The Pro-X Sports team understands what it really takes to practice or compete in mixed martial arts and boxing - and keeping fit.
The practice of combat arts requires high levels of fitness. To achieve this standard, one must commit to a rigorous training regime involving the use of specialised fitness tools to build up strength and endurance. Over time you may however find to your frustration that your fitness levels ‘plateau’ as your routine becomes predictable and...
Plyometric training is a staple in nearly every athlete’s training program, used to improve jumping ability and athleticism. But a relatively recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research says there may be a more effective form of training. In the study, researchers compared 10 weeks of short sprint training with 10 weeks...
Unbeaten Commonwealth super bantam weight boxing champion Carl Frampton (12-0, 8 KO’s) had an easy time in beating 5’11” southpaw challenger Kris Hughes (15-2, 1 KO’s) on Saturday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK. Frampton, 24, used his speed and power advantage to pummel the taller, weaker Hughes from the start of the fight...
Kell Brook Kell Brook looks set to meet Manchester’s Matthew Hatton at his Sheffield Arena homecoming show on March 17. Paul Malignaggi had originally been tipped to be Brook’s opponent but it seems now that fight won’t happen. But Hatton’s advisors are now speaking to promoters Matchroom and the show which will be a...
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