hello to your new boxer’s fracture.

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How to prepare for your first Muay Thai camp – Darren Mitchell

Posted on July 16, 2018August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Darren Mitchell from bestmuaythaiboxing.com.

Attending a Muay Thai camp is a great way to sharpen your Thai boxing skills, and is also an exciting and challenging all-round experience. Over days (or even weeks) you will be pushed to you physical and mental limits as you train every aspect of Muay Thai alongside seasoned Thai fighters and coaches.

What Types of Punch Bags Are There?

Posted on April 13, 2018August 9, 2021 by Fight Quality

We recently wrote about Why Heavy Bags Are Useful for Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and other combat sports, so we decided it would be a good time to cover the many different types of punch bag which exist, and why most of them have slightly different purposes.

Why Are Heavy Bags Useful for Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai and other combat sports?

Posted on March 30, 2018August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

If you’ve ever found yourself in a Boxing, Kickboxing, MMA or Muay Thai gym, then there’s a strong chance you’ll have seen the imposing line of heavy bags hanging along the edge of the room. Often worn on the outside, but still standing up to the regular punishment, waiting for you to give it your hardest shot.

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5 Fighter Gifts Under £20 – What To Buy For Boxers, MMA Fighters, Kickboxers And Muay Thai Fighters

Posted on November 10, 2017August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

What on earth do you buy for someone who only ever thinks about training? You could buy them some new equipment, but unless they know exactly what they want then that could be a risky decision – especially if you’re someone who doesn’t train at all! It’s probably best to avoid buying gear unless your budget is a bit higher and you know what you’re looking for, so then what should you buy?

Well we’ve decided to help out a bit, by sticking together a list of some pretty cool things which most fighters would appreciate.

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Protein Is A Key To MMA Success – Greg Morrison

Posted on August 18, 2017August 10, 2021 by Fight Quality

The following article was submitted to Fight Quality by Greg Morrison, owner of Wheelhouse Nutrition.

Mixed martial arts, or MMA, has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. It is a sport that is intense in training because of the many combat disciplines that comprise mixed martial arts.

Best Reviews and Articles of 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016August 9, 2021 by Fight Quality

Here at Fight Quality we’ve had a brilliant year, releasing a shed-load of reviews, plenty of interesting posts, interviews, guides and even a few competitions!

We release content several times a week, so we decided we’d round up and present to you some of the best content released over the last year!

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Headgear safety and the sexism debate

Posted on September 16, 2016August 9, 2021 by Fight Quality

The importance of headgear in boxing has been a bit of a debate over the last few years, with the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Olympics both seeming to favour the removal of headgear. But why? Surely protection is there for a reason, right?

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